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Consulting a Psychic or a Psychotherapist?
This is a continuation of the first and very popular article I wrote on this subject in ’20.
For many years I had a private counselling practice which included individual clients, couples and groups, for various life afflictions, such as, addictions, mourning, depression, relationship breakdowns and career crisis. I loved the work, but I often believed it was far from a perfect model for helping people discover and pursue their rightful life path.
Many of my reading clients are currently in therapy and for anyone in deep distress, I do recommend it IF you find the right psychotherapist and methodology fit for you. Furthermore, I suggest you research extensively a modality that will be your best medicine. Seeking the advice of an oracle AND going for therapy is likely to be the best approach of all. Why should one preclude the other? Readings can (and often do!) uncover deep and emerging issues which may set off a stress reaction that is difficult to manage. Regular consultations with a supportive therapist can ease the burden tremendously.
Psychotherapy Challenges
We can’t assume that because a psychotherapist has helped a relative or friend, they will also be a healing fit for us. There is a magical pairing of client to therapist just as there is between client and psychic. Even though psychotherapists are trained to be objective and active listeners, they are as plagued with human failings as the rest of us. They have their beliefs, prejudices, and agendas too.
Unfortunately, these are often more unconscious; ironically and specifically due the demands of the job to be objective! These may include religious, class and politic. Consulting a psychic who does not share our world view is not as critical because we may only consult them once or twice. With a psychotherapist this awareness may take a while to unfold. By that time, much damage may have been wrought in our psychological make-up.
Don’t apologize for shopping around. Therapists and clients need to connect in a healing, energetic way. This is another problem with the whole model of therapy! Typically, you are assigned a therapist by an organization which will have nothing to do with a good match but rather one that is convenient. How can you possibly share your deepest, soulful pain with someone you feel alienated from? You could end up causing yourself more damage than you were experiencing at the onset of the therapy.
It can feel like, both as a client and therapist, that the process is unnecessarily repetitive. You wonder how many times you’ll have to keep going over the same problem before something finally shifts. This is one of the reasons seeing a psychotherapist can be rather lengthy and expensive. Depending on their orientation, education and fame, psychotherapists may charge upwards of $300/hr. If it turns out you need to see them once or twice a week for a year or two, this can get prohibitively expensive.
Other problems with psychotherapy may include a fear of being perceived as mentally ill and weak. There might be a stigma against anyone seeing a psychotherapist in the clients’ circle of family and friends which means that going to therapy may further damage their self confidence. Some people see themselves in that light which is why they just won’t seek therapy. Period.
Not that seeking an oracle is a sure indicator of rock-solid sanity. There are, however, innumerable ways to giggle away a psychic consult. Doing it for fun, going along with a friend, curiosity or wanting to be distracted and entertained can suffice. None of these reasons will stick however, when discovered you are seeing a psychotherapist.
Another insurmountable problem for me was that spiritual insights are not considered a valuable asset in the psychotherapy setting. Professional reputation is a concern for practitioners. What would their colleagues think hearing they were using Tarot in their counselling sessions or sharing their psychic insights, for example?
Therapist Versus Psychic Reading Approaches
Love: A therapist may have insight into the significant other the client is discussing but they can’t/won’t talk about them. The focus in therapy is on the client and how they are going to work with their relationships. In a Tarot reading I get a psychic sense and will share that with the client helping them understand why the relationship will succeed or is doomed.
Health: For issues like getting a cancer diagnosis, clients hesitate to go for therapy because there will be focus on how they feel (obviously not great!) as opposed to what their chances are of survival.
Career: A psychotherapist will concentrate on the client’s skill, experience and education. Specifically concentrating on the gaps that must be addressed for future success. As a reader, I consider these issues, but I will also discuss life purpose, creative expression, and business development from a spiritual perspective. This spiritual perspective includes a tarot reading, their astrological sign and what they wanted to accomplish coming to embodiment (life purpose).
Spiritual Attacks: There is such a thing. No psychotherapist, however, will discuss them. Energy vampires, voodoo practices, curses and luck are not something most clients will discuss with a psychotherapist for fear they will be diagnosed as insane. As an oracle I won’t disparage or judge ANY spiritual experience. Although I’m cautious with respect to curses, I do believe they do exist and if you would like to read more about my thoughts on curses read my article on them here. As far as energy vampirism, I’m 100% positive this nasty bit of work does exist and will discuss strategies for dealing with it.
I wish you a glorious, autumnal Thanksgiving weekend! Gratitude is a central tenet in all spiritual practices. When we have a day of thanks collectively celebrated, it is the perfect occasion to take a moment to set your intention to offer a sacred moment of gratitude work every day of the coming year.
Blessings Kathleen
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