Why do people come to therapy?

People seek therapy for a variety of reasons, sometimes it may be because an individual is experiencing an unexpected crisis or life changing event, sometimes relationship difficulties and other times to understand and manage confusing thoughts or feelings. There are many situations in which the support of a caring and competent therapist may offer assistance however what is often overlooked is when therapy is enlisted not because something is wrong but because something is right. More than ever before people are putting themselves on their own to do list and consider therapy and soul growth to be an integral part of a balanced health and wellness regimen. In this capacity therapy reflects an investment in and commitment to the value of one’s life experience personally and spiritually. Whatever the reason, all who commit to the psychotherapeutic process allow for an opportunity to know themselves better, build on their own strengths and meet the challenges of everyday life. Invest in yourself it will be the best investment that you have ever made.

How to choose a therapist

In selecting a therapist who is a good match for you it is important to consider a few important points. First of all it may be a good idea to determine what your goals for therapy are and find a therapist that has the qualifications, training, experience and or expertise to best help you achieve these goals. Secondly, what is the therapist’s personal approach to psychotherapy and does it fit your needs and is this approach in resonance with you? Thirdly and perhaps most importantly is the therapist someone with whom you would feel comfortable with and trust that you would feel safe, supported, heard and fully accepted without judgment within the therapeutic relationship?

Spiritual Psychotherapy

Is a journey that attracts someone that loves to explore and grow.

What is psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is about expanding awareness. Awareness is key, once aware a destructive pattern loses 80% of it's power. Through psychotherapy we have an opportunity to explore ourselves and gain a better understanding of our motives, thoughts, feelings, actions and perceptions. Through awareness we can find relief from repetitive, unproductive and sometimes even self destructive patterns, feelings and behaviours. By bringing a consciousness and every day understanding to that which before has remained hidden, avoided and or indirectly acted out we position ourselves in a place of conscious choice and empowerment to claim full responsibility for our lives and the impact we have upon the world.

What are the benefits?

develop skills for enriching your relationships with your self, partner, children, friends & colleagues;

expand your capacity to understand the root causes of personal blocks, transform your relationship and response to stress;

obtain support and guidance for women specific issues; sexuality, pregnancy, post partum sadness, menopause, motherhood, body image and relationships;

grow stronger to meet life-changing passages; unresolved childhood trauma or pain, loss of a loved one, marriage, divorce, major illness, job loss, mid-life transitions and aging;

free yourself from self-defeating behaviours involving relationships, food, smoking, over-spending, substance use, excess internet activity and overwork;

become inspired by reconnecting with your innate life’s purpose, creativity & passion, ultimately deepening an authentic relationship with self. 

 Spiritual Psychotherapy Sessions are 1 hour in length at a fee of $120.00

A combination of Spiritual Psychotherapy and Energetic Healing and Bodywork is 2 hours in length at a fee of $140

Hypnotherapy/Guided Journeying

Is a natural state that everyone experiences every day.

Hypnotherapy is a method that uses the tool of hypnosis to positively change behaviour patterns. “Hypno taken from Hypnos the Greek God of sleep and “therapy” from the latin word therapeau, meaning “God’s work.”

Contrary to popular belief you will not be asleep during a state of hypnosis, yes your eyes will be closed and yes the experience will be deeply relaxing but in order for hypnosis to be effective the client must be an active participant, free from distraction and focused with a heightened awareness on the desired outcome

Hypnosis is a wonderful, safe and easy method to facilitate beneficial change. Changing a pattern of behaviour as many know is often easier said than done. Mainly this is so because only 10% of our mind is conscious and so conscious willpower alone is often not enough to achieve success. You may say that you are ready for something different but if the unconscious mind is habitually replaying an old pattern or memory, change is less likely to occur. All change first takes place at an unconscious level and then we become aware of it consciously.

Testimonial

"Anyone fortunate enough to have Ingrid Nazar as their Psychotherapist or Counsellor will benefit in a number of ways: First, Ingrid’s training and experience have equipped her with a superior range of skills and knowledge. Second, as a Consulting Hypnotist, I can recognize a good Hypnotherapist when I experience one. I have experienced hypnosis with Ingrid and she is exceptional. Third, Ingrid is highly intuitive and brings information and insights to her clients that are well beyond the usual. And finally, you won’t easily find a more caring, giving, and professional individual doing this kind of vital work. As you can tell, I’m a big fan of Ingrid’s and I highly recommend her for anyone seeking direction, support, and wise counsel."

