Terry has been in Encounter groups from the age of 14 and has experienced much ‘magic’ in the moments of connection with other human beings in this unique and radical context.
Terry is passionate about the need for difference to be spoken and heard in all walks of life and feels that even after more than 40 years of history the Encounter Group is still a relevant context to make contact with others while being authentically ourselves.
As part of her journey into a professional life and network Makiko embarked on a research project to examine the history of the Person Centred Approach in Japan and it’s place in contemporary Japanese culture.
Peggy Natiello authored “The Person-Centered Approach: A passionate presence” as a challenge to those who practice the person-centered approach “to recognize and fully engage the philosophical belief system, the passionate style of living and the integrity that person-centeredness demands.” Her challenge extends to both therapists working one to one and those who would enter the encounter group experience.