Biography Work, as a therapeutic approach, appeared in the mid 1970s. It was developed by Bernard Lievegoed, a Dutch psychotherapist, the author and organizational development expert who was inspired by Dr. Rudolf Steiner (Austrian philosopher, spiritual researcher and social reformer).

Biographical Counselling is based on Biography Work. It is a therapeutic method that integrates ones inner healing and self development, and is a combination of a humanistic psychology and a scientific approach to spirituality. The method includes the teachings of Carl Gustav Jung, Carl Rogers, Martin Buber, Karl König and other great humanists of the 20th century.

In my work with human biographies I neither promote nor follow any specific religion or spiritual path.

It took time for all of us to create most of our problems - sometimes years. So it takes some time, dedication and commitment to resolve them.

Biography Work does not have an average duration. As each human biography is unique, it takes time for every person to understand and build a different picture of his/her life. The longer you work on your biography, the final result will be better.

However, there is a minimum number of sessions I suggest - the introductory session, the final session and 2 sessions for each 7-year-phase. For example, if you are 37 years old, you will need 14 sessions (initial one, two sessions for phases 0-7, 7-14, 14-21, 21-28, 28-35, 35-42 years, and final session).

Biography Counselling does not have an average duration. It’s all very individual; it all depends on the problem you have, how much you are prepared to work on yourself and how determined you are to look for a solution.

Everyone needs a different time to create a new vision of life. For this type of work you need the clarity of your responsibility for your own life, determination and commitment to your vision.

In ideal conditions, you will need an introductory and a final session plus a minimum of one session for every of 12 realms of your life - a total of 14 terms. This implies that, apart from working on sessions with me, you should do the homework every time.

 

 

The first signs of a shift are the rise of faith in yourself, the change in how you see yourself, what you think of yourself, the feeling of becoming important to yourself and being prepared to listen to your deepest feelings. At the same time you will notice that you are more curageous in expressing yourself. No matter what kind of a problem you have your newly acquired self-confidence will spread over all the areas of your life. And that's a big deal! That means you're starting to look at your life from a new angle and by doing so you are rewriting your life story anew. And in that new story you can 'write' whatever you decide.

The sessions take place at my home or can be done by phone and Skype.