Psychosynthesis has been described as "The psychology with a Soul". It deals with the whole person -- the physical, the emotional, the mental, and the spiritual.

The word spiritual is sometimes misunderstood. It is used here to mean the divine essence of an individual, that part of a person that urges them to continually improve and grow. It is the spiritual part of the individual that prompts him/her to be honest, trustworthy, respectful of others and cognizant of their infinite rights. It is the spiritual part of the individual that knows, respects, and reveres the Creator of all life, whether it be called God, Goddess, Great Spirit, Universal Energy, or by another name.

Psychosynthesis is composed of two Greek words; "Psycho," meaning Self or Soul, spelled with a capital "S", and "synthesis" meaning bringing together.

Psychosynthesis is a philosophy for living, a set of principles and a dynamic, open-ended approach to personal and transpersonal integration and synthesis. Wherever applied, Psychosynthesis seeks to enable the person or group to discover and take the next step toward greater inner freedom and responsible expression in the world. The Psychosynthesis process prepares one to choose consciously to cooperate with a natural growth and unfoldment, which leads to order and harmony within the individual and in society.

Psychosynthesis began in 1910 with the early work of Italian psychiatrist, Roberto Assagioli. Dr. Assagioli was a colleague of Sigmund Freud, C. G. Jung, and Abraham Maslow. From the beginning, Assagioli recognized the need for a broad conception of human nature, for a cultivation of man's natural tendency toward harmony within himself and the world. Within his work, he combined methods and ideas of Western psychology with spiritually oriented Eastern traditions. This evolving approach provides a framework to facilitate self-development and personal growth, as well as a means to release the more sublime and spiritual aspects of human nature.

In Psychosynthesis one learns to recognize and experience the self as an active, or directing agent, with the will harmonizing the various psychological elements composing the personality. One learns to move one's center of awareness to deeper levels which include the Transpersonal or the Higher Self. It is at this level that our journey toward experiencing and living with unconditional love, joy, beauty, wisdom, compassion, creativity, and universal consciousness begins.

"I regard Psychosynthesis as a sound approach, particularly helpful as a counterweight to many of the one-sided trends of psychotherapy."