Reflections About Classical Adlerian Depth Psychotherapy: Theory, Practice, and Life: Quote of the Day: Self-Transcendence

Reflections About Classical Adlerian Depth Psychotherapy: Theory, Practice, and Life

A vigorously optimistic and inspiring approach to prevention and treatment, Classical Adlerian Depth Psychotherapy balances the equally important needs for individual, optimal development and social contribution. With a solid foundation in the original teachings and therapeutic style of Alfred Adler, it integrates the self-actualization research of Abraham Maslow. For more information, visit our web site at http//www.Adlerian.us

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Name: Henry T. Stein, Ph.D.

Location: Bellingham, Washington, United States

Classical Adlerian psychotherapist and training analyst. Director of the Alfred Adler Institute of Northwestern Washington, offering distance training in Classical Adlerian psychotherapy. Tel: (360) 647-5670. Email: htstein@att.net

Monday, July 18, 2005

Quote of the Day: Self-Transcendence

"Adler saw early on that a person was not destined to care constantly and exclusively for himself, but that he was capable of transcending himself, and to devote his strength and capabilities to other matters and to other people. ..... With his concept, has come very close to the old, established view of mankind which sees a person from a double perspective: Who is for me if I am not for myself? - But who am I if I am only for myself?"

Alexander Mueller

(From an unpublished manuscript, "Alfred Adler's Individual Psychology," by Alexander Mueller, in the AAINW Archives.)