Psychotherapy and energy healing in Bedford

Psychotherapy

As a psychotherapist my work is based on the analytical psychology of Jung. I include a clip here of him talking about archetypes and alchemy placing his ideas, energy and voice at the centre of my work

My work also refers where necessary to the work of Freud, Winnicott and Melanie Klein. I am not therefore, in the therapy I offer, the sole agent of treatment with a magic cure, but a fellow participant in the process. The therapeutic relationship in any psychotherapy associated with Jung is commonly associated with dreams, but this is not a necessary requirement. It is in fact much more than this as it is centred around a personal and emotional interchange between the therapist and the client. A major Jungian characteristic which is a significant and central feature of my practice, is the recognition of the mutual influence of both the therapist on the client and the client on the therapist.

Jung himself stated in 1945:
"Every psychotherapist not only has his own method - he is himself that method...The great healing factor in psychotherapy is the therapist's personality."

Psychotherapy is very much a shared journey and a shared responsibility between both participants. It is both a journey of self discovery and a therapeutic kind of emotional experience at both conscious and unconscious levels for you the client and myself as the therapist. This happens for both on a conscious and unconscious level.

A psychotherapy session is usually what is called the '50 minute hour'. After the initial diagnostic session, if further work is agreed, a series of further meetings are planned, usually at the same time and same place every week. The suggested idea of partnership is very much in evidence but, different to other conversations and relationships, the content of the dialogue is derived from the clients conscious and unconscious material.

These sessions can last for weeks, months or years depending on needs and circumstances.