JACKIE HICKS

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JACKIE HICKS As I reflect on my life, a constant and persistent theme remains as freshly intriguing as it began: I am fascinated by relationships among people and the factors contributing to all our interpersonal dynamics. Since my junior year in college, I have been teaching and studying the Person Centered Approach that Dr. Rogers identified, developed,…

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CARLA GERSTEIN

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CARLA GERSTEIN I am delighted in joining Antonio Santos and Will Stillwell in their current endeavors to bring more PCA to the world, as their business and marketing manager for the PCP Academy. I have held a California Teaching Credential, and have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from UCSB, 1985. I spent 13 years in…

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RITA FISHBURN

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RITA FISHBURN My life has been colored by the lives of so many people, especially my parents as examples of being compassionate and caring towards others. Born in Minnesota in 1954, my family moved to Saltillo, Mexico in 1960. They were very involved in trying to make this world a better place, dedicated to education,…

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KELLY FALVEY

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KELLY FALVEY Patient, person-centered, and positive describes Kelly’s approach to teaching and learning. Kelly’s career in education involves re-envisioning how to integrate PCA in secondary and post-secondary institutions. Unconditional positive regard is essential in Kelly’s roles mentoring future teachers during their university practicum and teaching high school students in their early college experience. As Kelly pursues…

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ARINA DOGARU

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ARINA DOGARU I was born and raised in Romania in a nice town near the Danube river (Galati) and left home right after high school when I started my university studies in Bucharest. Since then my life is developing in this continuing growing city. I discovered Person Centered Approach when I was in my first year of…

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SANDY CHAMSON

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SANDY CHAMSON My approach is person-centered, modeled on the belief that people have the capacity for self-understanding and correction within themselves. In a safe setting, under the guidance of a gifted listener, discovery, change and growth can more easily occur. My goal as your therapist is to create this secure and comfortable atmosphere between us. I…

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PAUL CARTER

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PAUL CARTER I have worked in community mental health in Los Angeles for the past several years and love getting to work with folks that experience their reality in ways unknown to most of us. Making contact with another person who experiences the phenomenon of hearing voices, for example, continues to fascinate me as a…

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LYNN CARLISLE

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LYNN CARLISLE Visit My Site Lynn Carlisle practiced dentistry in Ft Collins, Colorado from 1968-2005. His practice had an emphasis on preventive and wellness approaches and restorative dentistry. Prior to this, he graduated from the UMKC School of Dentistry in 1966 and then served two years in the US Army Dental Corp. His frustration with…

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MARTIN ARMBRUST

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MARTIN ARMBRUST I was born on 20th of September 1960 in Stuttgart/South-west of Germany. I didn`t integrate at school very well for a whole bunch of reasons, although I tried it a lot. It took me 59 years to find out/understand, that the “illegitimate” father of my father, which was the husband of my grandmother’s…

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ABDOLLAH AHMADI

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ABDOLLAH AHMADI My full name is Seyed Abdollah Ahmadi Ghale, sometimes I do not say my full name for ease and speed of conversation. I am 44 years old and married and have two daughters. I have PhD in Family Counseling. My job is family counseling and I teach counseling and psychotherapy theories at university. I am very…

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