Yang Blagen, Julia

Dr. Julia Yang Blagen assumed professorship over 30 years in counselor education and supervision from U.S. (Pennsylvania State U. at Shippensburg, California State U. at Fresno, and Governors State U.) and Taiwan where she founded the master’s and doctoral degree program at National Kaohsiung Normal University. She served as the 64^th president of Illinois Counseling Association. She founded Taiwan Society of Adlerian Psychology. In 2015, she was recognized as a Diplomate of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP) and in 2025 she was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from NASAP. She presently is co-hosting Denver Institute of Adlerian Living, a NASAP affiliate. As a lifelong learner, she has received certification as an integrative nutrition health coach and is currently under the advanced training to become a mind-body trauma healing practitioner. Her selected publications are as the following.

Yang, J. The Psychology of Courage: Striving and Overcoming “In-Spite-Of”. Wong, L. C. J. (Ed.). (In press) . Undefeatable: The Saga of Paul T. P. Wong’s Quest for Meaning and the New Science of Suffering. INPM Press.

Yang, J. (2020). Adlerian career counseling with Chinese societies. In Jin S. J & Hwang S. H. (Ed.) Chinese Career Theories and Practice: Indigenous and Diverse Perspectives (47-86). Taipei: Psychological Publishing.

Chen, W.J., Huang, P.C., Tseng, T.C., Yang, J., Kern, R. M., & Stoltz, K. B. (2016). Validity and Reliability of the Basic Adlerian Scales for Interpersonal Success–Adult Form in Taiwan. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 72(1), 29-43.

Yang, J. (2017). Holism and stress: Brain, mind, and society. In S. Wadhwa. (eds.). Stress in the modern World: Understanding science and society. 67-78. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Yang, J. & Blagen, M. T. (2013). Individual Psychology in Taiwan: Promises and
Challenges. Journal of Individual Psychology. 68 (4), 383-396.

Yang, J. (2012). The Inconsolable Secret. In Eckstein, D. (eds). The Couple’s Match book. Lighting, Rekindling, or Extinguishing the Flame. 513-519. Trafford.

Yang, J., Milliren, A., & Blagen, M. (2010) The Psychology of Courage: An Adlerian Manual of Healthy Social Living. NY: Taylor & Francis. (Also translated in Chinese, Korean and Japanese).

“Our Courage Workshop” : Julia’s Health Coach Website (Chinese): http://ourcourage.net/home