Core Process Psychotherapy
Core Process Psychotherapy integrates eastern and western psychology and philosophy with mindfulness, to create a deeply embodied approach to therapy. It supports enquiry into our experience of being in the world, bringing insights and opportunity for change and personal growth. At its heart is the appreciation of the inherent health and wholeness which underpins our conditioned experience.
We all desire a rewarding and meaningful life where a sense of order prevails. Inevitably we encounter difficulties which can throw us into turmoil and distress. These can present as challenging life events, or manifest as difficult and unsupportive relationships with ourselves and others. This may limit our capacity to be fully present and engaged in our lives. Through personal exploration within the context of a supportive therapeutic relationship, what appears to be holding us back can become opportunities for moving forwards and releasing ourselves from restrictive ways of being in the world. This opens the possibility for greater resilience, self- awareness and integration of past experience.
Some reasons why individuals seek psychotherapy are
- unresolved childhood trauma and later life trauma
- Low self-esteem and patterns of negative thinking
- Bereavement and loss
- Relationship difficulties
- stress, anxiety and depression
- feeling stuck and unable to effect positive change in one's life
- Addictive behaviours
Trauma resolution is a significant aspect of any therapeutic work. This may result from a single traumatic event, or be connected to relational trauma stemming from early childhood. The effects of trauma require an approach which works deeply with the mind-body as an integrated whole.
Core process psychotherapy is ideally suited to this approach with its focus on embodied experience and mindful awareness.
I offer ongoing psychotherapy, and also short term psychotherapy / counselling.
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