A Round Table Discussion with Richard Erskine about Empowerment, Empathy and Agency

"Empathy is the foundation of a relationally focussed psychotherapy; a psychotherapy that emphasize attunement to our clients' affect, cognitive processes, level of the developmental functioning, and relational needs. When we psychotherapist focus on our clients' need for self definition we empower them to be who they are.  When we invite or clients to make an impact on us and others, we facilitate their sense of agency.  In this Roundtable  5 prominent psychotherapist will engage in a lively discussion about how they use empathy to facilitate their clients' sense of agency and empowerment.

Dr. Richard G. Erskine  is a  certified Clinical Transactional Analyst and a Licensed Psychoanalyst. Originally trained in Client-Centered therapy with Robert Neville, associate of Carl Rogers,  Richard also studied Gestalt therapy with both Fritz and Laura Perls.   Richard has published published a dozen books and numerous articles on the theory and methods of psychotherapy.  On three occasions he has been awarded the prestigious the Eric Berne Award for the advancement and refinement of Transactional Analysis Theory.