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Phil Golding: Transpersonal Psychotherapist Testimonials Benefits gained from Counseling, Emotional Healing and Personal Development Balancing Spirit and Humanness I
have found Phil an inspired leader in the area of personal growth and
development. He enacts what he teaches and brings together in his sessions
the vital balance of spirit and humanness. Since working with Phil I have
found that by addressing my real human needs coupled with my spiritual
aspirations I am able to live a much more satisfying and harmonious lifestyle.
I heartily recommend Phil Golding and his work to all those who have a
real desire to know themselves and to live a happy and fulfilling life. _______________________________________________ Robyn's Story - Overcoming depression and building confidence When I began writing this testimonial I realised that who I am today is a very different person to who I was when I first came to Phil Golding for counseling over 12 months ago. I knew I had changed, my depression had lifted, my sense of self-awareness heightened, and feelings of self-empowerment and self-acceptance had entered my consciousness. I had come from a point of acute anxiety and severe depression to opening myself up to emotional healing and discovering an inner strength which I had believed was no longer within me. At first I used medication to overcome my depression but after a while I realised that this was only a band-aid solution for a deep wound. I then tried the self-help approach, reading associated books and attending meditation classes and philosophy discussions. I wanted to get in touch with my inner-wisdom but despite acquiring knowledge and new practices to incorporate in my daily living, I was unable to stop the onset of my depression whenever I was confronted with challenges in my career or family relationships. While I was identifying these emotions and their causal roots I found I was unable to process them. Finally I realised that in order to change how I felt I needed to learn a new strategy that would enable me to respond to these moments with greater wisdom. In desperation I decided to reach out for help. Overcoming this lack of faith and trust in myself by showing faith and trust in someone else was the first step in a journey that would show me strategies for personal change and provide me with the skills to integrate the emotions which had been blocking my ability to function in daily life. Following Phil's 5-Step process has been the start of my journey on a path towards self-healing and personal growth. It has made me realise my own potential and helped me find greater balance in my life. Phil has been a vital facilitator of this journey of discovery for living successfully and achieving happiness. He has shown how through commitment to caring for myself, learning total acceptance and taking personal responsibility, my mind has been opened to greater wisdom and higher knowing. Of course I still have times when I am challenged by circumstances which require me to step out of my comfort zone and I feel the doubts and fears undermining my self-confidence once again. And there will always be those people who can so easily trigger negative emotional reactions that are still buried deep within, allowing self-defeating attitudes and self-judgements to cloud my perceptions again. However clearing out these stuck emotions and negative thought patterns has become achievable for me because of the strategies learned from Phil's counseling, workshops and meditation groups. I find I now have a wonderful stock of useful tools to use to help me in these times. The new knowledge gained about myself and a much greater understanding of the human condition has enabled me to continue to heal and move forward in my life with a new clarity and a new reality. _______________________________________________ Opening her heart "'Being Human’ (An introduction into the 5-Step Process) has inspired me to open my heart and be in a space of trust. It has helped me to accept my humanness while at the same time showing me a practical method of contacting my Higher Self." Erika Jakeman - Music Teacher and long-term student of ‘A Course in Miracles' _______________________________________________ New levels of self-awareness "I have had other experiences in counselling in the past. They haven’t helped me to connect with myself and my downfalls and negative thinking. Phil has guided me on a journey where the spirit triumphs over the ego. Phil is an inspiring, illuminating guide that can help everybody live a happier and a more fulfilling life. Phil encourages you to look inside yourself and move to a new level of self awareness." Grant Stewart - Sales representative.. _______________________________________________ Self-discovery "My partner and I attended Phil's 5-Step Process workshop, and spent weeks talking about it afterwards. He is a gentle and encouraging group leader who led us all on an astounding journey of self discovery. We left feeling all the wiser on how we sabotage our own happiness. Importantly he also shared with us a kit-bag of mental tools to help us develop healthier habits in future. Highly recommended." T. Bishop, Brookfield _______________________________________________ Healing and intimacy "We both needed to find out what past unresolved emotional memories and patterns we were holding on to. Each partner brings emotional issues to the relationship that emerge as time goes by. The real healing began when we made the conscious decision to address our past and present issues. We have been on our own individual journey and also as a couple for over 2 years with Phil, and there has been great success in growing as individuals and growing together in a loving relationship. It takes a lot of commitment and sharing to achieve a loving bond with yourself and within your relationship. The truth hurts at times, but it needs to be told. We have learnt to be honest with ourselves and to share our feelings in a truthful way. We believe Phil is an outstanding teacher in the field of mind-body healing on all levels, be it relationships or on an individual level. Phil has been where most of us have been, and the knowledge Phil has is exceptional in many areas of healing. Phil’s 5 step process will give you an understanding of issues that arise within yourself, and how to deal with them as a couple, with compassion and understanding for each other. We learnt that intimacy on all levels is the key to a loving relationship." Grant & Lisa _______________________________________________ Help from "Being Human" I have recently come to an emotional crisis. I had had enough and packed a tent and some clothes in my car and went bush. On the way I stopped in at the Albury Health & Wellbeing Expo. I picked up "Being Human" at a stall and read the back cover. I could feel tears coming to my eyes so I bought it. Over the next four days in the bush I read through it thoroughly. It completely overwhelmed me in it's portrayal of me & my situation. I basically gave myself a four day workshop on my own in the bush. I did many exercises of my own apart from the ones in "Being Human". In fact a few times I created an exercise and then read the next one in the book and said to myself 'I just did that'. I
had a completely overwhelming experience during one process which seemed
to come of it's own accord. At the culmination, my inner child (and my
ego) absolutely felt the infinite love coming from my higher self Since
those days in the bush, I have still had very heavy emotions come up.
