DOI

https://doi.org/10.24972/ijts.2024.43.1-2.41

Abstract

Transpersonal psychotherapy (TPT) lacks systematization, as it lacks a model that

characterizes what qualifies a psychotherapy as transpersonal. Due to this situation, TPT

has been developed in a state of fragmentation, through a multiplicity of idiosyncratic

approaches. This idiosyncratic fragmentation jeopardizes the theoretical development

of the field, undermines the possibilities of obtaining a wider recognition, and hinders

the training and the research. To remedy this, this paper proposes a model of five

components which characterize TPT: (1) purposeful use of states of consciousness,

(2) transpersonal therapeutic framework, (3) transpersonal techniques, (4) focus on

spirituality and/or existential meaning, and (5) suitable phenomenology and therapeutic

demands/goals. Given that each component admits varied implementations, the

model serves as a conceptual template able to cover the rich variety of transpersonal

psychotherapies while providing the much-needed systematization.

Fernandez-Borsot, G. (2024). What is transpersonal psychotherapy? A conceptual template. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 43 (1). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.24972/ijts.2024.43.1-2.41

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