Groundwork

Self Actualization Counselling

SPIRITUALITY

Groundwork spiritual counselling adheres to no ideology, religion or belief system. On the contrary, it casts doubt on belief systems. Its assumption is that the soul, or true self, is pure awareness, embodied, and capable of experiencing all the textures and mysteries of life.

Our counselling approach is to allow this natural experiencing of life to happen, unimpeded by the mind’s fears, defence mechanisms, and most importantly, by the post hypnotic suggestions implanted in childhood and adolescence. Groundwork counselling is, in a sense, spiritual deprogramming.

Some clients enter Groundwork specifically to become centred, expand their awareness, and gain freedom from ego demands. Others enter Groundwork because of a problem with work, a relationship, or health issues, in which ego mechanisms are found to be blocking progress. All clients are offered a very simple three stage path to enhanced freedom and authenticity: (1) disidentify from the ego (2) reground in the self, in the present (3) teach the ego to assist the self. The only tool used to progress through this path is awareness. Pure awareness. This is a path common to virtually all spiritual traditions, and is practiced in Groundwork on an individual basis, without any of the traps common to guru cult systems. There is no ideology. There is no dependency. Clients are free to believe what they want.

In Groundwork, the client determines the path he or she requires, and is in control of the progress of the sessions at all times.