How is P.S.H. therapy different to other therapies?

The differences between P.S.H. and other approaches are:

• The P.S.H. model of therapy respects the natural dynamics of the human mind by recognising that the subconscious-mind is the private part of our mind. P.S.H. does not require clients to consciously recall or analyse memories but rather, allows the changes to happen entirely within the deep sub-conscious part of us.
• P.S.H. relies on the inherent emotional healing abilities which are a natural part of every person's subconscious mind, and the ability to resolve the 'feeling cause/s' of presenting problems.
• P.S.H. observes a protocol of privacy between therapist and client and does not involve cognitive behavioural intervention, counselling, diagnosis or speculation about the problem and its origins.
• P.S.H. focuses on the goal of permanently resolving presenting problems... at the cause.
• P.S.H. helps clients initiate an emotional healing process that works 'from the inside, out'. Apart from resolving the presenting problem, many find a great peace within themselves.

What is the subconscious-mind?

The subconscious mind is the inner part of ourselves that holds the record of our life experiences. It is the part that is in control of all our feelings, our creative imagination, and our ability to meditate and dream. It is the part that allows us to walk down the street, dance, or drive a car safely, while our conscious mind is 'miles away' and perhaps thinking about something else entirely. It is a part of our 'inner self' that is in charge of our automatic responses, our ability to heal, and our ability to experience love, happiness, fear and depression etc. The subconscious-mind is also sometimes known as the 'unconscious mind' or the 'feeling mind'. It is responsible for our habitual actions, reactions, feelings and responses (both positive and negative) which are not subject to our voluntary control.

When is P.S.H. therapy appropriate?

P.S.H. is indicated where a person wants to change ongoing behaviour, habit, or pattern of thinking or feeling that s/he has tried to change through conscious effort and willpower, but without success, and where there are no underlying demonstrable precipitating organic factors.

The P.S.H. Process:

P.S.H. helps the client initiate a process of subconscious communication and change whereby the original 'feeling' cause/s are identified and resolved without the need for conscious-level recall, understanding or re-experiencing of the feelings involved. It is a gentle process of 'emotional healing' made possible by the person's natural subconscious ability to release or 'let go' of (quite often long-standing) uncomfortable emotional responses, no longer appropriate.

What conditions can be assisted with P.S.H. therapy?

Past clients have reported significant positive changes in the following behavioural, mental, emotional and physical areas (where there are no demonstrable underlying organic factors):

Addictions (smoking, alcohol, drugs, etc)
Anger (uncontrolled outbursts, etc)
Anxiety (and related problems)
Bowel problems (irritable bowel, etc)
Chronic pain
Compulsive behaviours
Concentration problems
Grief (unresolved)
Depression
Eating disorders (various types)
Fatigue
Insomnia (and other sleeping problems)
Irrational behaviours
Low self esteem (and related problems)
Migraine headaches
Nightmares & uncomfortable dreams
Panic attacks
Performance Blocks (creative, sexual, etc)
Phobias (irrational fears)
Procrastination
Racing mind
Sexual difficulties
Skin problems (psoriasis, eczema, etc)
Stress & tension (tension headaches, etc)
Weight issues
- and many more.

Each client's experience is an individual and subjective one, but there is common ground. The client is always in control, s/he will usually experience some pleasant degree of mental and physical relaxation similar to daydreaming or meditation which may drift in and out.  P.S.H. involves a process of inner communication, and it is therefore not necessary for the client to talk or disclose information during that part of the session.

Everyone is different and responds in his/her own particular way. Some clients effect change and heal more quickly than others. For almost everyone, the process of subconscious, emotional healing is an ongoing one and continues long after the sessions are complete.  For most people, the formal part of therapy only requires a few sessions with the therapist.

The integration process will vary from client to client. For some it can be rapid and for others it can be more subtle and gradual over a longer period of time (sometimes several weeks or months). It is therefore important after the face-to-face sessions that the client gives his/her subconscious-mind the opportunity to carry out all the necessary deep changes, and this is best done with an attitude of patience and trust in their healing ability. If the client follows the principles of sub-conscious work, the therapy may well be only the start to continuing and life changing experiences.

The therapist and client work together as a 'team'. A spirit of co-operation and mutual respect offers the comfort and security required to make the necessary changes. The therapist has no need to know the details of a client's history or 'inner mind', and when this need for privacy is respected, true healing takes place within the subconscious, resulting in gentle and permanent change.