How to know when the client is ready?

Dear Master Venu and my senior fellow mates,
I need your valuable suggestion. I tried finding clients within my friends and family circle. Out of 9 people, I regressed, the case study could be completed only with 3. I am very grateful that I could complete the 3 studies by god’s grace. The fourth case was a friendly request and a one session thing, which can be excluded. With the remaining 5 clients I regressed, I am seeing one stubborn pattern which eludes my understanding.

  1. Case 1- I begged to be my client and he agreed. I gave extended pre-talk, all the emotional stories I had and others had. When I asked what issue we would like to concentrate, the client said he needs clarity about the future. I couldn’t make my client to recollect any happy memories or some past incidents. I took to FLP, it went well. After the session, client said he felt relaxed. Yet, he didn’t want to believe what he saw will happen, just because he saw it. He just brushed off that he could make it true.
  2. Case 2 - The client again was coerced by me for regression. He met his dead mother and he could get some insights from his mom. Yet again, the client felt that it is something unbelievable and didn’t want to think about it any further.
  3. Case 3 - The client was coerced by me for regression. He had weight issue. He never gains weight. So, in regression he met his favorite Hanuman Ji and prayed for increasing weight. His weight indeed increased 4 lbs in 2 months, which was a big miracle. But the client didn’t want to acknowledge that to regression.
  4. Case 4- The client was interested and impressed by my healing journey. So, I did on her. She was my ex-colleague who is older than me. 2 sessions were very great. For 3 session, she didn’t come and she didn’t want any insights from me or she just want to show her vulnerability before me.
  5. Case 5- The client came on his own. But he withheld the issues he wanted to resolve and ask for FLP and clarity. But in regression, it was marital issue between his wife due to his illegitimate affairs. Though he didn’t tell me, in subQ revealed. The client didn’t want another session and escaped.

My question is-
What am I doing wrong here?
People wanted some miracle to happen after the session to believe it. I am not a miracle worker. I take them to a place where they get clarity for their problem, on which they need to take action. But they don’t want that.
It is like my teenage old son comes to me asking for a lotion for his pimple problem. I said, wash your face atleast twice, as your skin is oily. He doesn’t wants to do that. Instead he blames me that I can’t buy a lotion for him which will cure his pimple. He is 16 and his immaturity, I can understand.
But people are also like that. They want 4 hours to be in their trance and all their problems sorted out, without lifting their hand. if I can’t do that, then my technique or the premise I work on is bogus.

These are all my very close circle, who knew me. Yet, I find them considering me a ‘low profile’. Mismatching my academic credentials.

I am astounded by them. I know, you would have faced my struggles. It’s nothing new. Guide us.

Also, because of this pressure, I enrolled for Certification in Clinical Hypnotherapist. A certificate won’t change my abilities. Yet, I want to see whether that will ease my path. I sincerely believe, what I have to learn in this aspect Master Venu has taught me. Yet, how did you forge your path?

The question is because my client weren’t ready to take responsibility or the healer is not ready yet?

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Chill ma, we will discuss this in our upcoming forum

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My dearest Devi,

the most honest answer from my experiential journey……

First, take a long deep breathe.

Nothing you described is a sign of your failure. Every single thing that happened is a sign that you are transitioning from being a “therapist in training” to becoming a “therapist in truth.”

This transition always looked chaotic to me too initially.

My replies usually become long ,but I couldn’t resist responding, so please bear me for the same…

Your first Q…

What are you doing “wrong”?

I feel absolutely nothing…

What is happening is completely normal.

Regression therapy is not like giving medicine. It is like giving someone a mirror.

Some will look.

Some will look away.

Some will break the mirror…and

Some will pretend the mirror never existed.

Not because the mirror is faulty, but because their readiness is not aligned.

You did not fail dear, you simply saw your clients before they saw themselves.

And this is not wrong, this is the nature of this path.

Your 2nd Q…

Why clients brush it off, deny it or walk away?

Because,

People don’t fear past lives…they fear responsibility.

Like if a man sees an affair in regression, it means he has to face guilt or change something in him.

If someone meets their deceased mother it means they must accept unresolved grief.

If Hanumanji blesses someone with health it means they must accept that healing is real not imaginary.

See, truth comes with responsibility and responsibility comes with inner readiness.

Most people are not ready to hold their own truth.

Your 3rd Q…

Clients were not ready and that is the REAL answer.

Let me give you clinical clarity as per my understanding.

Case 1

Wanted prediction not introspection.

Your client came from fear of future, not curiosity of inner truth.

Unready client.

Case 2

Coerced…no agency…no ownership…no integration.

Unready client.

Case 3

Weight increased, miracle happened…Ego couldn’t accept divine intervention. Unready client.

Case 4

Good sessions…avoided vulnerability…pulled away.

Unready client.

Case 5

Hidden guilt surfaced…cognitive dissonance…escape.

Unready client.

In my observance …

They did not come from readiness. They came from your enthusiasm, their curiosity or emotional pressure.

But PLRT works differently…

The hard truth is that friends and relatives rarely make good clients…

( I too had utter failures initially with my ppl specially attempts on my husband and son)

They know your past versions… know your weaknesses…know your older identity.

