Introduction

Paradox Psychology explores the nature and predicament of  our  human condition. Inevitably life places us in a position of being ‘stuck between a rock and a hard place’; our finite self is stuck on the ground, while our dreams and aspirations have us ‘reaching for the stars’. The paradox of life is to find balance within our perpetual struggle with the uncertainty between polar extremes.

The focus of paradoxical interventions and therapy is to bring peace to the basic struggle between the 2 primary issues that dominate the personality: free-will expression and abandonment trauma.

‘Free-will’ is open and expansive; ‘Abandonment trauma’ is fear-based and constricted.

The process of therapy is to enhance free-will expression in order to raise self esteem. Simultaneously the work is to undo the fear and constriction of historic trauma. The focus of therapy is to remove the client’s sense of isolation by enhancing their experience of attachment through the therapeutic alliance. This is often accomplished by introducing the absurd humor that underlies one’s stuck predicament. In this way, treatment actualizes the intrinsic nature and power of the human personality to expand and heal.

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