Compassionate Inquiry® is an approach to working with trauma created by Dr. Gabor Maté over several decades while working with both patients and retreat participants. It was further developed into a training program by Sat Dharam Kaur ND. This approach gently uncovers and releases the layers of childhood trauma, constriction and suppressed emotion embedded in the body, that are at the root of mental and physical illness and addiction.

When clients perceive the therapeutic relationship as a safe container, compassion and curiosity allow them to acknowledge and examine the traumatic events that happened to them as children, recognize the beliefs they internalized, and feel the emotions they suppressed. This contributes to the healing process.

Using Compassionate Inquiry®, both the individual and CI® practitioner unveil the level of consciousness, mental climate, hidden assumptions, implicit memories and body states that form the real message that words both express and conceal. When we can release ourselves from the hold of these stories, a new way of being emerges, leading to spontaneity, choice, expansion and freedom. The ultimate goal is to guide clients to the truth about themselves and the world, as only the truth can liberate. For more information visit Compassionate Inquiry®.

If you feel that Compassionate Inquiry® could benefit you and would like to schedule an assessment, simply click the ‘Connect’ button above or send an email to dr.ronan.mcsorley@protonmail.com