I recently connected with my long term supervisor, Russ Phillips, on a new idea. Russ has years of counseling experience and has gained a lot of wisdom about the counseling process. After talking with Russ about how he has developed his counseling approach, we came up with the idea to write a book together. So, Russ and I sit down from time to time and I get to ask him question after question about his theory, his counseling, his life and his experience. It has been an amazing time for me- both personally and professionally.

I have decided to start blogging some of what we are talking about in an effort to organize my thoughts and get the feedback of anyone who reads the information. Hopefully one day this will be formed into a book. It has been very cool to get to dissect Russ’ theory and see how he has come to after decades of counseling experience. I have learned as much about the theory that Russ uses as I have about what it takes to develop a theory. I have learned as much about counseling as I have about myself. And I have learned as much about my strengths as a counselor as I have my weaknesses. The process has been exciting.