Shame in Families: Transmission Across Generations

(summarized from: Dr. Edward Teyber, Dr. Faith McClure, and Dr. Robert (Bob) Weathers in "Shame in the Therapy Hour" (R. L. Dearing & J. P. Tangney, eds.), 2011, Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association Press).

• Our entire sense of self is derived from interpersonal experiences, particularly those that are laid down in our early psychological development.  Hence if we are prone to shame states, it can be assumed that we have been profoundly affected by repeated shaming encounters with our primary caregivers.
• For many individuals, psychological symptoms (and the suffering associated with them) persist, even after a course of psychotherapy, owing to the fact that the fundamental sense of self, rooted in traumatic developmental experiences of repeated shame, has never been truly or adequately acknowledged or brought to light of day.

Publications and Presentations by Dr. Bob Weathers

Publications

Teyber, E., McClure, F., & Dr. Robert Weathers  (in press).  Shame and the family.  Shame (edited vol.).  Washington, D.C.  American Psychological Association Press.

Dr. Robert Weathers  (2006).  Introducing a full-spectrum approach to psychotherapy.  Conway Daily Sun (Special Issue on Health Professions), 18, 12-13.

Gentile, S. R., Asamen, J. K., Harmell, P. H., & Dr. Robert Weathers (2002). The stalking of psychologists by their clients. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 490-494.

About Robert " Dr. Bob " Weathers , Ph.D.

Career Mission
Known to my clients and students as “Dr. Bob,” I have committed the past 30 years of my professional life to providing counseling and life coaching to individuals, along with teaching and training graduate-level mental health providers at several southern California universities.


Professional Qualifications
I hold a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and a Masters of Arts in Religious Studies from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena.  Over my professional career, I have provided tens of thousands of hours of counseling and life coaching to clients. 

Spiritual Approach
One area of career-long passion for me centers around holistic approaches to counseling and life coaching---where the entire spectrum of human experience, from body to mind to soul and spirit, is drawn upon for its resources and nourishing contributions to healthful living. Related to this area of career interest and expertise, I have published numerous articles in a broad cross-section of professional books, journals, and edited volumes.

Creative Expression
Along with my vocational pursuits, I have maintained an active, lifelong involvement in music; including performing locally as a jazz, rock, and ethnic drummer and percussionist. Related to this artistic passion, I have regularly applied my having studied popular and ethnic drumming for over forty years by performing and lecturing widely, to both professional and general public audiences, on the connection between musical creativity, personal spiritual development, and emotional well-being.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Phone   310-383-7532

Email    bob@drbobweathers.com