Lofty Therapy
I wondered if maybe I had entered this field with some unrealistic expectation and was starting to feel as though I was being blind-sided when I realized how many people were gung-ho for CBT (my views on CBT aren't all negative but my opinions on that theory would require a completely different entry). I often hear a lot of people saying they aren't interested in the past or hearing about people's dreams and wishes but are rather more concerned with getting to the issue and getting people out. While I understand that financial constraints are often a concern, if someone has the time and means to do more deep exploration then is there really any harm in letting them do it? I feel that as interconnected as the world has become with the internet, we've become that much more isolated. People aren't able to go across various groups of people and accept them in their varying diverse identities (even this journal will only be read by a handful of people that are likely my friends whom I selected because of their similarities to, not differences from me.
I was relieved to read in a book about the potential for a more spiritual side of therapy. The side that isn't concerned with how much money is being made each year, but how much meaningful impact is made on people's lives. I'm not claiming that I'm going to be a religious or spiritual leader but I think it's impossible to really get to know someone fully without going into a realm of spirituality (in the sense of mankind being connected by a higher power or what I identify as God). I almost aspired to be the one that was okay with making a living without having to have excessive luxuries so long as I knew that my existence has a sense of meaning. Maybe I'm one of few but I'd hope I'm not the only one in this field that feels this way.
I was relieved to read in a book about the potential for a more spiritual side of therapy. The side that isn't concerned with how much money is being made each year, but how much meaningful impact is made on people's lives. I'm not claiming that I'm going to be a religious or spiritual leader but I think it's impossible to really get to know someone fully without going into a realm of spirituality (in the sense of mankind being connected by a higher power or what I identify as God). I almost aspired to be the one that was okay with making a living without having to have excessive luxuries so long as I knew that my existence has a sense of meaning. Maybe I'm one of few but I'd hope I'm not the only one in this field that feels this way.