A Six-Series Practicum Training With Dr. Stephen J. Johnson Over the course of a full year I facilitated a series of six Practicums on Mindfulness that commenced in January of 2008. A Practicum is essentially an experiential workshop in which you get to experiment with the process of learning skillful actions or practical tools for
Is There Such a Thing as Male Menopause? By Diana Lundin Daily News, August 21, 1995 Jerry Magazine imagined his 50’s would be a time of relaxation, a time to savor thethings he had worked so hard for over the past three decades. But the rug was pulled out from under the Glendale manufacturing representative
An Interview with Stephen Johnson, PH.D. by Larry Triveri Whole Life Times, August 1992, pp.22-23 What does it mean to be male? Throughout the country, men are participating in workshops to try to come to terms with this question and, in the process, renew their commitment to themselves, their community and planetary stewardship. Psychotherapist Stephen
By Walter Atkinson From Wingspan, July 1998 In Robert Bly’s landmark book Iron John, he identified two problems faced by men today: lack of adequate fathering, and lack of initiation into manhood. When I read this, I came away asking what would be an appropriate initiation to bring boys into manhood in America today? In
By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. Have you had any personal experiences in dealing with a cranky boss? Most people have. What did you do about it? This was a topic that Yahoo.com wanted to address in their new format called, “Answers on the Street.” Their producers, who invited me to be their psychology expert for
By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. Have you had any personal experiences in dealing with a roommate that has developed annoying habits? Most people have. What did you do about it? This was a topic that Yahoo.com wanted to address in their new format called, “Answers on the Street.” Their producers, who invited me to be
An Interview with Stephen Johnson, PH.D. by Ellis Cose Whole Life Times, August 1994, pp.24-25 Stephen Johnson, who has been an educator and psychotherapist for over 20 years, became interested in men’s issues when he went through a “mid-life crisis.” Instead of buying a hot sports care or finding a young lover or any one
By Benedict Carey After more than a decade in hiding, smoky men’s club fun is back. Between Macanudo cigars and martinis, rare scotch and rare beef, long lunches and steakhouse dinners, a little naughtiness is in again – even for healthy people. To paraphrase Chesterton: Happier the man who eats caviar on impulse than the
with Dr. Stephen Johnson by Melanie Tucker, LMFT On September 11, 2011, Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D, MFT, founder and director of the Men’s Center of Los Angeles and creator of the Sacred Path Men’s Retreat, spoke to the SFVCAMFT Membership on “Males in the Counseling Room: Helping Guys Become Good Men.” He started with a
By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. This article was published in the July/August 2010 issue of The Los Angeles Psychologist, a publication of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association. The theme of the issue is: Psychotherapy and Mindfulness: Techniques and Theory for Clinical Practice. I’ve worked as an educator and psychotherapist in private practice for 40