WIDE RIVER PSYCHOTHERAPY, INT'L

Within each of us there exists a core which is already healthy, whole and free, regardless of how much pain or distress we may be experiencing in our lives.

Psychodynamic therapy understands that the mind and body are not separate from each other. When we come to explore the various levels of our consciousness, we believe that these levels exist not just in the mind, but in the body as well.

Taking from Zen Buddhist mindfulness practice and the yoga sciences, we attend closely to habitual patterns and behaviours as revealed by the body in conjunction wiht the mind. Our aim is to live in the world out of the fullness of body-mind realization. The physical self is not seen as a burden to be transcended. Rather, it is a personal, energetic blueprint; a laborary within which all physical, emotional and spiritual arisings may be discovered, brought to light, and made whole.

Within a session, we work together to uncover awareness of our many dimensions, and of the influence of these dimensions on our inter-personal relationships. Rather than simply making alterations in surface, behavioural patterns, we aim for deep-seated change of complex emotional and physical conditionings.

Psychotherapy is not only appropriate for those facing substantial inner turbulence in the form of clinical depression, anxieties or grief, but it is equally effective for people facing such every day challenges as career change, or those simply wanting to experience a deeper sense of presence and purpose.

My private practice also comprises a segment of distance counseling, via telephone and email.

hazel@hazeldabreo.com

416-628-2969

"Pain is inevitable - the pain of birth, of loss, of death, of accident and disease. On the other hand, everywhere in human life there is anguish that is self-caused - from the subtle tensions or gross violations that can occur in our homes, schools or workplaces to the world-wide suffering of racism, economic exploitation, ecological degradation, and war. And yet, we are born capable of sustained peaceful and loving lives".

"The common territory of psychotherapy and Buddhism lies in their interest in human liberation; their support for the awakening of love, compassion, and joy; and their unflinching investigation of what blocks these".

Christopher McLean, Psychotherapist.

"A healthy, vitally alive body and balanced mind provide fertile soil for Spiritual Growth".