Core Process Psychotherapy
Core Process Psychotherapy is an integrative and body oriented form of psychotherapy, taught at the Karuna Institute (now in Bristol).
This approach integrates current psychotherapeutic approaches with awareness of the body (mindfulness). It can provide a deep holding of safety and attunement in the therapeutic relationship.
CPP draws on psychodynamic theory, psychoanalytic perspectives and Buddhist perspectives in understanding our conditioning, in terms of how we have been shaped by our early experiences. Suffering often stems from learnt behaviours in childhood that are defensive in nature, in order to protect against hurt.
Wholeness
In therapy we begin to understand the ways we have denied our feelings expression within us. A common idea in therapy is that of wholeness, as we learn to give permission for all that we feel in our inner experience. By honouring our vulnerability, grief and anger, we can learn from the wisdom in these powerful energies in different ways.
An embodied therapist will help to mirror where we do not allow ourselves to feel due to our defences, and are split off from fully experiencing our feelings. This supports us in developing trust and spaciousness in relation to our experience and to gradually explore and inquire more fully into what is true and real within us. In so doing we can also become clearer about our needs, purpose and vision in life.
