Jean Hardy and Diana Whitmore

Psychosynthesis is a psychology that addresses not only human problems but also our potential.  While few ever reach their potential, in the searching we can learn to live our lives more fully.  Psychosynthesis therefore has an optimistic view of the human race, but it is not a new way.  It is based on thousands of years of consideration of what people are truly like, both in the West and in the East.

Psychosynthesis is a spiritual, or transpersonal psychotherapy.  It has been called 'a psychology with a soul'.  A core principle is that we share an inner wisdom, and a transcendent nature which is common to all peoples, but which is often unrecognized in the modern world, particularly in our rushed and materialistic societies.  It is the function of the psychosynthesis therapist to respect the spirit within and to know that any person can find the answers to his or her own problems from within, with non-invasive guidance.  Therapy is therefore gentle and creative, using art, guided imagery and visualization, autobiography and reflection.

Further information about this therapeutic approach written by the authors, can be found in "Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy: The Essential Guide", edited by Professor Stephen Palmer and published by Sage, London.  Price £18.99.

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