Abstract
Abstract This paper asserts the experiential underpinnings of personal construct psychotherapy by distinguishing between the process of construing and the content of constructs. Three cases that emphasize the importance of construing core ROLE reconstruction as an experiential phenomenon are briefly discussed. The Sociality and Choice Corollaries, which provide the theoretical justification for experiential personal construct psychotherapy, are elaborated. This elaboration places greater importance on understanding the process of evolution that is the person instead of focusing on the specific content or structure of constructs. In particular, deep interpersonal (ROLE) relationships are seen as essential yet potentially terrifying. The struggles of therapist and client around the basic issue of the terror of risking versus the emptiness of avoiding ROLE relationships are discussed. The discussion emphasizes the critical nature of being with the other person as opposed to focusing on changing specific cogn...
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