Focusing is a psychotherapeutic process developed by psychologist Dr. Eugene Gendlin in the 1960s who wondered why some of his clients got better and others did not. True healing, he discovered, occurred when the person listened inward to difficult feelings in a special way. It’s a special step by step process, that Gendlen mapped and called “Focusing”.
Premises
The body has memory and knows more about the situation than you are consciously aware of. Focusing recognizes the body’s ability to experience meaning as a forgotten bridge into the experience of Spirit. Focusing entails the application of open, accepting attention to that which is already present but, as yet, not known. It helps the client pause the on-going situation and create a space to observe and explore the emergence of new possibilities. Focusing, as a method, facilitates awareness and insight about one’s situation, healing and change in relationship.
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