The
Difference Between Psychotherapy and the New, Holistic Psychology
| The
Old Psychology |
The New Psychology is a Holistic Psychology |
PURPOSE:
To adjust individuals to fit them into a culture, system or technique. | PURPOSE:
To actualize the real self. To encourage and empower individuals to create as a way of life. |
| Psychotherapy |
Transformation |
| Unhealthiness
defined by ideas professionals hold in their mind (based on a mental judgmental
belief) | Unhealthiness defined by lack of vital energy flowing
through the cells, body, emotions and mind |
| Focuses
on controlling behavior | Focuses on helping a person find her
own strengths and use them |
Technique based | Process
based |
| Verbal approach | Energy
Approach |
| Talks about problem, blocks, chemistry |
Directly
affects the frozen energy in the mind body and emotions |
| Not
aware of energy | Aware of energy inside and outside of self |
| Mind |
Body
and spirit equal to mind |
| Thinking | Feeling
equal to thinking |
| Outside Authorities have your answers |
Inner
Knowing's offer solutions |
| Unequal Relationships | Equal
Relationships |
| Values certain groups and professions
over others |
Values all equally |
| Committed
to specific invested interests | Committed to global well being |
Copyright, 1999, Doris Jeanette,
Psy.D., Center for New Psychology
This holistic psychology definition of the
new psychology can be applied to any holistic health profession. Many holistic health professionals
say they practice a holistic approach but they are frequently
doing the same old things in the same old way.
Use this holistic
definition to measure all holistic psychologists, holistic psychology
schools, holistic health education, and holistic health schools to see if they are new, different
and serving your mind body spirit.
To qualify as a wholistic approach, the practitioner must respect, honor and deal with the whole system. Not just one part of the system.
In addition, to qualify as a genuine, holistic health treatment the approach must solve problems at their source instead of treating the person's symptoms. Any approach that works only with symptoms cannot be considered to be wholistic!
A holistic psychology school program that teaches the typical labels, abnormal psychology and traditional theories are not part of the future, new psychology.
If you want to learn more about holistic psychology join Dr. Jeanette's Holistic Psychology mentoring program.
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