# Eugene Gendlin

Philosopher and psychotherapist who developed Focusing and the felt sense as bridges between bodily experience and explicit meaning.

**Lived:** 1926–2017
**Nationality:** American
**Training:** PhD in philosophy, University of Chicago (1958); advanced study with Carl Rogers
**Affiliation:** University of Chicago (Philosophy and Comparative Human Development, 1964–1995); Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute (Research Director, 1958–1963)

## Key works

- *Experiencing and the Creation of Meaning* (1962)
- *Focusing* (1978)
- *Let Your Body Interpret Your Dreams* (1986)
- *Thinking Beyond Patterns* (1991)
- *Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy* (1996)
- *A Process Model* (1997)