RITUALS IN THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY:

Rituals can fit naturally into the contemporary practice of integrative psychotherapy that I offer. My practice includes various analytical and humanistic theories but also recognises, with integrity, an older history of this profession that emerged from ancestral practices and knowledge.

I propose a ritual which would frame our sessions; a gentle and meditative practice to open and close our therapeutic space. Such ritual may facilitate grounding, hence inviting us to focus on our intention and to access what is now commonly referred to as an altered state of consciousness.
An altered state of consciousness is a state that is relatively familiar to us in everyday life. It is a natural state experienced, for instance, during dreams or ordinary daydreaming. It can also be induced voluntarily by practices such as rituals, meditations, relaxations or trances.

Rituals can be key in order to reach within our being more subtle and evocative dimensions that facilitate the connection to our unconscious, our creativity and our intuition.

During rituals as I conceive them, we remain grounded, present to ourselves; our mind remains active while freeing space for our curiosity and our need or desire to wander and seek to connect to our interiority, our emotions, our intuition and our imagination.

This practice is essentially about inviting an alliance to be formed between our rational mind and our emotional and intuitive selves; it is about reviving the natural harmony between our analytical and observing mind and our intuitive and creative wisdom - The meeting and communication between our mental, emotional and spiritual beings could help us overcome enduring limitations arising from convictions, limiting thought patterns or conditioning.

The work in psychotherapy is a process of integration of our history, our past and present experiences, our self-states and our emotions. Rituals in psychotherapy may allow us to activate our inner resources, access our inner guide, improve our ability to connect to more subtle dimensions of our Being. This is how the ritual participates in the process of integration. It is not an experience without reflection, without words or without contemplation but, indeed, a therapeutic exploration bringing about a process of integration.

For those who wish to combine rituals with their psychotherapy sessions, the therapeutic practice that I propose requires one or more initial sessions during which we will have the opportunity to meet and discuss your
expectations and your needs. We will then decide if these sessions are suitable.

Training: Continuous professional training is an essential part of my work commitments. In recent years, my interests directed me towards the exploration of subtle dimensions of our being, energetic healing and approaches recognising some invisible aspects of our reality. I therefore trained in the practice of rituals, chakra meditation, energy healing, sound yoga and trance.

Note: I am not offering a prohibited practice which would include mind-altering substances or any other substance ingested or inhaled. I do not propose shamanic trances nor deep cognitive trances.