Focusing
Guided Focusing sessions £60-£75 for 50 minutes
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A guided session, using the Focusing technique to help you clarify your sense of a situation, be kind to yourself, and define some ways forward
What is Focusing?
Focusing was developed by psychotherapist Eugene Gendlin, who noticed something surprising when he researched what makes therapy successful. It wasn't the type of therapy, or what the therapist was doing; it was how the client was relating to their own inner experience
People who were checking inside, noticing how they were responding to what was being said, got what they wanted from therapy. Gendlin realised this kind of inner attention could be learned. He called it Focusing
At its heart, Focusing is paying attention to the felt sense; the bodily sense of something inside you that's not yet been put into words. Its not unconscious, but just at the edge of your awareness. When you can stay with it, and find words that fit it exactly, something shifts. Relief. A sense of something in you coming alive
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Guided Focusing Sessions
In a guided session I'll introduce the practice and take you through it step by step. You don't need any prior experience, just a willingness to turn gently inward
A session might help you: gain clarity about a situation, relationship or decision you've been turning over, meet yourself with more kindness around something difficult or discover a sense of what needs to happen next
There'll be time at the end to talk about what you experienced before we close. I recommend three sessions to properly learn the skill if it's new to you - though a single session can also be valuable
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