The Process
The process is a search for fears and needs that have been suppressed. In the
past, the defence mechanisms around these fears and needs may have been
effective, and one could get by. However, by continuously suppressing the fears
and needs, one ends up in a circle of having to face the same problem or
unpleasant situation over and over again.
During the sessions these repressed processes are made conscious, and
subsequently can be recognized and interpreted. It then becomes possible to
clarify and point out the old patterns of expectancies that distort and bend
present relationships. As a result, the boundaries become widened, making it
possible to live life and deal with the invariable problems in a different way
than the up to now. One can explore and implement new ways of interacting in the
world.
The central idea is to be flexible. Facing the crises, changes, the business of
life and at the same time maintaining a balance between the two worlds of
conscious and unconscious, without having to repress certain issues.
It is not about learning tricks or ways of dealing with certain situations, but
finding the deeper cause of the stress or problem.
What causes the fear and stress one experiences, beyond the most evident reason?
It is about finding the deeper buried cause, so that a change can take place and
something new can develop out of the process. Effectuating a structural inner
change so that the problem will not later on, sometimes in a different form,
reappear.