Whole Person Counseling and Therapy

An introduction to my Portland Oregon Counseling with an authenticity focus

 

 

Existential counseling and therapy recognizes that there comes a time in our personal development when we are called to leave behind the city of conventional values and to enter the wilderness of our undiscovered self. Some are called to personal authenticity by the desperation of a life devoid of personal meaning. Others are called by the good fortune of a healthy upbringing. Sooner or later, if we are to be healthy and whole, we must take that step that separates us from others, and step forth into the world as our own, unique, selves. To do so is to fulfill an inherent drive - to individuate.

"Becoming a real person," "becoming your self," "doing it 'my way'," "being authentic" are different popular ways of referring to a life that is both inwardly-directed by the peculiar dictates of your own nature and also outwardly expressed as taking your place in the world as the difference you are.

My counseling with a focus on personal authenticity addresses these existential concerns, guiding you to self-discovery and self-expression. Complementing my more typical counseling skills is my training in Focusing, a very special way of learning to listen to your own inner Self. For more info about Focusing, see the button on the left.

For more information about the different topics associated with my Porltand, Oregon authenticity counseling, please see the "Authenticity Counseling" menu selection above which includes such topics as: "About Authenticity", "Authenticity Counseling", "Focusing", "Quotations about Personal Authenticity" (from Michael's blog), and "The Personal Authenticity Project" (Michael's blog). The quotations page (Markers on the Path to Personal Authenticity) is cited by other websites for its being a resource of inspiration support for those testing the waters of personal authenticity.

 

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