by web@dmin
26 June 2026 
Many of us are driven to live our lives through the lens of ‘shoulds’ and ‘should nots’. Sound familiar? Societal norms and comparisons with others keep the internal motor running until we experience some sort of an existential crisis that wakes us up from our eternal slumber. We are not happy with our lot. Marriages fall apart, sometimes, for no particular reasons. Longstanding friendships begin to unravel, and we feel disconnected to our inner being. Holistically, an existential crisis is characterised by inner conflicts where life lacks lustre and meaning that can lead to confusion about one’s personal identity. Anxiety and depression can be unwelcome guests in our lives as a consequence of perpetual unhappiness that seems to have no end or way out.
Outside of collective societal norms, not uncommonly, we have norms that are foisted upon us without our conscious approval. The area that we grew up in, ecosystems that don’t serve our higher selves. Controlling family members that are unwilling to budge outside of their self-curated representations to the world outside. Most of us have to ‘fall into place’ or else? Some of us choose to walk away from the well beaten track and navigate a new path. But this takes courage and fortitude. My psychotherapy in Hertfordshire can help facilitate your journey of self-discovery.
After completing my degree in psychology at London university I was also at a crossroads. Where to now? What should I do? Luckily for me, I chose group analytics in the final year of my degree that awakened deeper layers hidden in my psyche overseen by Dr Frosh a then Director at the Tavistock Clinic who pointed me in the direction of becoming a psychotherapist. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, up until this time, I was searching for something that I thought was out of my reach. It was a revelation of sorts. I had a new direction in life that promised my entry into a world of the unknown. A world that I hadn’t experienced before due to a childhood ecosystem that was both reductionist and oppressive. I went with Dr. Frosh’s recommendation and so my career in integrative and transpersonal psychotherapy began at CCPE (Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education) in Little Venice for the next 5 years.
Transpersonal psychology opens the doorway to infinite possibilities. It enables one to break out of ego/mind driven core beliefs that can hold a person back from reaching their potential. Abraham Maslow and his Hierarchy of Needs model elegantly portrays human motivation. He proposes that people must first meet physiological and safety needs before they can focus on higher level needs, like belonging, esteem and self-actualisation. The transpersonal element of my integrative practice at counselling near me introduces the purposeful notion of free will amongst so many other things that I won’t discuss for the purposes of this blog piece. Other than, to remind people that there is always another way. Another path to take in their lifetime that is so precious. Transpersonal psychology offers one a way out of mundanity. It’s a resurrection of contacting that deeper level of ourselves that we can trust throughout troubled times. It can help make sense of existential crises that need careful guidance and facilitation. I have navigated many crossroads in my lifetime to date and navigated others with the sole intent of reaching their higher potential and leading a happier, more fulfilled existence. That we all deserve.
If you feel that you are at a fundamental crossroads in your life. Please contact me today for an initial telephone consultation at Penny Glazebrook Counselling and Psychotherapy: 07739 106062.
