Philosophy of work - Marg Garvan

Everyone has meaning and value. Nelson Mandela once said that what we are afraid of most is not our darkness but our light. Most of us know and live in our fear, we participate regularly in dramas and get tripped up when life does not go our way. We may face a relationship breakup, somebody we love dies and the pain feels too great. In childhood you may have been abandoned,. As a result we make decisions and take on patterns that felt right at the time but now do not serve us. As a result most of us recreate these patterns in order to reinforce what we believe about ourselves such as I can't be loved or I can't trust anyone. But what happens then to those precious parts of yourself such as your self esteem, passion, worthiness, to being adventurous, creative and to your spirit. This is what Nelson Mandela is talking about when he mentions our light.

The philosophy of the Ghandarva Wholistic Counselling Centre is to work from a non-judgmental position, to see the beauty of the individual, and to work from integrity. People can heal themselves and move forward in their lives. It believes in working with the whole person, the body, mind, spirit & emotions in order for effective change to happen. It empowers people to see that they are the creators of their life and not the victim.

I see my work as more than helping a person through a crisis. Iwant people to see who they truely are, their full potentitial and know that anything is possible.

Part of my philosophy is that the soul is the heart of therapy. The soul is the part of us that joins heaven and earth together at the heart. Therefore it has been shown that it is impossible to consider therapy without soul work. It is also important for the therapist to work out of the heart space. We are spiritual beings here to have a human experience.

We are all adventurers on the path to find God. Our soul is our connection to heaven and earth. I have always believed that when you need help in life someone will be there for you. The only thing you have to do is to recognise when it comes and to take the first step.