A Perspective Shift

Rather than traditional views that assume stability, The Process View—the process of change perspective—is a newer perspective on how we navigate and relate to change. With a long tradition in history and recent support in research, the Process View assumes that change is the constant in all our lives. Problems arise out of difficulty in negotiating change. When we fail to either assimilate or accommodate life changes, our repeated failed solutions fold back on themselves and escalate into vicious cycles.

Effective intervention through psychotherapies or other interventions involves breaking those vicious cycles and triggering new virtuous cycles. The process view traces the process of change perspective as the “golden thread” unifying most all effective approaches to therapy.

Throughout my career, my research, articles, chapters, books, lectures, and presentations have all focused on demonstrating the path of this process view, or golden thread, as it links and unifies all effective interventions.