HOW LONG Does Therapy Take ? • How Many Visits ?

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"The Only Way Out
......is Through !"

~ The Tao
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How .L o n g
Does 'Therapy' Take ?

There are a lot of factors involved. . . .
Hidden in these 'poetic' quotes are
some responses to this Question:

Therapy takes time & takes Work.


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"It is still up to you to choose ~
to join with ‘truth’ or with ‘illusion’.
But remember, that to choose one
is to let go of the other.

When the way comes to an end,
then change -
having changed,
you can then pass through."... ~ The Tao

~ a taoist parable
on the struggle of living through things ~

When wiggling through a hole -
the 'difficult' world looks different -
than when scrubbed clean
by the wiggle itself 

and now looking back.

~ Mark Nepo


I love you, gentlest of Ways –
you who ripened us ...
as we wrestled with you...

~ Rilke on Buddhism (Paris 1908)

Individual people
stumble over pebbles,
never over mountains. ..

~ Emilie Cady


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• How Many Visits ?
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How Long Does 

....'Therapy' Take ?

......This is a huge

........indefinable

..........indefinite

...........question !

............ It takes

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You've gotta plan on giving it some open-ended time –

Honestly: We really don't know - it's really case by case
Inner-Healing of any kind takes its own time –

person by person, situation by situation.

Certainly one session is not enough
to be integrative, effective & lasting –

except just as an introduction for the client
& counselor to simply check each other out.

AND for the client to 'confirm' for themself -

that they are hopefully doing something good

by the active decision to seek counseling.


In a preliminary session - maybe we can observe

a basic 'diagnosis'. Maybe. Maybe we can inform you

in a few first sessions what we may be looking at

as to how "a therapy" might develop, maybe we could

refer you somewhere that could work in a better balance

with your particular needs and/or finances. Maybe.

Please plan on at least a few more 'beginning' sessions

to see if even a common ground of open communication

exists – and might grow between you and your counselor.

You gotta' give 'it' a chance. What else can we say?...

That's why we offer a FREE phone consultation - First,

before coming in here for the first time. Inner-Healing
MUST be a very, very 'Human' thing. A 'therapist' is

a special new 'human' in your life. Beginning 'therapy'

is sort of a professional Blind-Date. Do you two even

'like' each other ? So go easy on the immediate
impulse to judge or evaluate these first few sessions –

give a fresh new experience a fresh chance.

Therapy takes time & takes work.

We're also looking at how or how not

have you spent money on yourself before ?

And, please, do not expect only a few sessions

to be sufficient: 'Self-healing' your difficult-issues

and wounded-feelings that took your whole life-time

to develop - will certainly take some time to turn around.

There are NO silver bullets, no magic pills or divine

interventions. No fantasies. There IS a lot of 'resistance'.

Of course there is, that's how you survived so far . . .
You & your counselor are going to have to work & talk

very intimately – and be openly truthful, trusting & honest.
Change takes willing work & time... and responsibility.
And at times you will experience painful moments, even days -
and even 'scrape bottom' where hopelessness lies... be brave.

After a short time actually - you might begin to progress

towards a healthy noticeable 'shift' in your very own

'experience' of yourself. It's gonna take some TIME.

... small victories & baby-steps

..give authentic,

realistic motivation
& momentum to the journey.

" While one person hesitates because they
'feel' inferior & 'think' insecure thoughts –
The other is just busy making mistakes aplenty
and becoming quite superior."....~ The Tao

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"There is now a rapidly growing number

of uncharted, bright American people
who basically need a whole other level,

a much higher level, an intelligent,

deeper level of Inner-Unfolding of Spirit"
The Cultural Creatives by P. Ray & S. Anderson.

– We wish to assist you as you bring yourself
to this new level of a natural, highly conscious,
sensitive awareness – and fearless unfolding...
below the surface of American culture,

a slow, new, American indigenous

'revolutionary' movement

is emerging.

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• You may be a very 'individual' or 'introverted'

or 'introspective' person - all very good things.
Simply, you Do turn naturally 'inward' – some

turn naturally 'outward', you turn naturally 'inward'.
Maybe you're creative or spiritually-oriented.

Yet you're struggling to get everyday

‘worldly’ problems and emotional issues handled

realistically and with a sort of 'sacred integrity' as well

– yet without you having to commit to any out-dated

or un-relatable therapies or 'religious paths' whatsoever.

On the other hand, the usual Western styles of therapy

or self-help 'programs' or personal growth seminars
can sound quite 'scripted' - not like You at all.

The spirituality of contemporary Buddhism is so flexibly
open and universal ( & agnostic ) - that it can always be

expressed in your own way. To start, it's all about you.

• So you probably need a 'Non-traditional Therapist'

who is them-self “non-mainstream” minded:
a counselor who genuinely understands what it is

to be 'Unconventional' – empathically understanding
what is an 'uncommon' lifestyle - or a life in the arts

or intellect – and truly "gets" it about special people
who are quite different, unique or gifted, unusual

or non-ordinary – but quite unhappy.

"But therapy is not a one-shot deal !"

There are no 'miracles'. No silver bullets.

It'll take some months of consciously applied

inner-practice-Work. Like doing the Gym.
You've gotta' accept that you yourself

are the front end of the best of miracles ...

... your Life."

• At Spiritual Adulthood Counseling
we offer NO 'religious' preaching or dogma -
nothing to blindly "believe" in.

We just ain't got No easy answers . . . .

Just the natural emergence of your own

individual True 'Knowing’ & personal excellence !
It's taken you a long time to become your very own

"Bodhisattva" - a sort of "Buddha-in-the-making".

There you are Becoming Happy as the True You.

• We mentor you in your very own inner-discovery

of a very 'natural unfolding' – a calm, true unshakable

balance of boundless wisdom & joy. And finding

your own innate good humor.

Liberating a new sense of caring & connectedness

with yourself, other people and the universe around you.

Discover and unfold a rich, enhanced, expanded inner-

acceptance and outer-effectiveness.

But it's not a one-shot deal. It'll take Work.

• ‘True’ Happiness – reasonably independent of the

unavoidable effects of ‘everyday’ life-circumstances
and conditions. Yet, totally independent of the

"Self"-created 'Stories' & 'Drama' you habitually hurt

yourself with. Find really 'true inner-freedom' as

they've spoken about in ancient Asian teachings

for many millennia !

• At 'The Spiritual Adulthood Counseling Project'

we offer a uniquely combined East/West counseling:
an innovative, wholistic, Eastern/Asian influenced

'spiritual variation' of the mind-therapies, clearly based

in the grounded, pragmatic, practical, highly rational

Buddhist psychology teachings. Created for intelligent

and sensitive people - intellectual, gifted or creative

people - odd, wonderfully uncommon people…

"You began as a creation.
Now become a Creator.
Never, never wait at a barrier." ~ Rumi

"Our 'constant inquiry' is our passion –
and our passion itself is our daily task.
'Inquiry' is our passion. From there –
the rest is the marvelous madness of art."
~ Henry James, "The Middle Years"

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♦ Buddhist-based Wisdom Therapy

.....offers highly effective,

.......compassionate 'Alternative Approaches'

.........to Relating with Your 'Self'

...........and All Other Living Beings

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