Field Notes
by Dr. Avraham Cohen, PhD, RCC-ACS, CCC

We seem to be teetering on a kind of imaginary mountain peak; behind us is the stubborn reluctance to acknowledge the prevalence of traumatic wounding, and ahead of us—a slippery slope leading down to a gully full of such varied hurtful experiences that it threatens to dilute trauma to the point of obscurity. Read Field Note

Dr. Avraham Cohen’s Field Notes June 1, 2025 Avraham Cohen, PhD, RCC-ACS, CCC dr. avrahamcohen@gmail. com DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE. Read Field Note

When You Wish Upon a Star —Recall how you were at the beginning of a love-relationship that initially held incredible promise and that seemed magical. . . https://www. Read Field Note

The various levels of problems and issues are interwoven, so that solving any one of them without simultaneously addressing the others rarely works for long. —Arnold Mindell The child is an inner possibility, the possibility of renewal. —Marie-Louise von Franz If you want to get along with somebody else, go deeply into yourself. If you are deep in yourself, you will connect better with others. Read Field Note

Alchemy and Connection in the Relational Field Read Field Note

Dr. Avraham Cohen’s Field Notes for Therapists and Their Clients February 1, 2025 Avraham Cohen, PhD, RCC-ACS, CCC dr. avrahamcohen@gmail. com THE STRANGE CASE OF US ALL https://www. Read Field Note

Dr. Avraham Cohen’s Field Notes For Therapists and Their Clients January 1, 2025 Avraham Cohen, PhD, RCC-ACS, CCC dr. avrahamcohen@gmail. com  To see me interviewed by Wynne Lacey, on her new podcast, go here: https://www. Read Field Note

I have been crafting my work as a psychotherapist for about 55 years: over a half century. And like all serious and complex arts and crafts, the work—truly a labour of love, curiosity, and excitement—that goes into becoming a knowledgeable and skilled therapist is endless: lifelong dedicated pursuit. And most importantly, I am convinced that such work is not a matter of acquiring a set of knowledge and skills that one can apply to clients. It is more about self-cultivation to become, for lack of a better word, let’s say, an optimally attuned practitioner. Read Field Note

In this Note we will focus on the influence of parents’ ways of being and the relationship that parents have with each other and with their children. The inspiration and motivation for this Note comes from, besides our own personal and professional experience, Carl Gustav Jung’s line: “The greatest tragedy of the family is the unlived lives of the parents.” Read Field Note

I am pleased to introduce you to my very long-time friend and colleague, Larry Green, PhD, RCC (Registered Clinical Counsellor), the author of this Field Note for September 1, 2024. He is the first of a number of guest Field Note authors that I will be introducing to you and who will be appearing from time to time. I am certain you will find his Field Note informative, evocative, and even provocative, and most certainly helpful with your inner work. Read Field Note