Person-centred approaches in the context of emotions

Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper explores aspects of the past, present, and future of person-centered and experiential (PCE) therapies through a number of emotions that PCE practitioners may have about its theory, practice, location, and reception. Drawing on Jaak Panksepp’s work on affective neuroscience, the article applies his seven emotional systems – SEEKING, RAGE, FEAR, PANIC/GRIEF, PLAY, LUST, and CARE – to how PCE therapies and their practitioners engage emotionally with and in the world.