Bob Edelstein, is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 40 years, Bob is the founder of Existential-Humanistic Northwest, an organization dedicated to impacting the world by promoting values of authenticity, integrity, responsibility, interconnectedness, and awe. Bob is a former board member of both the Association for Humanistic Psychology and the Existential-Humanistic Institute.

In today’s conversation,Bob explored his early years as a college student studying economics and his eventual switch to studying psychotherapy as a result of a life changing reading of Carl Rogers.

After studying the works of existential humanistic pioneers such as Rogers, Rollo May and Abraham Maslow – Bob entered into a mentorship with Jim Bugental. Starting in 1991, Bob participated in Jim’s yearly week-long intensive training based on Bugental’s landmark book,  “The Art of the Psychotherapist.”

Bob wrote a chapter for The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology 2nd edition titled, "Frames, Attitudes, and Skills of an Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapist" which you can find here: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-handbook-of-humanistic-psychology/book238925

You can find Bob at www.bobedelstein.com and you can visit his blog at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/bob-edelstein-lmft-mft