Adler’s Common Sense: The Wisdom of the Alley

Abstract:The authors, a mixed culture (Mexican and Swiss) married couple who specialize in cross-cultural counseling open the article by sharing about their initial Adlerian education received at the University of Arizona, followed by years of traveling to continue their training. They also share their common interest in learning how to apply Adler’s common sense theory or what the authors came to call “the wisdom of the alley” (Böhringer, 1985) to cross-cultural counseling. The final section of the article intertwines the comments of several cross-cultural theorists with Adlerian thought to reveal their common sense compatibility.