Becoming an adlerian

Explore stories, reflections, and features that capture what it means to become an Adlerian. Learn about the experiences, values, and voices that shape our community and its commitment to social justice.

Two women stand together at a podium labeled "Adler University," smiling, with one holding a laptop. The scene reflects community care, with people visible in the background.

A commitment to community care earns student Maiya Gillespie the Joy MacPhail Scholarship

Maiya Gillespie still remembers the long conversations across a table at a youth drop-in center in Victoria, British Columbia — sharing coffee, listening to young people’s stories, and helping meet everyday needs like food, clothing, and laundry. 

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A group of 22 people pose for a photo indoors at Adler University, with some standing and others kneeling. Office windows and flags are visible in the background, capturing the spirit of an art therapy event.

Adler University marks 10 years of art therapy in Vancouver exhibition supporting future practitioners

The Adler University Master of Counselling Psychology: Art Therapy program marked a milestone on March 5 with an exhibition celebrating a decade of creative expression in Vancouver, B.C.  

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A person with long dark hair and glasses, wearing a black top with a white grid pattern, stands smiling with empathy against a plain tiled background.

Day in the Life: 12 hours, countless lessons in empathy and humanity

Twelve hours probably sound like a punishment to most, but to student Alexandra Melo, it’s a kind of marathon of meaning.

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Three people pose in front of an Adler University banner. The person in the center holds a plaque reading "2018 Outstanding Alumni Award," celebrating achievements inspired by Alfred Adler and contemporary practice.
June 21, 2018

Applying Alfred Adler’s Principles to Contemporary Practice

Shavonne Fuller, a Change Agent with curly hair, large hoop earrings, and a stone pendant necklace, smiles while standing in front of a blurred blue background.
June 21, 2018

Change Agent: Shavonne Fuller

In Memoriam: Dr. Harold Mosak, an elderly man with white hair, sits on a blue chair in a gray ribbed sweater, looking to his left with a slight smile as natural light softly illuminates the background.
June 5, 2018

In Memoriam: Dr. Harold Mosak

A woman with curly dark hair wearing a blue top and a green floral scarf, representing the spirit of inclusion rider, stands indoors in front of large windows.
March 10, 2018

Become an ‘Inclusion Rider’ for People With Disabilities

A close-up of a paintbrush and palette knife resting on a textured, colorful painting, with a paint palette in the background—reflecting creative expression often explored in an Art Therapy Program such as Adler’s renowned Ph.D. offerings.
December 11, 2017

Adler Offers New Art Therapy Ph.D. Program

A young woman in a red polo shirt, embodying a true Change Agent, sits at a desk in a classroom, facing two students who are out of focus in the foreground.
September 13, 2017

Change Agent: Carmelita Booker

Photo of Orange Shirt
September 13, 2017

Vancouver’s Innovative Campus Breaks New Ground

A Scholarship Director from Adler University holds glasses and a pink paper as she speaks in front of a class, wearing a colorful scarf and a lanyard with an ID badge, reflecting her expertise in Adlerian Practice.
September 13, 2017

Adler University Welcomes New Center for Adlerian Practice and Scholarship Director

A man wearing earphones works on a computer at his desk in the Adler University Online Campus office, with other people in the background.
July 6, 2015

Adler University Launches Online Campus

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