Jay Ramsay

Something isn't working in your life.

You may or may not know why.

But you've been thinking about it, and you're aware of some of the pieces.

Your body might also be expressing this problem in the form of emotional and physical symptoms.

And you may feel something central is missing that tells you what it means to be alive.

Therapy can be an adventure, a journey of deep and enriching discovery. Its essence is healing.

What makes a difference is to have a companion and guide whoÑas a mirrorÑcan help us to see what we are revealing more clearly and fully than we can see it alone.

Therapy is like entering a chrysalis so that our shape can start to change.

In it, we experience our feelings as well as our thoughtsÑboth here and now, and from our history. And through expressing what we find, something else starts to build that lives its own life. This is like the pupa that becomes a butterfly. It is our new sense of life.

My work is to hold, contain and facilitate this space.

Sometimes you will be remembering or imagining. Sometimes we will be discussing and clarifying. Sometimes we'll be listening to the unique and precise language of your dream.

And always we'll be listening for what is being suggested, and making connections between parts of you as they show themselvesÑseeing what their gift is to you and what they need from you.

What has to be achieved is to expand the personal consciousness into that of the Self - Roberto Assagioli

My work is rooted in the creative process: what it can motivate in us and what it can reveal. I work very much with feelings and energy as well as the mind.

I use creative techniques. I suggest creative and self-healing assignments. And I regard everything that happens in the space between us as part of an unfolding and emerging process that has an intrinsic sense of purpose that is as basic as our will to live.

I can also advise on practical aspects of your situation, with reference to other therapies.

My background is in writing, mainly poetry - and I co-direct Chrysalis - the poet in you with its courses by post. I also write prose: my most recent books are Alchemy - the art of transformation (Thorsons, 1997) and Crucible of Love - the alchemy of relationships, as well as Kingdom of the Edge - Selected Poems (Element, 1999), The Long Way Home, After Rumi (The Lotus Foundation) and The Message (David Paul).

I have been associated with the Institute of Psychosynthesis since 1986, where I am currently in supervision, involved in research for its library, and accredited as a therapeutic counsellor with UKATC.

I've also had a long term interest in mystical experience and psychic studies , running workshops in poetry, alchemy and creativity. I have studied meditation with Bob Moore in Denmark, and I have also trained as a healer with the NFSH. My core belief is that as we connect to more of who we truly are, we release healing energy in ourselves.

Psychosynthesis (pioneered by Roberto Assagioli, as a youthful member of the circle around C.G. Jung) sees us as spiritual human beings in a lifelong process of development. The goal is wholeness or synthesis, and Self-realization - 'to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time'. That place is also our divine nature, as simple as breathing. And it is the healing.

Sessions take place weekly, fortnighly or monthly by arrangement in Stroud, Gloucestershire; and in London NW3. They can include work on creative projects, as well as psychotherapy and healing.

An initial interview decides the nature of the work, and its fee structure.

Work can be short or long term. We can also review it at any time.

Strict confidentiality is adhered to and I operate according to the Insititute's /UKCP's Code of Ethics.

Contact me for a Chrysalis brochure and my current workshop programme with creative writing as well as personal development.

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	Something isn't working in your life. You may or may not know why. But you've been thinking about it, and you're aware of some of the pieces. Your body might also be expressing this problem in the form of emotional and physical symptoms. And you may feel something central is missing that tells you what it means to be alive. Therapy can be an adventure, a journey of deep and enriching discovery. Its essence is healing. What makes a difference is to have a companion and guide whoÑas a mirrorÑcan help us to see what we are revealing more clearly and fully than we can see it alone. Therapy is like entering a chrysalis so that our shape can start to change. In it, we experience our feelings as well as our thoughtsÑboth here and now, and from our history. And through expressing what we find, something else starts to build that lives its own life. This is like the pupa that becomes a butterfly. It is our new sense of life. My work is to hold, contain and facilitate this space. Sometimes you will be remembering or imagining. Sometimes we will be discussing and clarifying. Sometimes we'll be listening to the unique and precise language of your dream. And always we'll be listening for what is being suggested, and making connections between parts of you as they show themselvesÑseeing what their gift is to you and what they need from you. What has to be achieved is to expand the personal consciousness into that of the Self - Roberto Assagioli My work is rooted in the creative process: what it can motivate in us and what it can reveal. I work very much with feelings and energy as well as the mind. I use creative techniques. I suggest creative and self-healing assignments. And I regard everything that happens in the space between us as part of an unfolding and emerging process that has an intrinsic sense of purpose that is as basic as our will to live. I can also advise on practical aspects of your situation, with reference to other therapies. My background is in writing, mainly poetry - and I co-direct Chrysalis - the poet in you with its courses by post. I also write prose: my most recent books are Alchemy - the art of transformation (Thorsons, 1997) and Crucible of Love - the alchemy of relationships, as well as Kingdom of the Edge - Selected Poems (Element, 1999), The Long Way Home, After Rumi (The Lotus Foundation) and The Message (David Paul). I have been associated with the Institute of Psychosynthesis since 1986, where I am currently in supervision, involved in research for its library, and accredited as a therapeutic counsellor with UKATC. I've also had a long term interest in mystical experience and psychic studies , running workshops in poetry, alchemy and creativity. I have studied meditation with Bob Moore in Denmark, and I have also trained as a healer with the NFSH. My core belief is that as we connect to more of who we truly are, we release healing energy in ourselves. Psychosynthesis (pioneered by Roberto Assagioli, as a youthful member of the circle around C.G. Jung) sees us as spiritual human beings in a lifelong process of development. The goal is wholeness or synthesis, and Self-realization - 'to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time'. That place is also our divine nature, as simple as breathing. And it is the healing. Sessions take place weekly, fortnighly or monthly by arrangement in Stroud, Gloucestershire; and in London NW3. They can include work on creative projects, as well as psychotherapy and healing. An initial interview decides the nature of the work, and its fee structure. Work can be short or long term. We can also review it at any time. Strict confidentiality is adhered to and I operate according to the Insititute's /UKCP's Code of Ethics. Contact me for a Chrysalis brochure and my current workshop programme with creative writing as well as personal development.