Focusing
Focusing is a psychotherapeutic process developed by psychotherapist Eugene Gendlin. It involves a specific kind of attention to the body's physical sensations, or the "felt sense", which can lead to greater understanding and resolution of psychological issues.
Overview[edit | edit source]
Focusing is a method for accessing and working with the body's wisdom through the felt sense. The felt sense is a physical sensation that embodies a particular psychological state or situation. Focusing can be used in conjunction with other therapies, such as psychoanalysis and cognitive behavioral therapy.
History[edit | edit source]
Focusing was developed in the 1960s by Eugene Gendlin, a student of Carl Rogers. Gendlin's research at the University of Chicago identified a specific kind of internal processing that correlated with successful outcomes in psychotherapy. He named this process "focusing".
Method[edit | edit source]
The focusing process involves several steps:
- Clearing a space: The individual takes a moment to let go of immediate preoccupations.
- Felt sense: The individual pays attention to the internal bodily sensation that represents a particular issue.
- Handle: The individual finds a word, phrase, or image that accurately represents the felt sense.
- Resonating: The individual checks this handle against the felt sense to see if it resonates.
- Asking: The individual asks open-ended questions of the felt sense.
- Receiving: The individual receives whatever comes back from the felt sense, without judgment.
Applications[edit | edit source]
Focusing has been applied in many different contexts, including psychotherapy, personal growth, decision making, creative process, and conflict resolution.
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