Sheila I am delighted to have participated in the first Aberdeen Encounter Group & hope its 'success' will create a momentum for future EGs being held in the Ferryhill Community Centre. This is a great central venue with welcoming staff & a cafe where homemade soup can be an option if they get enough notice! I was raring to go, looking forward  to a change of scene after at least 12 days of a viral infection & a horrible ling…

We have recently received the invitation below from PCE Europe to think about, asking us to consider having a member nominated for the upcoming Board elections. This is an exciting opportunity to both represent PCT Scotland on the PCE Europe Board and also to be part of shaping the presence of the person-centred approach in Europe. If you think you might be interested in taking part please feel free to contact Barbara Malinen (our PCE Europe rep…

This was PCT Scotland’s second workshop of our 2026 series, our third year of running the programme. Twenty seven of us gathered to spend some time listening to and discussing Louise’s presentation and engaging in discussion and exploration. It was a fascinating and absorbing day. Ian I found this to be another thought provoking workshop. Congruence is the therapist condition which I find the most challenging to fully grasp. I liked the mix of…

Mairi It was a good day. I felt the group went well and the venue was good. It is always lovely to see new people trying encounter out. There was obviously an appetite for some outline of 'how this works'.  Helen I don't feel as though I can offer anything constructive at this point in terms of feedback other than to say that I enrolled on the day in order to be both challenged and stimulated and it offered all of that. Dates allowing, I…

Person-centred practitioners, educators, and theorists are being subjected to a particularly invasive critique from some pluralistic theorists (for example Cooper & McLeod, 2011) - ‘Invasive’ because it seeks to politically and institutionally displace the ‘classical’ person-centred tradition – a tradition which these critics almost perversely fail to understand. An insidious feature of this critique is its plausibility to readers whose con…

Hi there Just to let you know the EGM minutes (the delayed AGM for 2025) have been completed and are available to view on our website here.  If you have any problems accessing them, please email me at secretary@pctscotland.co.uk and I can send a copy out to you  EGM Minutes (delayed AGM 2025)