Publications

Dr. LaChance's articles

On Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy

Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy was developed by philosopher and therapist, Dr. Eugene Gendlin

as a method for self-improvement for individuals in counseling and in everyday life.  In several articles I have explored the application of focusing to trauma, prayer, and personal development.

On Psychology and Vocations

The use of psychological testing and services has become a commonplace in the American dioceses and houses of formation. Many questions remain about the relationship between psychology and formation and the best way to for psychologists and religious leaders to collaborate to promote the full human and religious develoment of vocational candidates.

On Social Psychology

A central insight of 20^th Century philosophy is the relationship between communal living and philosophical thinking. While some advocates of the sociology of knowledge were content to affirm a relativist perspective on values, others were concerned to articulate some criterion of evaluation in the face of the devastating social experiments of the last hundred years. These thinkers sought to distinguish authentic from inauthentic human values. In two articles I explore the question of authentic human living from the point of view of modern sociologists.