Tarot Integrated Therapy (TinT)

• Compassionate process of interactive, reflective exploration

• Utilises the rich heritage and imagery built into the Tarot cards as a projective tool

• Receptive use of synchronicity^ to surface less conscious themes

• Facilitated by trauma informed therapist

• Adheres to ethical guidelines 

• Psychological approach without the woo-woo

^ Synchronicity can best be described as meaningful coincidences.

One Picture Worth Ten Thousand Words – Fred R. Barnard

The basis for  this approach comes from an integration of theories from cognitive models and psychology :

• Conceptual blending by Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner

• Gestalt approach from Gestalt psychology and therapy

• Concepts of Self and archetypes by Carl Jung 

• The concept of synchronicity by Carl Jung

• Internalised Other concept by Karl Tomm

• Narrative approach by Michael White and David Epston

• Adults of all ages who are open to the use of Tarot imagery and symbols.

• Please note that due to the history of Tarot, its imagery will contain elements of religious culture and some drawn nudity.

• As with all therapy, time will be spent to understand and assess the presenting concerns

• There are no rituals used other than the shuffling of cards which will be laid on a cloth

• The therapist may facilitate some mindfulness activities to develop calm focus

• Cards are used flexibly as a medium for deepening the therapy process

• Cards are used in a collaborative co-creative approach and not as one-sided interpretation

The Tarot decks used will come mainly from the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition or the Tarot de Marseille tradition. All modern decks are a variation of these two Tarot systems. 

Any requests for divination, fortune-telling, or psychic readings will not be accepted. For example:

• Seeking predictions about the future

• Checking in on other people's thoughts and feelings 

• Psychic reading into past lives

• Asking for yes/no outcomes such as "will I get this job", "will she love me"

The ethics of professional therapy/counselling will  be adhered to.

Please note that the Tarot on its own is not a therapy treatment modality. It acts as a supplemental medium for integrating with recognised therapy approaches.