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).
Episodes
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Love and Relationship Resiliency Among Black SGL Men w/ Dr. Alfonso Ferguson
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
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.
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
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.
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Existentialism for Urban Students of Color, w/ Dr. Clewiston Challenger
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
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.
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
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.
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
The Nature and Value of Clinical Intuition w/ Krystal Bryant & Dr. Toupey Luft
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Bryant, K., & Luft, T. (2023). Intuition in counseling: Implications for humanistic practice. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 62(2), 112-129.
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Sharing Meaningful Moments w/ Dr. Jacky van de Goor
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Friday Jan 17, 2025
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.
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Compassionate Supervision w/ Dr. Kenson Hiatt
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Hiatt, K. (2022). Compassion‐supported development: A humanistic approach to counseling supervision. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 61(3), 211-223.
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
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.
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Messages Within Psychological Suffering w/ Dr. James Hansen
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Hansen, J.T. (2017). Psychological suffering as message or malady: Ideological and cultural contributions of humanism. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 56, 2-17.
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Therapeutic Internalization w/ Dr. Elyssa B. Smith
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
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.

The Journal of Humanistic Counseling
The Journal of Humanistic Counseling (JHC) explores humanistic counseling practices and experiential-developmental counseling processes, broadly conceived. We aim to disseminate contemporary humanistic scholarship and research that support practitioner growth, training program development, and the vital promotion of inclusivity and diversity across worldviews.
JHC is the official journal of the Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC), one of the three founding divisions of the American Counseling Association (ACA).
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