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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RAY DE LAGRAVE

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I first became acquainted with the Person Centered Approach during a course on Organizational Behavior in my MBA program at UCLA in the mid—60’s. One of our textbooks—On Becoming a Person was my first exposure to Carl Rogers. I remember vividly how profoundly impacted I was by Rogers’ vision about the human condition, our potential…

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KAZUO YAMASHITA

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I live in Japan. I encountered PCA in 1973 by taking the class of my former teacher, Gisho Saiko. He tried to teach us in learner centered way. I learned the PCA attitude a lot from him. Then I started to attend workshops. At that time Rogers’ approach, so called, “non-directive therapy,” “client-centered therapy,” “person-centered…

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Jin Wu

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I was born and raised in China. Mandarin Chinese is my first language. However, I have lived in the US for the last 30 years (as of 2021). I went to Chicago in the early 1990s to pursue a master degree in clinical psychology. Two things that happened in my early years in the States…

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CAREY PATRICK WERTZ

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I have worked in various areas of education for the past 17 years. I started as a high school literature teacher in Georgia and now work as a college instructor in Human Services and Chemical Dependency Counseling for Aaniiih Nakoda College, a tribal community college in Fort Belknap, Montana. I hold a M.Ed. in English…

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Barbara Jean Sheppard Williams

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Barbara Jean Sheppard Williams Carl Rogers greatly enhanced my personal and professional life. He helped me to develop the kids workshop™️ and gave us the courage to write our book Wisdom of Children L.A saggezza dei Bambini, aras Edizioni, Italy kids-workshop.com personcenteredkids.com My background is in psychotherapy, play therapy, education, and social work. In all…

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ELIZABETH WEPSIC

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Elizabeth Wepsic is a National Board Certified Teacher in Art Education: Young Adult to Adolescent and been an art educator in San Diego County nearing 20 years. She began her teaching career at Cortez Hill Academy, a public charter high school founded on the traits of Person Centered Psychology. Currently, she chairs the visual arts…

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DAVID THOMAS

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I was introduced to the Person-Centered Approach during an exercise in graduate school that was used to find my theoretical orientation. My values were aligned with this approach, interest developed, and I delved deeper. I later found the book “On Becoming a Person” by Carl Rogers and decided to seek connection with others who subscribe…

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Valois Robichaud

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Valois Robichaud Dr. Valois Robichaud, Human Sciences A psychoanalyst and PCA psychotherapist, he is also an author, lecturer, and trainer. Between 2009 and 2025, he published over thirteen books. A Queen Elizabeth Scholar in 1968 and a recipient of a French government scholarship in 1985, he was inducted into the Order of New Brunswick on…

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LAURA RIVERA

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I am 19 years old and I am from Colombia. I love dance and art. I’m currently studying Visual Arts.  I can describe myself as a very sensitive person, empathic, and values personal relationships like family and friends. I grew up in a Person Centred family, I remember my dad with his Foundation about the person…

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