Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy
What is the point of Psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy is essential to modern life, particularly at times of transition
and change, but also when we wish to know more about ourselves and how we
operate. Psychotherapy requires a one-to-one relationship and can bring
about profound changes in your life and encourage you to develop your potential.
It can help you appreciate the joys of life as well as learn how to deal with
the difficulties.
A psychotherapy client may primarily wish to get to know
themselves better, to improve their relationships, and get more out of life.
Psychotherapy, viewed in this way, is an exciting and rewarding venture.
Psychotherapy often deals with deep-seated issues that may require
a comparatively deep level of commitment - to yourself - in order to uncover their source and meaning.
Part of therapy is learning to trust in the unfoldment of your own process.
Psychotherapy is also for those who, whilst they may not be in a crisis
as such, recognize there could be more to their lives, that they have vast
stores of untapped creative energy to which they would like better and more effective access.
If you want to read more about how the psychosynthesis approach to psychotherapy works, and what it might mean for you to explore yourself
through individual psychosynthesis psychotherapy, you might like to read a longer description:
Harmonious Development of the Personality
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How to chose a Psychosynthesis Psychotherapist
Roberto Assagioli stressed the 'central decisive importance of the human factor, of a living interpersonal relation' between the Psychosynthesis therapist and client. From a Psychosynthesis perspective the most vital factor in personal and spiritual growth is having individual Psychosynthesis sessions. Nothing can replace the experience and growth possible through one-to-one sessions, though for those who cannot attend for such, the personal guidance offered through phone and/or email sessions, or distance learning can be an alternative.
There are many different kinds of counselling and psychotherapy, numerous different trainings and certificates and so on - so much so, it can be difficult to know what it all means, who you can trust, if the person is properly qualified and so on. All the evidence shows that of most importance is choosing the right person for you. Of course you want your therapist to be competent and to have done some training but more important is how you feel with them - ask yourself if you feel comfortable telling this person intimate details of your life; do you feel safe with them; do you like the way they act towards you; do you feel respected and heard?
If you are at all concerned about a potential therapist’s credentials, do not be afraid to ask them what training they have done; do they have regular supervision of their work; what experience they have had; are they insured; and what is their code of ethics? It is your right to interview a number of practitioners before making your choice (although you may feel fine about the first person you see, too!); they may charge you for this initial interview - some do, some don’t. There is a lot of information on the subject available on the web, and your local library should be able to give you more literature on local practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy.
If you want to see a suitable psychosynthesis therapist in the South West of England, then we suggest you contact Will Parfitt for a discussion of your needs. We hold a current list of suitable psychosynthesis practitioners in this area and will refer you as appropriate. If you live elsewhere, we suggest you search the links page on this site to find a psychosynthesis practitioner in your area, or if not a centre in your country who will be able to assist you with your inquiry.
For those who would prefer, or who are restricted by reason of location, then phone and/or email sessions are available - again contact Will Parfitt for more details.
There are many different kinds of counselling and psychotherapy, numerous different trainings and certificates and so on - so much so, it can be difficult to know what it all means, who you can trust, if the person is properly qualified and so on. All the evidence shows that of most importance is choosing the right person for you. Of course you want your therapist to be competent and to have done some training but more important is how you feel with them - ask yourself if you feel comfortable telling this person intimate details of your life; do you feel safe with them; do you like the way they act towards you; do you feel respected and heard?
If you are at all concerned about a potential therapist’s credentials, do not be afraid to ask them what training they have done; do they have regular supervision of their work; what experience they have had; are they insured; and what is their code of ethics? It is your right to interview a number of practitioners before making your choice (although you may feel fine about the first person you see, too!); they may charge you for this initial interview - some do, some don’t. There is a lot of information on the subject available on the web, and your local library should be able to give you more literature on local practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy.
If you want to see a suitable psychosynthesis therapist in the South West of England, then we suggest you contact Will Parfitt for a discussion of your needs. We hold a current list of suitable psychosynthesis practitioners in this area and will refer you as appropriate. If you live elsewhere, we suggest you search the links page on this site to find a psychosynthesis practitioner in your area, or if not a centre in your country who will be able to assist you with your inquiry.
For those who would prefer, or who are restricted by reason of location, then phone and/or email sessions are available - again contact Will Parfitt for more details.