The Heart of the Counseling Profession

The world needs humanistic counselors now more than ever! Our communities are in need during a pandemic with emerging variants, barriers with access to treatment, and persistent health disparities. Although the author is unknown, the phrase we are the one's we have been waiting for seems appropriate and timely. 

A colleague once told me a story that epitomizes the effects of misuse of power in the classroom. My colleague was asked to proctor an exam for a professor. That professor had a reputation for being rude, condescending, and controlling; some referred to her as a “bully” and, on multiple occasions, she left students in tears.

An Adlerian Approach to Protecting Mental Health in Youth During Covid: I watched my teenage son in the rear-view mirror of our family van as he struggled to drag heavy bins he had packaged at home to donate at the foodbank.

Counselors who work from a trauma-informed philosophy strive to incorporate principles of safety, trustworthiness, choice, empowerment, collaboration, and awareness of cultural, historical, and gender influences into their work (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association [SAMHSA], 2014).

I am from India. My passion for the Humanistic counseling approach began as a new doctoral student at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. It was there that I was introduced to the Texas Association for Humanistic Education and Development (TAHEAD), a humanistic division established in Texas Counseling Association (TCA).

When reading a book, an individual may expect to use a certain level of imagination, interpretation, and analysis to take components of the text and apply the newfound knowledge to one's life.