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The Phenomenon Of Belonging, Martin R. Baker
The Phenomenon Of Belonging, Martin R. Baker
Counseling and Family Therapy Scholarship Review
A central problem facing humanity is that we have forgotten our sense of belonging. We no longer feel like we belong to ourselves, each other, and the world in deep and meaningful ways. Modern culture has uprooted the heart felt bonds of authentic connection and replaced them with false experiences of belonging through the addictive qualities of materialism, narcissism, and rationalism. As a result we suffer from our lost experiences of soul, spirit, and the aliveness of the world. In this article, we will explore belonging as the process of growth, forever pushing away the old and pulling towards new …
Frontiers Of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy: Preserving The Human Element In Cyberspace, Paul Murray Ph.D.,R.Psych.
Frontiers Of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy: Preserving The Human Element In Cyberspace, Paul Murray Ph.D.,R.Psych.
Dr. Paul Murray
The internet has brought a vast new frontier into our lives, opening up easy access to previously unimagined possibilities as well as presenting us with many, as yet, incomprehensible complexities of operating our lives in cyberspace. Psychotherapy itself is confronted with new opportunities as it has moved from the tradition of the office, to the telephone, to email, and now to the Internet. Video-therapy is here. But how does psychotherapy fit into this new realm? What is the value of applying psychotherapy in this technological forum and what are the limitations of a psychotherapeutic approach via the internet? Can the …