What is Heart Led Psychotherapy?
Dr Alexandra Dent is the founder of Heart Led Psychotherapy (HLP), a NEW spiritually informed psychotherapy. The model and principles of HLP are actually suitable for everyone as they provide a way of teaching people to mindfully start living a life through their heart and soul rather than their ego, so that they live a more authentic life which is freer of pain and suffering. HLP offers a unique approach that can also be used by therapists and clinicians with their clients or as a coaching method within different settings and organisations.
In HLP, the term ‘ego’ is used to refer to an individual’s ‘self-image’ or conscious perceived thoughts and overanalyses of the world in which they live, where subject and object are considered distinct and separate. The term ‘heart’ refers to a person’s emotional centre that is the source of unconditional love, compassion, inner wisdom and truth.
HLP uses a BioPsychoSocialSpiritual approach to treating psychological distress. HLP applies to anyone regardless of their spiritual beliefs and has two working models. The Heart Led (HL) model can be used with anyone regardless of their spiritual beliefs. For many this is sufficient and can be used either as a standalone spiritually informed psychotherapy, or can be incorporated with other psychotherapies. If someone is open to spirituality and the presence of a soul, then the Heart and Soul Led (HASL) model supports clients to honour what feels authentic at a soul level as well as a heart level.