Peter Dennis, M.B.A., Certified Consulting Hypnotist.

We actually experience hypnosis many times a day, such as when we are engrossed in an activity, daydreaming or in that ultra relaxing space just before we drift off to sleep. It is that wonderful space in time when we completely connect with the imaginative and creative right hemisphere of our brain. It is also a doorway to the unconscious mind. Our unconscious by the way controls 90% of our functioning mind and is very open to suggestion, in fact it believes most anything it is told. That being said however it is important to note that all hypnosis is self hypnosis contrary to some of the Hollywood movies of old, no one can be made to do anything against their will or act out of alignment with their own  internal moral conduct of behaviour.

This is an avenue into the unconscious mind, think of it as our mission control centre where all data is stored. By accessing the unconscious mind directly and bypassing the often critical nature of the conscious mind, we can introduce new ideas and ways of being and finally replace old outdated beliefs, limiting decisions and destructive patterns of behaviour. Once identified, a destructive pattern loses 80% of its power! It IS possible to clear and change past tendencies of self sabotage and build a healthy and inspired future!

Hypnotherapy/Guided Journeying sessions are 2 hours in length at a fee of $150.00

Intuitive Energetic Healing

Energy healing is a gentle touch therapy that supports healing on all levels. It raises frequency, promotes deep healing, relaxation and a renewed spiritual connection. Recipients often feel the energy as warmth, tingles or a deep penetrative healing. Often this can be accompanied by having visions or seeing colours or gaining deep insights and or renewed clarity.

Ingrid works intuitively with the body to gently release and clear blocks and energy patterns from the past, empower and balance in the present and create space for goals for the future. As an intuitive empath Ingrid is skilled in tuning in and articulating energy patterns, intuiting guidance and bringing through information from past incarnations. The latter portion of the session involves a discussion of findings and shared experiences to assist with integration of awareness.

After a treatment it is typical to feel centred, relaxed, recharged and refreshed.  

Energetic Healing Sessions are 1.5 hours in length at a fee of $120.00

Dream Interpretation

Dreams are the emails we send ourselves each night, don’t forget to check your in- box

 Your dreams are your soul communicating messages to you utilizing the tools available through your mind to deliver them. With a deep understanding of symbols and dream metaphor Ingrid helps clients to decipher the potent messages that dreams deliver. Symbols can be unpacked and unraveled, the meanings stretch and stretch and stretch, even months down the line new meanings can become apparent as we open up to them, as we grow and expand so do the symbols.

By becoming very conscious of dreams we can train the brain to become more aware and lucid within a dream. This awareness and level of consciousness translates 100% into your waking life, with practice, becoming lucid lends itself to a rich and more mindful approach to everyday life. Dreaming is a magnificent doorway into the psyche and soul and offers profound opportunity for healing. First we dream it then we live it. Everyone has the ability to dream and this ability can be enhanced through intention. As we become more in tune with our own personal symbolism, our own personal mythology, we know ourselves better and gain a greater mastery in our life.

Past Life Regression

Past life Regression is a therapeutic technique whereby a therapist guides an individual through progressive relaxation to remember a prior and often defining life.  Regardless of whether an individual believes in reincarnation or considers the experience to be purely imagined and metaphorical is of little consequence since in essence what the therapy offers is a uniquely profound exploration of the soul’s psyche. By revisiting past lives it is possible to reveal root causes of present day issues and essentially heal and and clear them in that time frame. This is often referred to as soul retrieval work, meaning that lost soul light fragments, still frozen in time or trauma points, are shifted and released. All healing need not only occur on the physical plane, we absolutely can alter and shift held energy, trauma as well as heal ancestral DNA lineage lines literally by reclaiming lost soul light through deliberate interaction with our consciousness. After experiencing a past life regression clients are re-imbued with a deeper sense of understanding of the direction of their life and its purpose and a renewed connection with and appreciation of the vastness of their soul.

 Past Life Regression Sessions are 2 hrs in length at a fee of $150.00