Frequently Asked Questions for Landscape Heritage Therapy TM
What is Landscape Heritage Therapy TM in a few words?
Landscape Heritage Therapy TM aims to enhance a person’s sense of belonging, identity and their right to exist by interacting with a fusion of Landscape Archaeology and Psychotherapy.
What is Landscape Archaeology?
Landscape archaeology is a non-invasive archaeological intervention that enables the exploration and interpretation of the remnants of past human activity, interaction and dwelling within a landscape. It is often considered to be a way in which a landscape can be ‘read’.
How does Landscape Archaeology link with Psychotherapy?
This link between these distinct disciplines is a relatively new concept. In psychotherapy there is an emphasis on an individual increasing in self-awareness. One aspect of landscape archaeology is that it enables people to develop self-awareness regarding their relationship with the past of a particular landscape. This often resonates with what is held within them regarding their own inherited memory. Placing this awareness within the context of psychotherapy encourages the exploration of the themes of identity and belonging linked to a person’s inherited past. Landscape Heritage Therapy TM provides psychologically safe conditions for this process to take place.
How do I know if Landscape Heritage Therapy TM will help me?
If you feel a strong resonance with a specific place coupled with a deep curiosity at to why this might be, then it is very likely that Landscape Heritage Therapy TM will help you.
What can I expect to take away from Landscape Heritage Therapy TM?
You can expect to take away answers to your questions regarding your identity and belonging that are entwined with your relationship with your specific chosen landscape. The focus will be to reclaim the positive aspects of your inherited, ancestral past and to integrate these into your own identity and sense of belonging.
I’m drawn to a place far away. Is it possible to have Landscape Heritage Therapy TM when I’m not at this place?
Because Landscape Heritage Therapy TM is still in the research stage of its development this would be something we could explore. It would be possible to do certain components of Landscape Heritage Therapy TM when you are not able to visit the place/s you are drawn to. The aim in this case would be to focus on what can be done rather than what can’t.
Do you recommend online or face to face?
Landscape Heritage Therapy TM can be conducted either online, face to face or or as a combination. I would recommend the medium that suits your circumstances the best. The elements of the process may vary depending on the modes of communication you choose.
Do you join me for my place visits?
Under certain circumstances I will visit your place with you. This includes if it is local to me or if you would like to meet the costs that would be incurred if I had to travel to get to your chosen location. However, it is not necessary for me to visit your place with you in person. Providing all agreed Health and Safety Guidelines are met you can do your site visit alone. Another option would be for us to speak online or by phone while you are there if there are the necessary signals available.
How soon will I start to notice a difference?
It may be useful to understand Landscape Heritage Therapy TM as a process rather than a quick fix. The speed at which you begin to feel the positive impact of Landscape Heritage Therapy TM depends on a variety of factors. These include:
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The length of the intervals between the sessions.
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Your own readiness to interact with the material both in the sessions and in-between the sessions.
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Your familiarity with your chosen area and how often you have visited and reflected on your chosen landscape and these ideas previously.
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Landscape Heritage Therapy TM does require between the session’s tasks for both the client and the therapist to varying degrees and at specific times throughout the therapy. Your depth of engagement with these tasks will contribute to the effectiveness of Landscape Heritage Therapy TM for you.
Is there a spiritual element to Landscape Heritage Therapy TM ?
There may be elements of Landscape Heritage Therapy TM that chime with an individual’s spirituality. As this is a very personal thing, you are welcome to explore this at whatever degree you feel comfortable with – or not at all. This element is entirely led by you. Landscape Heritage Therapy TM does not take the stance of an overtly animistic approach but is open to supporting someone in exploring this element of their understanding if this is what they would like to do.
