Humanistic, Growth Movement and Process Therapies

Archetypal Astrology, Michael McLay's Homepage
Jungian/Process-Oriented astrology. 'I think of the chart initially as a representation of the dreambody of the parental relationship.' See also
Douglas Boyd - Archetypal Astrology
Astrology Alive!
The Centre for Psychological Astrology.
Causal Release System Training
'CRST is analogous to an uninstaller program. When the "emotional trigger" (the original emotional response to the precipitating fearful or traumatic event) is doscovered, the facilitator runs the uninstall progrem, removing ... all emotional files associated with that program.' Hands-on work with subtle energy, meditation, etc
Fran's Choice Theory/Reality Theory Home Page
Derived from the work of William Glasser.
Short Description of Client-Centered Therapy
Description of Rogerian therapy, plus articles, links, contacts, etc. See also 'Person-Centred' below.
Embodied-Relational Therapy
Incarnation centered and process centered approach developed by Nick Totton and Em Edmondson
EMDR
EMDR is a way of working to release traumatic material through repetitive eye movements combined with detailed reliving of the events.
Focused Action Therapy
'Uses many different action techniques in a group setting. The action of the session cuts through verbal denial and helps the client focus on underlying issues.' Western Institute, Phoenix Arizona.
The Gestalt Therapy Page
Extensive site about this major form of humanistic psychotherapy. See also Gestalt Therapy: An Introduction.
Idenics
'If the answers one seeks about self, or the solution to his/her unwanted condition, are within his/her self, then it is only a matter of accessing these answers or solutions.' And so on.
The Institute for Imago Relationship Therapy
'to transform unconscious marriages and other intimate partnerships, including parenting, into conscious relationships ... through the use of Intentional Dialogue'
Integrative Psychosynthesis
An updating and recasting of psychosynthesis by Re-Vision (London) which meets many of the shortcomingsof Assagioli's original work.
The Liberation Psych Home Page
'Psychological liberation begins when you have moment-by-moment personal knowledge of six primary feelings: Sadness, Anger, Scare, Happiness, Excitement and tenderness. (Acronmyn: SASHET). These six feelings provide the compass through the mind eventually bringing you to a quiet and powerful understanding of yourself and the ability to have a successful relationship.'
Malidoma Some - Remembering Our Purpose
West African initiation teacher. Also another interview
American Institute for Mental Imagery - Phoenix Group
'Post-graduate training center inspired by ... Colette Aboulker-Muscat ...has as its mission to train licensed mental-health professionals in ... waking dream, mental imagery, and visualization techniques'
Narrative Psychology: Internet and Resource Guide
'Narrative Therapy views the problem as the problem, rather than the person is the problem. ... Instead of trying to work out what caused the problem, the therapist's aim woul;d be to examine the restraints that stop something else happening.'
Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Massive resource including articles, listings and worldwide contacts.
Personal Construct Psychology
An extensive site on this form of positivist therapy developed by GeorgeKelly. A lot of material, including an elaborately diagrammed article on Geometry of Psychological Space. See also
Kelly's Corollaries
Bill O'Hanlon's PossibilityLand
'Possibility therapy: a method and philosophy of psychotherapy, usually brief, which stresses respect and collaboration as well as effectiveness and results. Combining the best of Carl Rogers use of acknowledgement and validation, as well as the directive approach of Milton Erickson and strategic therapies...'
Process Work Center
Information on Process Work events and organisations around the world. Process Work is a new form of therapy developed by Arnold Mindell. See also
Process Oriented Psychology in the UK
Arnold Mindell and POP Stuff Sites
and several articles and interviews listed under 'Models and Paradigms'.
Process Therapy Institute Home Page
'The Process Model as developed by Don Hadlock is an active, client-centered therapy that encourages a connection with oneself in the moment.... Many forms of therapeutic invitation are used... Among them are talking, remembering, role-play, imagery, dialogue, breathwork, sand tray, art, movement, behaviour modification, cognitive challenge, and more.' (Los Gatos, California) NB Not the same as Process Oriented Psychology.
The Primal Psychotherapy Page
A lot more than a page! - an enormous set of resources on all forms and aspects of primal work, the history of primal therapy; organisations; centres; journals; newsletters; articles and papers; etc etc
Re-evaluation Counseling
Extensive material about this original form of co-counseling - including an internet course in how to do it, and details of local contacts, events etc. But see also
Group influence and the psychology of cultism within Re-evaluation Counselling: a critique
Carlos Castaneda's Tensegrity
'A series of movements that involve "tension" and "integrity" in the muscles, tendons and bones of the human body. It is based totally on movements called magical passes discovered by Indian shamans of Mexico in pre-Columbian times.'
Therapeutic Recreation Resources
What's the difference between Therapeutic Recreation and Recreational Therapy? The answers are here...
Transformational Processing
Interesting therapeutic approach based on explicit presuppositions including 'truth is relative', ' a belief will prove what it assumes', 'the natural state is wholeness', 'the natural state of life is to have fun and learn'. Well said.
Voice Dialogue Studio
'Voice Dialogue works as an extremely flexible, simple and effective method, facilitating deep self-understanding, based on a real experience - here and now - of the psychological process as it manifests in mind, body and emotions' Adelheid Oesch is a practitioner in Lausanne.

Cross references

Alchemy Institute of Healing Arts
The Institute of Biodynamic Psychology and Psychotherapy
International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis Home Page
International Centre for Cooperative Inquiry
Biosynthesis
John Bradshaw Center
Co-counselling Circle
Co-Counselling International (UK)
Ecopsychology - Theory and Practice
Ecopsychology On-Line
Gentle Bioenergetics
Gift From Within - Posttraumatic Therapy
Hakomi Therapy
Project NatureConnect
More Precious Than Pearls
The NLP Information Center (NIC)
Psychotherapy Integration
'Reinventing the Growth Psychology Agenda: Towards a Therapeutic Counter-culture'
West Coast Center for Social Therapy
Spiritual Emergence Network
Windhorse
United States of America Transactional Analysis Association
Trauma Treatment Manual
'Wake Up Call for Humanistic Warriors'

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