The Present of Presence
Carl Roger’s developed this fourth concept as a precondition to empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard.
What is Therapeutic Presence?
When a client says she's sad about her recent break-up, and that it feels like a "pit in her stomach", she is describing this.
A Felt Sense
Qualitative analysis of interviews with therapists revealed these three domains of therapeutic presence.
What is the Preparation, Process, and Experience of Presence?
As the client slows down and focuses more on this "pit in her stomach", the anxiety gives way to feelings of disappointment and loss. The client is experiencing this key mechanism of change (in Focusing-Oriented Theory terms).
Felt Shift
The careful balance of shifting from objective vs. subjective, aware of the self vs. aware of the client, etc. Describes this challenging paradox of presence.
What is the Dual Level of Consciousnesstheory?
The author states that focusing oriented theory could be integrated and improve the efficacy of many therapeutic orientations because of this philosophy.
What is the Philosophy of the Implicit?