A short explanation about Integrative Psychosynthesis. (written by Audrey Wilson - fellow IP counsellor)Psychosynthesis was developed by Roberto Assagioli, an Italian analyst who studied under Freud and Jung. His contribution to the study of human beings was to include a spiritual dimension in the existing model of the psyche, which saw individuals solely as being controlled by their issues. Assagioli focused on how human beings move toward increasing wholeness, integrating or synthesising all the parts of the personality to work harmoniously together. “Psycho-synthesis” means the synthesis of the psyche. It seeks to bring these components together in a unified, integrated whole so each person can respond creatively, even joyfully, to the psychological and spiritual demands of life. Integrative Psychosynthesis views both the depths and the heights of human experience as vital, and includes theory and methods from other schools of psychotherapy, providing a balanced, holistic and grounded healing.
The work in particular includes Gestalt, Jungian, Psychodynamic and Person Centred therapies. We may explore archetypes, dreams, image and body work and the inclusion of shadow. We will work together in a way that is equally honouring of mind, body, spirit, soul and emotion.
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