The psychotherapy of injuries and deprivations experienced in the past, within the family of origin or peer groups, or in situations such as war, or from sexual, physical and verbal abuse is a three-part process. First, the patient is educated about the natural reactions that usually follow traumatic events, psychic injuries or deprivations. Second, the patient and psychotherapist engage in the psychotherapy process itself. Third, the patient is helped in: actively mourning the positive losses achieving a positive and realistic meaning of the events as a genuine part of his or her identity and life story. re-entering interpersonal and community life in a constructive and fulfilling way. The focus here is on the psychotherapy process. The essence of the psychotherapy process is the development of a powerfully positive and complex interpersonal relationship. Within this relationship, which is the primary form of healing, a variety of specific psychotherapeutic techniques can be used. These include cognitive restructuring, hypnosis, interpretation, empathy, re-living of memories, gestalt "empty chair" process, and more. One of the most powerfully effective processes is "the re-experience of memories." In this procedure the patient re-lives his or her past memories as fully as possible – for instance, speaking in the present tense, and visualizing the experience. This facilitates: insights; consciousness of negative and irrational cognitions and attitudes from the past; awareness of repressed needs, fantasies and emotions; a mourning process which stimulates empathy and compassion for self and others; an opening for the healing love of Christ to enter, and for a genuine healing and forgiveness process to occur. The patient is asked to re-experience the memory as if it is happening now and to verbalize his or her observations, physical sensations, ideas about self, emotions, and needs. In addition, the patient speaks directly to the parents, peers, abusers, or whomever, as if they were present. Also, the "child self" speaks to the ‘adult self" and vice-a-versa. This fosters personal integration of repressed, denied or split-off elements of the person. Both patients and therapists then bring these personal memories, injuries and deprivations to be healed through the power and love of God flowing actively through… prayer meditation the Eucharist Scripture The Way of the Cross The Rosary Active living in Christian community Last, the patient learns new, realistic and constructive attitudes, commitments and skills, such as forgiveness as a way of life, conflict resolution, and character qualities such as courage, perseverance, humor, self-control and love.