Father Wounded Consult Individual Sessions These sessions are focused on feelings for father that presently influence daily life. You are asked to prepare for the session by silent reflection on your father’s legacy, 15 or more minutes for 5 days is suggested. One simple help is to acknowledge the innate longing for father that may loosen blocked feelings. What images of him form from infancy, adolescence, the present? Writing down the feelings elicited helps. Noting dreams you have in these days of preparation can add information. Most of us have defenses around father, so do not be troubled if few or no feeling emerges. The effort expended will bear reward in the sessions. Who should attend? I say everyone can profit from this focused therapy because history and present culture have shaped father as provider, protector, roles that have removed and isolated him. Many of emotional aches have their origin in father love. Awareness of their origin can lessen their burden. Additional reasons for attending include the following: Missing father whether by separation; mourning his death (which takes many years); physical absence via divorce, physical or mental illness; or estrangement with its many causes, so often felt but not understood Those in oedipal recovery - girls who had more power with father than their mothers, boys whose mothers valued them more than father Anyone wanting to increase self awareness The vast multitude who do not know how to speak to or understand father Group Therapy: Father Legacy Workshop After a few individual sessions you will be eligible to attend a small, 8 or less, same gender group to deepen your learning about father. This group therapy experience is an invaluable tool in the father legacy process.   Father scenes and quotes are offered as stimulation to begin your process of exploring father (Please see Publications). Reflecting on the information here will help you decide whether this father journey is for you. If you should need more information, please state your request in a simple question. An effort will be made to respond but cannot be guaranteed. Under certain circumstances, phone consultations are available. A single consult can begin a self help journey that will enrich your emotional life. Contact us for more info