Paul DeBlassie III, Ph.D.

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SoulCraft Depth Psychotherapy ~

A little clarity, a little honesty, and a little companionship along the road . . .

After more than four decades as a licensed depth psychologist and psychotherapist, my work has evolved into a quieter, more spacious, and spiritually attuned form of practice. SoulCraft names this mature orientation within my clinical work—one grounded in dreamwork, symbolic exploration, relational presence, and attention to the deeper movements of psyche and Life.

Hope for Traumatized Souls...

February 23, 2016  /  Paul DeBlassie III

Psychoanalyst and trauma theorist, Michael Eigen (2009), asserted that the depth psychological process of healing the traumatized soul is a sacrament, “a visible sign of an inward grace” (p. 9). This sacrament —experienced as symbolic contact with the potentially generative instinctual force of the Self—invokes the hope that is essential in addressing trauma and its associated malevolent self-defense system that functions autonomously, beyond the grasp of ego resources. Within the context of depth-oriented trauma therapy, hope—the belief that healing is possible—is a vital force can be posited as a vital facet in the healing of traumatized souls. In keeping with the crucial need for a sign of, or contact with the Self’s potential and instinct for growth and wholeness, William James (1985), wrote of hope being as essential as oxygen to how we engage with and experience life: “let . . . hope be the atmosphere which man breathes in . . . and his days pass by with zest” (p. 120).

Excerpt taken from: http://www.depthinsights.com/Depth-Insights-scholarly-ezine/ezine-issue-8-winter-2015/trauma-death-and-the-archetype-of-hope-by-paul-deblassie-iii/

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