Christina Manfredi
Principle Creative Founder & Director
My Therapeutic Approach
Amidst the uncertainty that troubles us we each have the seed of an Authentic & Empowering Unique Self that is waiting to be nourished, to blossom and be fully lived.
– Christina Manfredi
The foundation of my therapeutic approach is highly relational and holistically based on contemporary research in the areas of mental health, positive psychology, depth psychotherapy, consciousness studies, spirituality, and neuroscience. I have integrated this research and training in a practical way with body-mind-spirit healing, and ancient wisdom approaches for the experience of wellbeing and a sense of authentic personal meaning and fulfillment in life.
Foremost the therapeutic approach that I offer looks to work with the innate intelligent self-organizing and self-healing principle in your mind-body-spirit whose purpose is to maintain your health and wellbeing. In this regard your unique and intelligent true self and health is strengthened so that you can live a purposeful and meaningful life that you truly desire.
Whilst the approach that I offer arises from the clinical orientations of my training, the foundations of the therapeutic work is also spiritually, phenomenologically, trans-generationally, and somatically informed.
I believe in the healing capacity of your human spirit, the innate self- healing and intelligent wisdom of your body, positive relationship, nature, and your creative capacity for awareness, choice and informed action. I consider that we have a physical, emotional, intuitive, thinking, relational, energetic, and spiritual nature and that we exist within a broader interconnected web of life that includes the health & vitality of our precious earth. I also believe and witness how the inner work that we undertake not only brings healing changes to our lives, but has a broader ripple through effect, ultimately bestowing potential healing to our next generations. What the ancients have always known, the scientific field of epigenetic now demonstrates.
The therapy that I offer honors all aspects of your unique Self in respecting the relationship between your inner, and outer world, your relationship with yourself, with others and your relationship with the fullness of Life itself.
In the therapy we start with your present experience and awareness to identify precisely what it is that limits you from living a full, connected, meaningful and purposeful life. We then continue in releasing any old and unhelpful beliefs, conditioned patterned responses, blocks and attachments. I can then assist you in accessing, and further developing awareness skills to strengthen personal resources and action necessary for a more empowered, meaningful, and satisfying connection with your Self, Others, and your Broader World.
Each of us is unique, with our experiencing being informed through a historical, trans-generational, and current context. Your freewill within your unique content is paramount. Hence, depending upon your unique needs we may draw on any of the following therapeutic approaches that I have researched and trained in:
- Gestalt
- Existential Psychotherapy & Phenomenology
- Psychogenealogy & Transgenerational Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Focused Psychological Strategies
- Sensorimotor Trauma Therapy
- Somatic Experiencing: Somatic Therapy
- Transpersonal Psychology, Spiritual Counselling/Psychology
- Shadow Work
- Safe Integration of Non Ordinary States of Consciousness & Transcendent Experiences
- Compassion Focused Therapy; & Emotion Focused Therapy
- Family Of Origin, Ancestral Healing, & Internal Family Systems
- Inner Child Therapy
- Attachment Therapy
- Couple’s Therapy
- Schema Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Cognitive Re-Structuring
- Ego State Therapy
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Mindfulness Skills
- Healing Dream Work
- Regression Therapy
- Deep Relaxation Techniques
- Meditation
- Psychotherapeutic Breath-work: For Depression, Anxiety, Trauma Release, & Transformative Experiences
- Visualisation & Imagery Healing
- Shamanic Journey Processes & Technologies of Consciousness
- Soul Retrieval: Personal & Ancestral Linage Soul Retrievals
- Healing with Altered States of Consciousness
- Yoga Nidra
I also have 35 years experience in contemporary Psycho-Spiritual practices that can support recovery from depression, anxiety, and trauma.
*Please note that services under Transpersonal Psychotherapy & Counselling are not covered by Medicare Australia. Strictly only clinical treatment is covered by Medicare.
For further information regarding Transpersonal & Shamanic Psychotherapy please visit website www.transpersonaltherapy.com.au
To book an appointment, please call (08) 9430 9533 or email christina.manfredi@iinet.net.au