Every therapist trains in one or more psychological disciplines. I was drawn to psychosynthesis because at its heart it is a psychology of hope, and that seems to me important in these difficult times.

Psychosynthesis was developed by the Italian psychiatrist Roberto Assagioli.

Assagioli considered that Freud was only interested in the ‘basement’ of human experience, whereas Assagioli was interested in the whole building. In an interview with Psychology Today, he said:

“We try to build an elevator which will allow a person access to every level of his personality. After all, a building with only a basement is very limited. We want to open up the terrace where you can sun-bathe or look at the stars. Our concern is the synthesis of all areas of the personality.”

The journey that we will take together is not about fixing or changing who you are, but seeing difficulties as signals or “signposts”, that if followed, explored and worked through, will help you reconnect with your most authentic self.

You can read a more detailed account of psychosynthesis here.

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