'When you recognise … that you only exist relationally with other beings without any absolute difference between you and them, or you and the universe, then suddenly you are free to become in harmony with the universe and live in a more aesthetic way with the universe ... free of self absolutisation’
- Prof. Robert Thurman
Mindfulness based Core Process Psychotherapy
The cornerstone of this heart-centered contemplative approach to therapy is the assumption that at the core of every human being is an ever-present state of inherent health that is our true nature. It is unsullied by life’s experiences, always there, regardless of events that have shaped our personalities and influenced how we live our lives.
As human beings we all suffer, feel pain and periodically struggle in life. It is natural. We explore those places together with awareness, and with compassion for what has affected us. It is a journey towards greater happiness and health.
Our meetings include contemplation and remembering, as we pause together and listen deeply to what is arising and look with kind eyes at what solutions our personalities created to protect our innocent nature and maintain our key relationships.
Focusing together, without judgment and with kind eyes, I support you in bringing awareness to the present and the often-complex nature of life's challenges. You come into relationship with yourself, as you step out of painful, stuck relational patterns and open to new possibilities for an empowered, happy and creative life.
I am there to support you as you touch these old places gently, understanding their purpose, releasing the emotional wounds they hold, and connecting once again with your true nature and what makes life satisfying to you and gives you joy and meaning. It gives you the opportunity to see how you can bring more of this into each day.
What can Core Process Psychotherapy offer?
In our sessions I help you meet issues and explore habitual ways of relating that are presently playing out in your life. With a mindfulness based approach, you will notice your habitual responses, and consider the full extent of your options. You give yourself space to change.
Being deeply listened to in the telling of your story, can dissolve a lot of tension and distress. Meeting issues together in a safe place can offer invaluable support, clarity and insight.
We look at how once successful patterns and attitudes, created as responses to old challenges and traumas, shaped your life. You will notice how they unconsciously influence your choices, becoming so ingrained that they slip out of your awareness while holding you hostage in unhealthy ways. We will meet them with curiosity and compassion.
Some of the Benefits of Core Process Psychotherapy
I believe that our core emanates who we are, even in the face of life’s inevitable challenges, and the strategies we employ in order to survive and thrive.
Our issues, like our lives, are complex and expressed in uniquely individual ways. You are welcome to bring them all. They will include those that reflect your history and those that speak to your current life experience.
You may be going through processes that reflect your emerging spiritual nature, and challenges that can relate to that. Or you may want support at a time when you are feeling fearful, troubled or angry, stressed or anxious; dealing with illness or depression, grief or separation; and issues from the past that affect how you view yourself in the present.
Whatever is holding you back may dissolve, allowing a reconnection with the deeper, more satisfying elements of life, elements that reflect more truly who you are and with those things that bring you pleasure in life.
Contact Sarah and Schedule a Session
I offer an initial phone meeting free of charge. We would then typically start with six sessions, either in person, or on Zoom. Each session is an hour long. I work on an open-ended, or short-term basis, in private practice near Shaftesbury, Dorset or on-line via zoom.
Feel free to email or phone me with any questions you might have.
Email: slidsey@aol.com
Phone: 07506 381191
About Sarah Lidsey
I am a Masters Graduate of Core Process Psychotherapy, fully accredited by the UK Council of Psychotherapists, UKCP. I am also certified as a Brennan Integrative Practitioner (BIP) by the Barbara Brennan School of Healing.
I bring to my psycho-spiritual therapeutic practice over 25yrs experience as a qualified practitioner in complementary energy therapies. I have a background in Fine Arts which is underpinned by a personal healing journey that has been focused on a path of transformation. My continuing path has its foundation in an appreciation for ancient philosophies, indigenous wisdom, universal dynamics and the growing field of neuroscience.
