William Symes
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William Symes

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William Symes is a clinical psychotherapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, 23 years as State Clinical Supervisor, 21 years as a National Board for Certified Counselors Approved Continuing Education Provider (NBCC-ACEP), with 48+ years of clinical experience. An undergraduate degree with honors in Comparative Religion/Psychology of Religion. A graduate degree in counseling/education. Post-graduate diploma from the Gestalt Institute of St. Louis: Conrad Sommer, M.D., Psychoanalyst, Director. Integrating Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Object Relations Theory, Mindfulness, Jungian Structural theory, Masterson Diagnostic strategy, Gestalt Psychotherapy, Erickson Strategic methodology, his clinical approach is direct and interactive. Symes has given workshops in Michigan, Florida, Arkansas, Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Oregon and served as faculty at the 2015 Erickson International Congress in Phoenix, AZ, lecturing on Dream Analysis. One of my favorite passages from the book: "Becoming Fearless: The courage to live life boldly needs to be cultivated. There is a difference between reckless abandon or adolescent impulsivity, and spiritual courage. To walk the path of consciousness means to live in a world where we see our role in healing suffering and evolving humanity. To live fearlessly means that we abandon the childhood fantasy of being “taken care of” by someone else. It means that we understand that we are the caretakers. To live fearlessly means that we quit “dumbing down” in order to get approval. We quit responding passively to the predators of the world. We seek consciousness at every opportunity and do not despair at the gravitational pull of the masses. We live in service to the betterment of humanity and all sentient beings: to boldly confront unconscious behavior both within us and outside of us: to effectively limit the bad behavior of those we encounter in the world, and to provide hope where it is lacking." page 250. For a complete bio, interviews, lectures, and a more thorough examination of his book, go to his website at: www.emotionalinsight.com
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