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).

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.

03-17
25:50

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.

03-07
31:25

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.

02-28
41:25

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.

02-21
37:33

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.

01-28
26:36

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.

01-17
23:41

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.

01-17
18:01

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.

12-03
24:06

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.

11-06
29:29

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.

10-23
21:40

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

10-09
20:32

Welcome to The Humanistic Counselor Podcast

Introduces the purpose of this podcast as an opportunity for authors to be interviewed about humanistic research and scholarship published in the Journal of Humanistic Counseling, and beyond.

09-18
05:13

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.

09-18
22:00:00

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