The word ‘transpersonal’ breaks down into two roots: ‘trans’ meaning ‘beyond or through’ and ‘personal’ which is derived from the word ‘persona’ i.e. our identity, mask or personality. The word transpersonal, thus, represents those elements of ourselves which are ‘beyond’ the identity to which we ordinarily associate ourselves.
Within the context of how this specific field of psychology defines itself, and in the words of Dr. Beth Hedva: “The term ‘transpersonal’ implies that these special elements which are ‘beyond’ our personality, beyond the standard identity of who and what we are, are available for us to use, to help us ‘through’ life. Waiting to be discovered in the core of who and what we are as human beings, is an expanded consciousness — not outside of us — but rather running ‘through’ each person. In fact, it is frequently the process of going through very human experiences, including a crisis or challenge, that we awaken to unknown strengths, and come to experience greater resources within our being.
Transpersonal therapies draw on a wide range of contemporary and ancient traditions to enable an individual to contact an expanded perspective on their personal life issues. Spiritual practices from ancient and indigenous cultures, along with contemporary research in clinical psychology, parapsychology, anthropology and religious studies blend to offer clients a personalized approach to self-healing, growth, and integration of expanded states of awareness.
Sessions are customized to meet needs and goals of the individual, couple, family, community, committee or work group. The unique needs of the client determine the path the individual takes to grow or evolve, as well as the direction for therapy.
A wide range of therapeutic clinical and counselling techniques may be employed to assist in this process ranging from: spiritually directed therapy and embodied awareness to cognitive and behavioural approaches, strategic brief therapy; using interpersonal therapies such as family therapy, gestalt or existential therapies; or using symbolic process, including expressive arts therapies, as well as possibly using more intuitive tools such as astrology, tarot, dream work and other ancient and vibrational healing methods (stones, crystals, colours, aromas, guided imagery, energy work, breath work and meditation training).
Dr. Hedva employs a variety of intuitive tools: astrology, tarot and numerology, along with ‘straight psychic work’ or past-life regression work, Spiritually Directed Therapy, EMDR, hypnosis – each offering specific reflections on the client’s innate gifts, talents and resources, or tools an individual may already have to aid them in successfully meeting life’s challenges.
Dr Hedva may also suggest using astrology and SPIRITUAL MENTORSHIP or SOLASTRIA™ COACHING using the SOLASTRIA Annual Planning System for on-going mentorship and support to nurture spiritual growth and personal life-goals.
Monthly coaching sessions using the SOLASTRIA Annual Planning System are based on the journey the sun makes on an annual basis as it travels through the twelve houses of your astrological chart. Just like plants have an annual growth cycle, you too have an annual human growth-cycle – your Soul Cycle – that is based on this journey.
1. CONNECT with inner and outer healing resources: Use breath work, energy work, embodied awareness and inner spiritual resources to heal body, heart, mind and spirit.
2. OBSERVE and become mindful of stress reactions–shock, crisis, grief and mourning or mental health concerns- to activate resilience.
3. DEEP LISTENING: Listen to yourself and others with your whole body, heart and soul. Name and Share feelings and experiences. Practice having compassion for yourself and others.
4. ENGAGE and explore the wisdom in your body’s sensations, thoughts, emotional feelings, and intuitive perceptions. We may use a variety of intuitive and transpersonal tools to awaken insight, value, personal meaning to activate Self-directed inner guidance to nurture personal healing and self-care
5. EMPOWER and extend care to yourself, and others by sharing what helps over what hurts as you become a model of self-care for your own sake and for the sake, and as an example for others in your community and environment.
*Counseling is spelled with one ‘L’ in the USA and two in Canada. We use both.
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