FAQ for New Visitors

How much does Self-Therapy Journey cost?
That depends on your type of enrollment. Click here for details about enrollment options.

How much time does Self-Therapy Journey take?
At the Shift Level, each pattern or capacity takes 1-2 hours to complete.
At the Change Level, each pattern/capacity pair takes 3-7 hours.
At the Transformation Level, each pattern/capacity pair takes 5-8 hours.
And there are many different patterns and capacities to work on.

How should I plan my time?
People usually spend 60-90 minutes on each STJ session, so unless you are working at the Shift Level, you should plan on multiple sessions for a single pattern/capacity pair.
Most people prefer to have one STJ session per week, though some prefer two a week (or even more) if they want to get quick results.
On the other hand, if your time is tight, you could spend as little as a half hour a week or even a half hour every other week. It is up to you.

How can I learn about STJ before I decide to enroll?
Click here for options to learn more.

What can Self-Therapy Journey help me with?
Click here to see all the problematic psychological issues that Self-Therapy Journey currently handles. 
Click here to see all the healthy capacities that Self-Therapy Journey can help you develop. 
Click here to see all the emotional wounds that Self-Therapy Journey can help you heal. 

Can I use Self-Therapy Journey along with therapy?
Yes. It is an excellent adjunct to therapy or coaching.

Will my confidential information be kept safe?
Yes. Your personal information is protected though the use of an encrypted password. To ensure that no one can access it, make sure to use a complex password that can’t be guessed. We have a security certificate, which means that the transmission of your information is encrypted.

How do I decide if I should be working with a therapist?
Click here for a discussion of this question.

How does Self-Therapy Journey work?
Click here for a full discussion and videos.

What methods of personal growth does Self-Therapy Journey use?
Self-Therapy Journey is based on the Pattern System and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS).
Click here to learn about the Pattern System.
Click here to learn about IFS.

I am a professional. How can I use Self-Therapy Journey with my clients?
Click For Mental Health Professionals to get answers to a variety of questions that professionals have.

How can I get support in using Self-Therapy Journey?
Click here to learn about the various options for witnessing and support in using STJ.

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Learning about STJ

Click Intro to STJ for the basics of STJ.
(also on the home page and the pages introducing patterns, capacities, wounds.)

Click How STJ Works to learn more about how it operates.
XA pattern is a way of acting, relating, thinking, or feeling that is a problem for you or others. It may keep you from getting you what you want in life. It may close you off to your own experience or your connection with others. It may cause you or others unnecessary pain. A pattern tends to be too rigid, extreme, dysfunctional, or inappropriate for whatever situation you are in.

Click here for a list of all the patterns in STJ. 

If you know IFS, click here for a discussion of how patterns relate to IFS.

XA capacity is a healthy way of being. It is a goal for personal growth. It is a way of functioning (and experiencing) that involves feeling good, getting what you want in life, and relating well to other people. Some capacities are interpersonal, such as Intimacy and Assertiveness. Some are personal, such as Ease and Self-Esteem.

Click here for a list of all the capacities in STJ.
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"Shift" Enrollment Level

Stages for Patterns
Pattern Stage: A pattern
Capacity Stage: The capacity that transforms it 

Stages for Capacities
Capacity Stage: The capacity 
Practice Stage: The real-time practice that activates it. 

Provides
  • Quick simple behavior shift
  • Clear goal
For people who are…
  • Busy
  • After quick results
  • Just starting to work on an issue
  • Coaching clients 
You can enroll for each pattern or capacity at the Shift Level for $4.97.
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"Change" Enrollment Level

Provides
  • Psychological insight
  • Behavior change
  • Experiential (IFS) therapy
For people who want to…
  • Engage in experiential therapy for more complete behavior change
  • Augment their coaching or psychotherapy with self-therapy
  • Learn how to use IFS
Click here for more information. 
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"Transformation" Enrollment Level

Provides
  • Psychological insight
  • Behavior change
  • Experiential depth (IFS) therapy
  • Personality transformation
For people who want to…
  • Dedicate themselves to personal growth work
  • Engage in depth therapy for full transformation
  • Explore and heal their childhood wounds
  • Augment their psychotherapy with self-therapy
Click here for more information. 
XA capacity is a healthy way of being. It is a goal for personal growth. It is a way of functioning (and experiencing) that involves feeling good, getting what you want in life, and relating well to other people. Some capacities are interpersonal, such as Intimacy and Assertiveness. Some are personal, such as Ease and Self-Esteem.

Click here for a list of all the capacities in STJ.

XA wound is an underlying psychological place of pain or negative belief about yourself or the world. 

A wound is caused by an incident or series of incidents or a relationship in childhood (or occasionally in adulthood) in which you were harmed, frightened, or rejected in some way, or in which you didn't get important needs met. The result is unresolved pain or trauma. For example, the Domination Wound leads you to expect to be dominated or to be afraid of being dominated. It is caused by being controlled too much as a child.

If you know IFS, a wound is a type of burden carried by an exile. For example, if you have the Abandonment Wound, it means that you have an exile who was abandoned.

You must have an access code in order to work on wounds. Click here for more information about this.