“The Spiritual Core of Counseling”

CHAIR: Bea Verzaal, PTSTA (C)

As counselors we are focused on stimulating change or growth that comes from “the spirit within our clients.” What are our experiences, thoughts, and (TA and other) conceptualizations with regard to this spirit within the person?
And what do we, transactional analysis counselors, do to enable our clients to (re)connect with this inner (re)source, which enables them to solve their own problems and use them as challenges of growth leading to “LEELA”: experiencing life as “a divine sport of pure joyousness, freedom, and spontaneity”? What are our own needs and resources and what kind of competencies and skills do we use to be able to connect to this spiritual core of ourselves and our clients? During this symposium, we, an international team of transactional analysis counselors, will present and further explore, together with you, this theme using the richness of our different (cultural, ethnic, spiritual, professional, personal) perspectives and backgrounds.