Bob has been a therapist and consultant since 1973, practicing in Oregon since 1984. He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of Oregon and California, a certified Clinical Supervisor through Lutheran Family Services, a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, a professional member and former Board member of The Association for Humanistic Psychology, and a founding member of the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community.

Bob read Freedom to Learn by Carl Rogers, Ph.D. in 1971, and has had a passion for the Existential Humanistic Perspective ever since. He is fascinated by the ways in which all of us as human beings construct and discover meaning in our lives and the uniqueness of each human being’s lived experience.

After studying the works of the existential humanistic pioneers -- Carl Rogers, Rollo May and Abraham Maslow -- Bob entered into a mentorship with Jim Bugental, Ph.D., the first President of the Association for Humanistic Psychology and author of numerous books and articles, including The Art of The Psychotherapist, Psychotherapy and Process, and The Search for Existential Identity. Jim created a yearly retreat, a week-long intensive training on The Art of the Psychotherapist, for professionals. Bob has participated in these groups every year since 1991. These trainings have served to deepen the participants’ work as psychotherapists within the existential humanistic perspective, and within Jim’s unique lens. In recent years, Jim has retired and the trainings are now collegial and consultant-led. Bob has taken what he has learned from these trainings back to Portland and has created and led a training and case consultation group for professionals and students annually since 1995.

Bob has a great interest in exploring what it means for each of us to be authentic. He has led a number of workshops on this theme, including a one-day small group experiential process, Authentic Engagement - A Radical Way of Being in the World.

Born in New York, Bob moved to San Francisco in 1979, where he met his wife. In 1984 they moved to Portland, where they have raised their daughter. Bob enjoys playing tennis, going to the theatre, and reading psychology, philosophy, and the Sports section.

Bibliography of Some of Bob's Favorite Existential Humanistic Authors
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