Holistic Psychotherapy

Holistic Therapy is based on psychosynthesis, a technique that addresses the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional person as a whole. As a form of healing, Holistic Psychotherapy strives to address the symptoms of psychological and emotional distress that result from anxiety, depression, and other emotional issues. However, this method of therapy diverges from traditional psychotherapy in the method used to combat and correct these issues. Holistic Therapy focuses not on the behaviors and thoughts that present from specific issues. Rather, this form of therapy concentrates its attention on the relationship people have with their world and how it is expressed through their sense of feeling, thinking, and being.

• Methods: Psychosynthesis and Gaining Inner Knowledge
• Healing with Holistic Therapy
• Holistic Psychotherapy as Preventative Therapy?
• Resources Related to Holistic Psychotherapy

Methods: Psychosynthesis and Gaining Inner Knowledge

The strategies used in Holistic Therapy are developed and created by the client from his or her own interests and strengths. This method of discovering inner knowledge and gaining self-awareness aims to guide people on their own journey toward self-discovery. Pschosynthesis uncovers one's spiritual being and then applies this discovery to life’s experiences. This technique allows people to recognize their true sense of self and their life purpose--by doing this it enables people to live more harmoniously and creatively. Psychosynthesis maintains that you should be in harmony with all living things and teaches that spirit of cooperation by bringing insight and relational depth to your existence in the evolutionary process.

Healing with Holistic Therapy

As a form of healing, Holistic Psychotherapy strives to address the symptoms of psychological and emotional distress that result from anxiety, depression, and other emotional issues. However, this method of therapy diverges from traditional psychotherapy in the method used to combat and correct these issues. Holistic Therapy focuses not on the behaviors and thoughts that present from specific issues. Rather, this form of therapy concentrates its attention on the relationship people have with their world and how it is expressed through their sense of feeling, thinking, and being.

Holistic Psychotherapy as Preventative Therapy?

Holistic Psychotherapy is viewed as a preventive therapy in that it teaches a person to recognize the symptoms of an issue and address them before they infect the rest of the body as a whole. This technique is useful in the treatment of couples, individuals, and families and helps uncover underlying reasons for symptomatic behaviors and emotions. Clients are taught to identify their situations of concern and learn ways to heal themselves. They are then empowered to address any difficult situations that manifest in the future in healthier, more productive and beneficial ways.

Resources Related to Holistic Psychotherapy:

Holistic Psychotherapy with Laura Gardner

Self Growth - "Holistic Psychotherapy" by Marjorie Gross

Dr. Deb - "Holistic Psychotherapy is Different in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Perception" by Debby Schwarz Hirschhorn

Holistic WebWorks