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Hello and welcome to my biography page. I've been involved in the psychotherapy community nearly my whole life. Sound unbelievable? It's true. My father, H.D. Johns was a student of Eric Berne (originator of Transactional Analysis; "I'm O.K, You're O.K.") back in the early 1960's. I grew up in a home where discussing social and psychological ideas was common place. As a young boy my parents hosted and participated in workshops and trainings exposing me to countless ideas, philosophies, and people. I first participated in one of my father's workshops when I was about 13 years old. Many of the values and assumptions of psychotherapeutic change are intrinsic to who I am. (For my definition and description of psychotherapy click here to go to my page entitled: What is Psychotherapy? Of particular interest for me are the socio-cultural aspects of emotional and psychological well being. In other words, I place tremendous importance on societal contexts, life experiences and cultural circumstances in sculpting a person's emotional health. The good news: Human beings are tremendously resilient, adaptive and creative both in the face of trauma and with safe opportunities for change. This page is evolving so please check back soon.
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