Photoduality

Step 1. We create photo-dual portraits based on your portrait or selfie.

Step 2. We organize an in-person/online session during which we help you undergo an inner exploration process using our proprietary therapeutic script.

Step 3. We help you fully immerse yourself in each sub-personality represented in the photo-dual portraits.

Step 4. We help you understand the relationship between the two “halves of the face,” which represent the primary sub-personalities, and together we explore the dynamics of their interaction that influence the decision-making process.
Step 5. We identify the main needs and ambitions of each sub-personality and correlate them with your conscious personal values and goals, creating a model of optimal behavior that minimizes internal conflict and maximizes the productivity of their interaction.

The photodual method was created from the idea of the Gestalt experiment “Empty Chair” and symmetrized photo portraits. It is based on humanistic values and a non-interpretative approach.

Neurophysiological and Philosophical Basis

According to the therapeutic approach of psychosynthesis, every person can exhibit different subpersonalities. They are often presented in pairs as polar opposites, with one being more apparent or closer to everyday consciousness than its opposite duplicate. The two main subpersonalities, conventionally described as feminine and masculine, are closely linked to the differences in the functions of the brain hemispheres and are mentioned in the concepts of Eastern philosophy. These subpersonalities are the subject of PhotoDual Therapy.

Reflection of the Core Values of Gestalt Therapy

Gestalt therapy techniques and process-oriented psychology are used to examine the subjective content of the right-sided and left-sided photodual portraits through the mechanism of projection and embodied work.

Focus on Personal Experience

The photodual method emphasizes the externalization and awareness of the inner dialogue that arises between subpersonalities, helping the client see the interaction of their parts from a meta-position. Interpretations by anyone other than the client always convey the meaning of the interpreter and may not coincide with the client’s subjective, uniquely relevant inner reality.

Thank you for the work. I really enjoyed participating. I look at the photos and remember all the feelings. Some portraits brought tears, others scared. The recent portraits radiate peace and confidence. I noticed that the eyelid on the right side has lifted. Initially, I was doing facial massage, but the last photos were taken after a few months break. It shows how the internal state affects appearance. Working with photodualism helped me: - Find inner strength. - Learn to listen to myself and my desires. - Trust the Universe and believe that I am in the right place. - Shift from a "victim" position to an "I can" position. - Accept myself as different and thank myself for the experience. The transformation was interesting and unexpected. Five sessions allowed me to gather my thoughts and internal state. The conclusion I want to make is that all the answers are within me. I have many good ideas from the left side; they need to be given a chance because these ideas come from inner desires. And the right side should trust these desires and implement them in earthly ways.

It was fantastic... That's exactly how I would describe my meeting with Masha yesterday!

Photo-dual therapy is the reconciliation of two aspects of your personality, in my case, the male and female elements.

They take a photograph of you, divide it in half, mirror the right and left sides, connect the right with the right, left with the left - and thus you end up with not one, but two portraits of yourself!

And you look at your feminine and masculine parts.

For me, this experience was new, and for many others it will be new and unusual!

I initially went to therapy with the goal of having a good time and finding out what it was all about! But my intention was sincere and pure, which is why the result exceeded all my expectations!

You know what's great about this therapy? That the main focus is on YOU! The therapist simply guides you with their magic wand in one direction or another! After the therapy, I even felt changes in my physical being - and that impressed me the most! I was filled with so many emotions!

I was so overwhelmed by the thought that my inner king and inner queen love each other, love the people around them, they are fair, tender, loving, and generous!

And most importantly - it's me! I love myself! I love the people around me! I am fair! I am tender! I am loving! I am generous! And I am many-many other good things!

• Certified Master of Practical Psychology with Honours

• PhD Applicant 053 Psychology

• Certified Gestalt and Procedural Therapist Level II - specialisation "Group Therapy" and "Working with Sexuality in the Gestalt Approach"

• Sexologist of the European Association of Psychologists and Sexologists

• ICF coach

• Designer of the MAC-Colod series: "Dark Side Integration", "Inner Goddess", "Inner Heroes", "Money Up", "Sex awareness"

• Author of the "Photodual Therapy" method, recognised in the United States

How It Works?

Principles of Photodual Therapy Method:

Feedback from the clients after Photodual Therapy Session

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