So, they find difficulty in surrendering coz they cannot let you see them naked emotionally.

This is not your mistake. This is human psychology.

About certificate…

a certificate does increase external credibility, but the deeper work, the trust, the surrender, the emotional opening comes only when…

the client hits rock-bottom

they truly want change

they ask for help unprompted

they are willing to face discomfort

they have done enough inner work to tolerate the truth

This is when PLRT becomes a miracle.

The BEST method to resolve ppl’s trust issues in healing I have ever learned is,

That trust is not built through techniques.

Trust is built through transparency,

grounding, and boundaries.

a few real-life egs. from my work

1) A corporate leader came to me and said,

Show me something magical. Otherwise, I don’t believe in this.”

If I had tried to impress him the session would have failed.

Instead, I said,

“I am not here to convince you. I am here to help you understand yourself. And if you don’t want that, we don’t have to continue.”

He relaxed. Because trust came from non-defensiveness.

Later he did 6 sessions and healed his insomnia.

My takeaway was

Trust grows when we don’t try to prove ourselves.

2 ) The woman who denied everything…

She saw two lifetimes. Huge insights. But after the session she said,

“I think I imagined it.”

Instead of defending PLRT, I said,

“Even imagination has a subconscious source. Your mind showed exactly what you needed today.”

She cried…because she felt safe and not judged.

Later she returned for 3 more sessions.

My learning was to

Never challenge the client’s denial. Normalize it. Reframe it. Let the trust grow naturally.

3) This client of mine had an extra-marital affair. He refused to share his real issue. Regression revealed it anyway. He panicked and wanted to run.

Here’s what I told him,

“Your subconscious trusts me more than your conscious mind does. You don’t have to tell me anything. But you DO need to tell the truth to yourself.”

Anyways he didn’t return immediately.

But after 7 months, he came back.

Why?

Because I did not shame him. I did not chase him. I did not interpret him. I simply held that space.

I very much feel that trust is built by emotional safety and not by accuracy of regression.

जहां विश्वास है जीत वहीं होती है …

Now I have stopped taking unready clients. Like if someone is curious, confused, unsure, coerced, doing it for me, I stop right there.

Work with emotionally open clients.

Always give a neutral, grounded pre-talk

Say clearly that regression is not for escaping life. It is for understanding life. You will see what you are ready to see.

This removes expectations of miracles.

Never defend regression, never force belief

If they say “I imagined it,” reply,

“That’s okay. Even imagination is the language of the subconscious.”

If they say “I don’t believe this,” you may reply,

“You don’t have to believe. You only have to observe.”

I have seen trust growing instantly in such cases.

Give responsibility back to the client n say that

“The session will give clarity, but the healing will come only from action.”

This breaks magical thinking.

If someone avoids the next session,

do not chase, do not explain, do not justify.

instead say,

“Take your time. Your mind is integrating. Return only when you feel ready.”

They will come back when their mind settles.

And the answer to your biggest question…

Your clients were not ready.

See Devi we all are evolving.

Believe me your sessions are working. Your intentions are pure. And your path is unfolding exactly as it should. You are an awakened therapist who is testing her wings. Trust your journey, Devi. Your clients will come, the right ones, at the right time.

Our job as therapists is not to manufacture readiness. Our job is to hold space for those who are truly ready to heal.

With lots of love, respect, and a warm embrace.

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Oh My God….Supritee, thank you so much for your kind words and taking time to answer my questions. I am very grateful for your compassion to make me realize that you are all here to help me. Retrospectively, when I think about my questions, basically it’s not only the clients weren’t ready. I wasn’t either. Somehow, I feel like I am blocked from doing my routine science work for livelihood. I have been trying very hard to find a job but failing miserably. The only path which opened was PLRT. I wanted to forge myself faster than I could, but nature has its own course. I need to wait patiently. If the client didn’t have readiness, the healer didn’t have patience. Only when they are synchronized- miracle happens. You explained it so well…. Love you my sister….

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I faced similar issue. One of them were interested in taking sessions. Since I don’t have any prior experience in psychology, she turned me down.

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Talking from a personal experience - it’s hard to open up to someone you know, regardless how good and professional they are. You as a client always have that fear in you that you will be judged and I, myself couldn’t go beyond that and didn’t open up to my PLR therapist even though he is thoroughly professional and compassionate, but he was a family friend. Do I regret? No! Because I was not ready, and I’m still not ready to open up my wounds. May be I will get there at some point in my life where I will choose my healing over my pride and safeguard! But I am not there yet.

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Sure Master…Waiting for your guidance

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I’m also considering Clinical Counseling if that’s helps people to trust me :grimacing:

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Exactly!! Family and friends often feel judged, exposed, or uncomfortable sharing their deepest fears and secrets with someone who sees them often. Same applies to the therapist as well, they also struggle with treating their family and friends because therapy needs distance-emotionally, mentally, and relationally. With family and friends that distance simply doesn’t exist.

True that @kobrakulsh

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Would love to be there with you some day very soon

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