Psychotherapy

Margaret Godwin

Margaret was initially attracted to Process Work as it contains a paradigm that encompassed her main fields of interest from her medical background, at the same time allowing her to develop creatively as an artist.

She has been in, and trained in, process work since Arnold Mindell began his teaching in this country some years ago and is a founder member of the Research Society for Process Oriented Psychology UK.

Margaret has taught Process Work for the Research Society and for OCHR, as well as having her own practice in Leamington Spa.

What is
Process Oriented Psychology?

Process work, developed by Dr Arnold Mindell, has its roots in Jungian psychology and also draws from Taoist philosophy and information theory.
It gives structure in which to work with a wide range of human experiences and situations, often stretching the usual definition of psychotherapy.
Process work addresses the change which is trying to happen at the edge of a persons consciousness, helping the change to be integrated and developed consciously and creatively.
It uses dreams and body work and addresses interruptions and blocks in the perceptual system, unblocking and using new energy and identity, taking the persons to new states and potentials.
The discipline is rigorous and works with wide range of conditions, including chronic and acute symptoms altered and extreme states and even coma.
Process work focuses on the philosophies, beliefs and attitudes in ourselves which shed new light on a situation and which give us the courage and humour to try out alternative approaches an lifestyles.

Seminar:
Creativity and Painting
Expressions of the Process Mind

Margaret Godwin and Edna Holt
Bristol June 2008 More Detail>>>

Margaret is still interested in, and most of here work is centred around, deep body states, chronic and acute symptomatology and the part that these play in personal life, myth and individual identity.

Margaret's other main interests are the creative and visual arts and she enjoys working with the processes of painters, writers and actors. She explores and encourages her clients' creativity and the way it is used for problem solving in everyday life

The changing cultural myth is also something Margaret is interested in, observing how this is reflected in all our dreams and in the work of artists.

	Reasons for therapy This is a time of change. Finding an inner spiritual core from which we can develop allows a different expression of our nature and allows us to respond to a rapidly changing world. Long or short term therapy may include
	Surfing the waves of change Coping creatively with the many transformations which are taking place both within ourselves and the environment. Births and deaths exist on many levels. Sometimes, to withdraw, review and re-assess can bring us to a new place and expression of our being.
	Stress and Chronic Symptoms can help us to look at the quality of our life and our goals and spiritual expressions. Working with physical symptoms, we can realize there is a design and meaning behind illness which can be accessed and unfolded by following the body's experience in depth.
	Addiction and Addictive Tendencies often occur at times of changing mode, perhaps from active to more meditative states. In addition to being adversaries, addictions may also be potential allies in a search for wholeness. Addictions lead us to behaviour and states of consciousness which can be harmful, yet when processed and valued, these same states and actions may show us parts of ourselves that need to be expressed more fully. These things happen when we unfold an addiction.
	Depression Altered states of consciousness are as common as dreaming. One of the most common and unsolved altered state problems is the experience of chronic depression or feelings of meaninglessness. In can be like drifting in a sad fog without a map. Taking time to re-assess may help recover energy and enthusiasm.
	Eating Disorders and Body Image
	Altered States including Panic Attacks
	Power Issues and Abuse
	Power Issues and Money
	Relationship Issues