What is Psychosynthesis?

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Psychosynthesis helps people achieve self-actualization, which is when a person feels congruent, satisfied with their life, and appreciates the present moment.

Psychosynthesis uses techniques like developing empathy, engaging in introspection, and synthesizing the various parts of a person to become more integrated. This approach combines a person’s emotional, spiritual, cognitive, and physical aspects into therapy.

A session of Psychosynthesis involves some discussion about the unconscious, which lives within you without you knowing it. It can include repressed memories or primal urges. Introspection is encouraged in Psychosynthesis, which is an empathic look at the self and the ways a person lives their life and engages with their emotional states. Your counselor may encourage you to journal or engage in guided visualizations to develop your ability to introspect.

Psychosynthesis attempts to help people integrate part of themselves they didn’t know about or had forgotten to experience life fully.

Therapists Who Specialize in Using Psychosynthesis

Sarah Mathews MA, LMFT

Minneapolis

Minnesota

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Balfour Therapy

Minneapolis

Minnesota

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Mark L Oliver

San Francisco

California

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I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 18 years experience working in partnership with adults, and couples. I have extensive experience working with grief & loss, trauma/PTSD, complicated grief, traumatic loss (homicide, suicide, accident), bereaved parents, childhood abuse, women's sexual/domestic abuse issues, anxiety, depression, life transitions and workplace stress injury. Further...
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During this unprecedented time in our lives I provide compassionate guidance to clients seeking support and hopefulness as we collectively deconstruct old paradigms, while creating new ways of understanding ourselves and each other. I believe we are emerging into a new era of letting go of what no longer serves us, negative beliefs about ourselves, fear based thinking and scarcity mindset of th...
I counsel the following populations: individuals struggling with anger, depression, grief, anxiety and/or trauma (such as acute trauma or PTSD); couples struggling with communication, trust, infidelity, and/or abusive patterns; and teens struggling with motivation, self-esteem, suicidal preoccupations, anti-social or other behavioral issues. I counsel individuals struggling with psychotic...
Sometimes we change because we see the light - sometimes because we feel the heat. Though you may feel stuck, confused, powerless or fearful, Psychosynthesis helps you contact an inherent inner wisdom at the core of your being, calling you to grow through your distress. As a Guide I hold a safe vessel for you to: * Gain clarity around internal conflicts * Identify which beliefs and attitudes ho...
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