Transpersonal Psychotherapy
November 25th, 2007 | Email this to your FriendsGoodTherapy.org maintains a list of psychotherapy & counseling approaches for the purpose of informing people about different forms of therapy. We’re currently updating this list of therapy models and we’ve just finished our update toTranspersonal Psychotherapy. Transpersonal Psychotherapy is the extension of psychological studies into consciousness studies, spiritual inquiry, body-mind relationships and transformation. Transpersonal Psychotherapy encompasses the study of the full range of human experience, from abnormal behavior to healthy normal functioning, to spiritually embodied, and transcendent consciousness. You can view the update to our section on Transpersonal Psychotherapy and/or view our entire list of psychotherapy & counseling models . Enjoy :)
December 3rd, 2007 at 8:07 am
One other area I’m excited about concerning transpersonal psychology is looking at not only great men, but women as well. In times gone by when women weren’t acknowledged as great thinkers and doers, we can certainly learn a wealth of information from those whowere not only recognized as such, but whose thoughts and deeds were actually recorded.
December 4th, 2007 at 7:44 am
I really, really like this idea of transpersonal psychology and learning from the greats. It is so refreshing and inspiring to look at what makes a full
human rather than discecting what makes a broken human. I also feel that this sort of therapy is perhaps a shift towards a more Eastern way of thinking.
Seeing religious experiences, states of consciousness, and therapy as being related to one another is a shift from the compartmentalization I feel often
exists in Western culture.
December 5th, 2007 at 7:45 am
My favorite part of this type of psychotherapy is “the recognition of divinity within.” I think this is a wonderful way to go about therapy. How do I find someone who is trained in this type of psyhotherapy in my area? One note, though. Isn’t it a little presumptuous to state that transpersonal psychotherapy is the “future norm ini psychology?” I also read a book in high school by Aldous Huxley, but I can’t remember what it is. Maybe something futuristic? Any ideas?
December 24th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
I am so happy to see the rise in awareness of some of the teachings of different cultures and spiritual traditions that has occurred in the past few years. Books and videos like “The Secret,” The Law of Attraction, and The Power of Intention have started to bring these teachings (and their many benefits) to the mainstream.
We all consist of mind, body, and spirit so how can we treat one and ignore the others.