Ann weiser cornell phd is the bestselling author of focusing in clinical practice the essence of change the power of focusing and the radical acceptance of everything she is internationally recognized as one of the leading innovators and theoreticians of focusing for her development with barbara mcgavin of inner relationship focusing and for her attention to facilitative language. Ann weiser cornells latest book focusing in clinical practice is one of the most clearly articulated books about focusing i have read and i say this as a 35 year member of the focusing community she builds on her years of experience and teaching skills to make the focusing process come alive. Focusing is a particular process of attention that supports therapeutic change a process that has been linked in more than 50 research studies with successful outcomes in psychotherapy first developed by pioneering philosopher and psychotherapist eugene gendlin focusing quietly inspired much of the somatically oriented mindfulness . Focusing introduces the concept of the felt sense a moment in process when there is a potential to experience more than is already known and to break through old frozen stuck patterns clients who see real change during the course of their therapy work are often those who can contact and stay with a felt sense but how to help them do so is not obvious