Modelo Bsico de Consejo y Psicoterapia en Psicosntesis

by David Earl Platts, Ph.D.

Imagine dar un paseo afuera un da encantador con un almuerzo condensado en su mochila, y te diriges a un ro pequeo. sted ve un bote de remos atado al que usted sientes que puede usar, y tira su mochila en el barco y se rema por el ro. na vez en el otro lado, usted no arrastra el barco a la ladera detr!s de usted, pero lo bendice para lo haber servido, y lo suelta. Pero no de"a su almuerzo en el barco. sted lo lleva porque sabe que va a necesitarlo. I feel our shepherding psychosynthesis into the #$st century is a bit li%e this image. &re there any aspects 'e no' need to bless and release, and others 'e need to ma%e sure to ta%e 'ith us into the ne' millennium( )hen *oberto &ssagioli 'as as%ed in a magazine intervie' to describe the limits of the system he had developed, he replied, +,he limit of psychosynthesis is that it has no limits. It is too e-tensive, too comprehensive. Its 'ea%ness is that it accepts too much. It sees too many sides at the same time and that is a dra'bac%.+ .Psychology Today, December, $/012 3et one aspect of psychosynthesis, the model of counselling and psychotherapy formulated by Dr. &ssagioli and elaborated by his successors, has become increasingly more clear, definite, and specific, even though its great comprehensiveness, inclusiveness and applicability may sometimes obscure the features 'hich distinguish it from other models. )hile I 'as ,raining 4anager of the Psychosynthesis and Education ,rust, 5ondon, England, it 'as very important to me that our counselling trainees e-perienced the discrete essence of psychosynthesis, free of the common distortion that psychosynthesis counselling is so vague, eclectic and inclusive that it can be anything and everything anyone 'ants it to be. ,hus all therapists 'ho had our trainees as clients 'ere required to use psychosynthesis as their core model to demonstrate and support the essential elements of psychosynthesis counselling presented in our training and summarised in Psychosynthesis Counselling In Action by Diana )hitmore .6age Publications, $//$, I678 9:;9</:;#0/:;.2 =ur trainees thereby e-perienced 'hat it is li%e to be a psychosynthesis counsellor, 'ith their therapist as a model. &s an aid for our therapists and clients ali%e, I dre' up a list of characteristics of the psychosynthesis model as presented and practised at the ,rust to provide a useful structure 'ithout setting rigid boundaries. ,he follo'ing strategies, maps, principles and techniques are not all unique to psychosynthesis, and undoubtedly some items 'hich others 'ould deem essential are not included here. ,hey are simply some aspects of psychosynthesis to

ta%e into the #$st century and 'hich are offered here to provide a clear and pragmatic ans'er to the question, +)hat is psychosynthesis counselling and psychotherapy(+ I also suggest 'e each find our o'n ans'er to this question so that, together, 'e may create a grounded, secure and enriching environment for psychosynthesis to flourish in the #$st century.

Basic Strategy

>no'ledge and understanding of the personality and its behaviour patterns ?ontrol and integration of its various elements, such as body, feelings, intellect 6elf:realisation, discovery and nurturing of a unifying centre deep 'ithin Psychosynthesis, forming of the personality around this centre ltimate synthesis of the personal ego and the transpersonal 6elf

Maps And Models

@uman organisation and development .Egg diagram2 Psychological functions .6tar diagram2 6ynthesis of opposites .,riangle diagram2 Identification, including subpersonalities Disidentification ,'o dimensions of gro'thA personal and transpersonal levels 6elf:realisation and psychological disturbances ,he )ill

Principles And Practices

?ounsellor as a guide, not an authority figure, cooperating consciously 'ith the clientBs inner 'isdom and inherent thrust to'ards 6elf:realisation 7ifocal vision, a'areness of both the 6elf and the personality of the client &cceptance of the client from the perspective of health and 'ell:being, rather than illness and pathology 'hich needs to be helped, +fi-ed+ or corrected Planning of the purpose, goal and direction of the therapy and of sessions 'ith the clientBs active participation rather than prescribing everything for the client 6cheduling of periodic revie's and "oint assessment of the counselling 'or% and the therapeutic relationship Evocation of conscious intentionA empo'ering the client and setting goals by shifting focus from presenting problems to their constructive resolution

