Re-evaluation counseling

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Re-evaluation counseling (RC) is a business, and a network of peer counseling. Its core philosophy prescribes regularly relating painful memories to a peer counsel or group and releasing strong feelings by crying, shaking, or laughing as the best salve for psychological wounds.^[1] This idea was first developed in the 1950s by L. Ron Hubbard and called Dianetics (later Scientology).

Re-evaluation counseling recruits members by branding itself as a peer-based counseling procedure trying to help people and bring about social reform.^[2]

In the early 1970s Personal Counselors, Inc, established the Re-evaluation Counseling Community, made up of local groups of people called "Co-Counselors" in Seattle and beyond, based until 2021 in Seattle, WA, currently in Shoreline WA. It was led by Harvey Jackins until his death in 1999. It is currently led by his son Tim Jackins.