Natural therapy
Natural therapy is based on the search for balance between what is natural to us and what is the result of our adaptation to the societal norms and rules or the expectations of the people close to us (family, school, work). Gabor Maté talks about the choice we have to make in childhood between authenticity and attachment. It means that in order to form relationships with other people, we have to sacrifice some of our authenticity. We all adapt to a different extent and in different aspects of our personality. Some of us sacrifice a large part of our selves, while others sacrifice relationships.
Therefore, the greatest challenge for us is to become a functioning member of society and at the same time remain ourselves and fulfil our mission in life. Children and young people search for their identity and their place among their peers, while adults in the second half of their life begin to long for a deeper fulfilment. It might be important then to take a moment in therapy and look back at the beginning of our journey, who we have become along the way, where we are right now and where we wish to go.
An important step in this process is connecting with the parts of ourselves that are natural to us. We can then distinguish them from the parts that are not ours and only create uncertainty, anxiety and obstacles in life. That is why the form and content of natural therapy is such that the client has an opportunity to see themselves as clearly as possible.
With this intention in mind, I bring into therapy concepts such as:
- mind patterns (Dawna Markova)
- attachment vs. authenticity (Gabor Maté)
- the philosophy of stoicism (Epictetus)
- the four feminine archetypes (Toni Wolff)
- the four masculine archetypes (Robert Moore)
- the psychoanalytic concepts of the ego, personality types and defense mechanisms (Nancy McWilliams)
- trauma form the perspective of neuroscience and trauma therapy (Peter Levine)
- the impact of prenatal and birth experiences on the nervous system (Matthew Appleton)
- inner wounds (Lise Bourbeau)
- psychosomatic connection between the body and the mind/soul (Lise Bourbeau)
- generative drive (Paul Conti)
- neuroscientific findings about the functions of the nervous system
- the brain, left and right hemispheres and their functions (Allan Schore)
and others. Any type of work with the unconscious that I have learned in my training or elsewhere on my life journey I only use with the knowledge and consent of the client. Anything I bring into therapy is in the form of an offer and it can be accepted or refused by the client. I believe that it is the only way the client can get in touch with their true selves and thus embark on their mission in life.