Enabling of the client to learn ho' to deal 'ith issues as they arise rather than fostering dependence on the counsellor @olding of a transpersonal conte-t 'hich reframes, illuminates and gives meaning to the clientBs issues and 'hich offers values, creativity and inspiration 7alance bet'een bottom:up and top:do'n 'or%, and bet'een inner and outer 'or% &cceptance of life as an evolutionary "ourney of development 'ith everyone having a life purpose and challenges to meet in order to fulfil that purpose Emerging purposeA cooperating 'ith the progressive step in the clientBs issues *espect for the mysteries of life, for uncertainty, the une-pected and the un%no'n, for the creativity of confusion and for times of dar%ness and pain *eframing of pain, crisis and failure as opportunities for gro'th and essential parts of the clientBs life purpose, 'ith potential to serve the client ?ollaboration 'ith the inevitable, blessing obstacles and transforming them into stepping stones *espect for the clientBs defence mechanisms and systems of coping as deriving from legitimate needs to reduce an-iety and maintain psychological stability Identification of the immanent quality emerging from a clientBs issues, and nurturing its acceptance, development and e-pression in the clientBs daily life ?onscious modelling of the clientBs +I,+ evidencing compassion and acceptance, clear a'areness, validation of e-perience and recognition of potential 6ystematic evocation of potential, including superconscious qualities, states and functions Discovery and cultivation of the clientBs +I+ as an essential tool for psychological health ?entral focus on the development of the )ill as a psychospiritual function &ctivation of the clientBs )ill and the capacity to ma%e choices 'hich offer freedom, and enrich rather than limit life Incorporation of the dynamic interplay of 5ove and )ill in counselling style and in the clientBs needs from session to session &pplication of *oberto &ssagioliBs ten psychological la's &c%no'ledgement of the e-istential crisis of meaning and the crisis of duality ,rust in the healing potential of transformation and transcendence *eframing of transference as a healthy thrust to redeem childhood trauma and to complete +unfinished business+ Development of a deep sense of unity, goodness and rightnessA 'ith oneself, 'ith others and 'ith society &ffirmation of human interconnectedness and interdependence, of belonging to a larger 'hole and of social and global responsibility &ssistance of the client to gain and ground a'areness, to ta%e responsibility and to e-press greater psychological freedom in daily life Evocation of the clientBs inner authority, 'isdom and autonomy, thereby ultimately rendering the therapeutic relationship obsolete ?onscious completion, ending 'ith a clear vision and plan for the clientBs life, "oint assessment of the 'or% done together and separation from the counsellor

Methods and Techniques

&ctive dialogue and analysis Introspection and creative 'riting &utobiography and psychological "ournal Evening revie' of the dayBs events, identifications and patterns of behaviour &breaction, not as an end in itself, but as a preliminary step to'ards replacing the previous negative state 'ith a more positive and transformative one 4ental visualisation or guided imagery, both unstructured and structured, including such +classics+ as climbing a mountainC visiting a house in a meado' to meet a subpersonalityC finding a cup and s'ordC and embar%ing upon a heroBs "ourney Ideal model, in both issue:related usage and in cultivation of an opposite quality Inner dialogue, 'ith a 'ise being, the soul and other aspects of oneself Dree dra'ing, in both spontaneous and symbolic e-pressions 5ife purpose and motivation e-ercises, such as, +)here am I no'( )here am I going( )hat bloc%s me( )hat quality do I need to overcome the bloc%(+ Evocation and development techniques of desired transpersonal qualities in the client, such as beauty, creativity, "oy and po'er Identification, dialoguing 'ith and becoming symbols and qualities, including all subpersonality e-ercises 6elf:identification, including +I am I, a permanent centre of pure 6elf:a'areness and 'ill + Disidentification, including all +I+ 'or%, also stepping bac% consciously from limiting identities, beliefs and roles to gain perspective, +I have a body,+ and so on &ll e-ercises for developing the )ill and the capacity to ma%e healthy, deliberate choices 4editation, including &ssagioliBs reflective, receptive and creative forms Eestalt identification and dialogue, as adapted to psychosynthesis, including use of the ,hird ?hair technique to represent the +I+ of the client =ther basic methods and techniques presented inA o &ssagioli, 4.D., *oberto, The Act of Will: A Guide to Self-Actualization and Self-Realization and Psychosynthesis: A Manual of Principles and Techni ues o 7ro'n, 4olly 3oung, Gro!ing Whole: Self-Realization on an "ndangered Planet and The #nfolding Self: Psychosynthesis and Counselling o ?addy, Eileen, and David Earl Platts, Ph.D., $ringing More %o&e Into 'our %ife: The Choice Is 'ours and Choosing To %o&e o Derrucci, Piero, What We May $e: The (ision and Techni ues of Psychosynthesis o )hitmore, Diana, )oy of %earning: A Guide to Psychosynthesis in "ducation

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