Why is the Montgomery approach to counseling and therapy called Compass Therapy?
Compass Therapy derives its name from the assumption that the compass-like integration of complementary opposites, whether in terms of personality or human nature itself, contributes to psychological and spiritual wholeness. As a personality theory the Compass Model reveals the major ways people become stuck in self-defeating patterns, while at the same time showing pathways toward actualizing growth. Actualizing means to make real, develop, grow, embody, and encompass. For instance, choosing to move from dependent placating into diplomatically speaking one’s mind results in a freeing up of the Love and Assertion compass points. Or moving from controlling arrogance to confident humility results in freeing up the Weakness and Strength compass points. Developing a rhythmic expression of all four compass points leads to creative freedom and responsibility, rather than rigid imprisonment within a personality pattern.
