A client who came to me with symptoms of anxiety or depression was not just a “label” in the DSMIV, but a spiritual being disconnected from her true purpose or calling. Digging deeper, beyond the surface and into the world of the “depths” always provided me with truer insights about the client. Unearthing the client’s inner desires, naming and clarifying these needs, often dissipated the presenting symptoms, leading the client on a path of self-discovery, rather than a path of short-term resolution.
One begins to recognize that in treatment, a healer is not just a paid “expert” following a well-crafted treatment plan – they are more akin to a “witness” observing and assisting parched flowers in quenching their thirst, opening to the world and ultimately thriving. Unfortunately, our culture does not provide the necessary ingredients for the flower to independently blossom. Our society keeps us closed up, boxed in and hopelessly glued to our computer screens, our iphones, our Blackberries and television sets as a way of feeling connected and linked to the world. However the more “plugged-in” we are to these boxes, the less we are able to feel the cool wind infusing the center of our beings, the lustrous sun warming our bodies and every particle of nature saturating our souls. Psychologists as “witnesses” thus become part of the essential elements needed to awaken our souls, to rouse and cultivate our collective cultural garden.
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