The Humanistic Counselor

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The Humanistic Counselor

The Humanistic Counselor is a podcast for discussing, analyzing, critiquing, and celebrating both established and cutting-edge ideas across the field of humanistic counseling. The host is Brett D. Wilkinson, Ph.D., LMHC, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Humanistic Counseling (JHC). Applies an semi-structured interview format with authors of peer-reviewed journal articles published in JHC and beyond. Sponsored by the Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC; https://www.humanisticcounseling.org).

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    Experiential Interventions for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury w/ Dr. Nicole Stargell

    Stargell, N. A., Kress, V. E., Whisenhunt, J., & McAllister, C. A. (2025). Experiential interventions for addressing nonsuicidal self‐injury: Practice considerations for humanistic counselors. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 64(3), 205-212.

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    Lived Experiences of Loss: When Musicians Can No Longer Play Their Musical Instruments (Brisola, L'Ecuyer, & van Vugt)

    Brisola, E. B., Leblanc L'Ecuyer, A., & van Vugt, F. T. (2025). The Lived Experience of No Longer Being Able to Play a Musical Instrument Due to Physical Impairments: A Heuristic Study. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, e12242.

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    Counselor Self-Attunement and Emotional Awareness w/Dr. Betsy Johnson

    Johnson, B. C., Diambra, J. F., Anderson Walker, B., Cain, L. K., Kim, H., O'Brien, E., & Bruner, S. (2024). “Permission to be human”: A narrative inquiry exploring new counselors’ growth in emotional awareness and attunement to self. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, e70002.

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    Constructed Awareness in Clinical Practice w/ Tyler Orr

    Orr, T. (2025). Constructed awareness: Integrating the theory of constructed emotion Into counseling practice. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, e12238.

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    Existential Adventure Therapy w/ Dr. Cian Brown

    Brown, C. L., Christian, D. D., McMillion, P. L., & McLain, J. R. (2025). Navigating Adventure Therapy: Using Existential Theory as a Guide. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, e2200237.

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    Love and Relationship Resiliency Among Black SGL Men w/ Dr. Alfonso Ferguson

    Ferguson, A. L., Johnson, M., Rose, B., & Landrum, D. (2024). In this lifetime: A narrative inquiry examining older, Black, same‐gender‐loving male couples’ relationship resiliency and longevity. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling.

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    Contextual Humanistic Counseling for African-American Parents w/ Dr. Carla Adkison-Johnson

    Adkison‐Johnson, C., & Terpstra, J. (2022). Evidence‐based counseling for African‐American parents: A contextual humanistic perspective. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 61(3), 142-157.

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    Existentialism for Urban Students of Color, w/ Dr. Clewiston Challenger

    Challenger, C. D., Duquette, K., & Mason, I. T. (2022). School counseling for college and career readiness using Existential Theory model: A humanistic approach to counseling students of color in urban school settings. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 61(3), 198-210.

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    Mindfulness and Multicultural Competency w/ Dr. Nathaniel Ivers & Dr. David Johnson

    Ivers, N. N., & Johnson, D. A. (2022). The relationship between mindfulness and multicultural counseling competence among mental health practitioners. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 61(1), 43-57.

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    The Nature and Value of Clinical Intuition w/ Krystal Bryant & Dr. Toupey Luft

    Bryant, K., & Luft, T. (2023). Intuition in counseling: Implications for humanistic practice. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 62(2), 112-129.

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    Sharing Meaningful Moments w/ Dr. Jacky van de Goor

    van de Goor, J., Sools, A. M., Smits, M. M., & Westerhof, G. J. (2023). The power of sharing meaningful moments: A Buberian analysis of a counseling intervention. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 62(1), 41-56.

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    Compassionate Supervision w/ Dr. Kenson Hiatt

    Hiatt, K. (2022). Compassion‐supported development: A humanistic approach to counseling supervision. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 61(3), 211-223.

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    Buddhist Psychology with "Spiritual But Not Religious" Clients w/ Dr. Adam Brandt

    Brandt, A. H. (2023). I am awake: A case for Buddhist psychology as a theoretical orientation for spiritual but not religious clients. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 62(2), 62-76.

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    Messages Within Psychological Suffering w/ Dr. James Hansen

    Hansen, J.T. (2017).   Psychological suffering as message or malady: Ideological and cultural contributions of humanism.  Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 56, 2-17.

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    Therapeutic Internalization w/ Dr. Elyssa B. Smith

    Smith, E. B. (2019). Holding the tension of opposites: Counselors’ experiences of the therapeutic internalization process. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 58(3), 204-222.

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    Integrating Humanism with Social Justice and Career w/ Dr. Melissa Fickling

    Fickling, M. J. (2023). Greater than the sum of its parts: A view of professional counseling grounded in history and looking toward the future. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 62(3), 216-226. http://doi.org/10.1002/johc.12210

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    Dialogical vs. Classical Humanism w/ Dr. Matthew Lemberger-Truelove

    Lemberger‐Truelove, M. E., Lazzareschi, N. R., Godhwani, T., & Warwick, L. A. (2024). The social self in humanistic counseling: A dialogical alternative for the practice of wellness and social justice. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 63(1), 2-9.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Humanistic Counselor is a podcast for discussing, analyzing, critiquing, and celebrating both established and cutting-edge ideas across the field of humanistic counseling. The host is Brett D. Wilkinson, Ph.D., LMHC, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Humanistic Counseling (JHC). Applies an semi-structured interview format with authors of peer-reviewed journal articles published in JHC and beyond. Sponsored by the Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC; https://www.humanisticcounseling.org).

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