The authors describe the model developed by Ann Weiser Cornell and Barbara McGavin, based on the ideas of Eugene Gendlin, using focusing to work with a tangle. An empathic relationship is installed with the partial selves that belong to the tangle, using an inviting language and starting from an attitude of being self-in-presence. Some case illustrations illuminate how the therapist deals with these partial selves to bring about a transformation within the tangle and within the client’s entire life.
The tPeP (Journal Person-centered experiential Psychotherapy) is the scientific journal for Dutch and Flemish psychotherapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, that work from, or are interested in a client-centered perspective.