With my new understanding (and the help of some friends & a counsellor)
I have been able to see them more realistically and move I
am writing this to thank you dearly for the book "Being Human"
and for your work helping people to live the more fulfilling life which
I feel now. I am now so much more aware of myself - of what I want to
do - of my Thanks
again & kindest regards, _______________________________________________ Overcoming Post-natal Depression When I gave birth to my beautiful daughter nearly 2 years ago I found myself suffering from post-natal depression. I went to numerous doctors who gave me many anti-depressant tablets which I believed helped me in some ways but not enough. I came across Phil by pure accident, but to me it was a gift from somewhere I can't explain. Phil took me through this journey which was totally life changing. He helped me get through one of the most difficult periods of my life. I am so excited about not being depressed. I could never have done this without Phil helping me open my mind to my inner-child and to who I really am - very lucky, happy, beautiful and most importantly, a human being. Stacey _______________________________________________ Getting Life on track My
Life Now All
thanks to me finding Inner Harmony Center by chance ( I now feel like
it was planned for me) 6 months back. Though my life seemed to be Ok when
I came to see Phil Golding, I was going through a lot of pain. I had two
failed marriages behind me and my current relationship also seemed to
be not working. I also had unresolved issues that I had with my parents,
especially with my father due to a very strict upbringing. Phil gently
showed me how to escape the cycle of pain that I inflicted upon myself
mostly as a result of not knowing any other way. Now I can love my self
and everyone else more in an unselfish way - the way to forgive unconditionally.
I thought all this was not easy. But I started practicing Phil's teaching
little by little anyway. Life started getting easier, relationships started
getting better, life experiences became more enriching, meaningful, and
despite the inevitable up and downs, I've never looked back. His teachings
gave me confidence to let go of my firm beliefs which were not working
for me and look at what's important in life and how to live life in a
more open way in which I can learn from life. His style was not threatening,
not blaming, not intimidating and most helpful, kind and generous. I am now treading through the path of my life easier. I am most grateful to Phil and The Inner Harmony Center. Gayatri _______________________________________________
The 5-Step Process has been the catalyst in bringing together my growing understanding of the spiritual laws from A Course In Miracles, which I have studied for almost 20 years, and wisdom teachings from numerous other faiths and philosophies. It has provided me with a tool that helped me to put some of these spiritual laws of living into practice. Amazingly, it has allowed me to gradually put the pieces of this never-ending puzzle of life in place, ever so slowly coming to recognize that life is infinite in its expression and that Spirit will guide me to experience this Joy of Being, but the ego, until its transformation occurs, will do everything possible to sabotage the Holy Spirit's mission. For supporting the ever-vigilant guidance of Spirit, the 5-Step Process has been an excellent tool to use in times of crisis and in the face of gut-wrenching pain. It helped me to free much of what was hidden and covered up that forced me to live a life of pretense. The mask was ever in place. Now, with new-found understanding, courage and infinite commitment to the Path, I find comfort and joy in experiencing the almost instant awareness of a problem as it occurs and have the knowing to deal with it there and then. Most importantly, I have learnt to feel and not be afraid of feeling. I have learnt to embrace the pain, my perceived failings and those feelings of " I am not good enough " and have found that Spirit led me to know that it is not true. Each time, confirmation of my absolute worth is given. I am learning to accept responsibility for everything I have created in my life. It is clear there is no one to blame - not even myself. I am where I am meant to be and have the power to change my circumstances when I am ready. It is my choice. I have learnt to let go and am continually given opportunities to learn this lesson. Loving detachment from all outcomes is my goal. I have within My Self everything I need to experience peace and joy and above all, LOVE. I am LOVE. I continually need to remind myself to live in the now, but when you live in the moment using the 5 Step Process, you know that everything is okay -- More than okay ! And
so, by following the first four steps, I automatically live the integration
process, gradually letting the ego fade away, becoming the servant of
Spirit, until Spirit finally takes over the helm entirely and leads me
home. Thank you, Phil ! _______________________________________________
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