Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD, is an author, educator, and internationally recognized authority on Focusing, the somatic therapeutic method originated by her close colleague, Eugene Gendlin. She has taught Focusing in more than twenty countries over the past thirty years. With her colleague Barbara McGavin, Dr. Cornell developed a technique known as Inner Relationship Focusing.
Dr. Cornell has presented on Inner Relationship Focusing at the Esalen Institute, Psychotherapy Networker Conference, National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, American Psychological Association, Association for Person-Centered Experiential Psychotherapy, Cape Cod Institute, and Embody Lab, as well as through privately organized workshops and online seminars.
She is the President and CEO of Focusing Resources, Inc., an organization dedicated to promoting emotional health at the personal, community, and global levels. Her books include the best-selling The Power of Focusing: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing, Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change, and, with Barbara McGavin, Untangling: How You Can Transform What’s Impossibly Stuck. Focusing Resources offers a two-year certification program in Inner Relationship Focusing.