Psyche-Therapy is a particular orientation some practitioners of mental health have when they work with their clients, where attention is given to the whole person instead of being isolated or reduced to a DSM-V diagnosis.
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What is Psyche-Therapy
1. What is Psyche-Therapy
I am often asked why do I call my practice “Psyche-Therapy” as opposed to “Psychotherapy?”
Psyche-Therapy is a particular orientation some practitioners of mental health have when they
work with their clients, where attention is given to the whole person instead of being isolated
or reduced to a DSM-V diagnosis.
The word Psyche-Therapy comes from two ancient Greek terms “Psyche” and “Therapeia”
Psyche: is an ancient Greek term which can be appreciated as soul, spirit, life force . . . or more
expansively the animating principle of the kosmos. Psyche in modern psychology encompasses
both the mind and the brain and the conscious and unconscious aspects of the Self.
The term Psyche has specific meaning in the Greek mythological and symbolic context where
it is often synonym for the human soul. In the myth (see links below) Psyche is a human
princess who falls in love with a divine God, Eros. The legend is about love, enchantment,
betrayal, heartbreak, pain, reunion and everlasting happiness, pretty much the existential
journey of life. Metaphorical it is about the soul’s love affair with the Divine and the hardship
the soul goes through to realize that union.
http://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/psyche-and-eros-myth/
or
http://www.greeka.com/greece-myths/eros-psyche.htm
Therapeia: is another ancient Greek term that connotes healing, treatment, curing . . . Therapy,
the modern English term is etymologically derived from Therapeia and encompasses vast fields
such as pharmacological therapy to physiotherapy. Therapy then is a generic word that simply
underscores a mode or method of working with a field to help catalyze results within the
individual that are rejuvenating.
So Psyche + Therapy = Psyche-Therapy= a holistic therapeutic facilitation engaging the myriad
conscious and unconscious layers of the Self.
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