What are our innate resources?

Along with physical and psychological needs nature gave us internal guidance systems to help us meet them. We call these ‘resources’ and they are;

The ability to develop complex long-term memory, which enables us to add to our innate knowledge and learn.
The ability to build rapport, empathise and connect with others.
Imagination, which enables us to focus our attention away from our emotions, use language and problem solve more creatively and objectively.
Emotions and instincts.
A conscious, rational mind that can check out emotions, question, analyse and plan.
The ability to ‘know’ — that is, understand the world unconsciously through metaphorical pattern matching.
An observing self — that part of us that can step back, be more objective and be aware of itself as a unique centre of awareness, apart from intellect, emotion and conditioning.
A dreaming brain – dreaming is our brain’s way of preserving our instincts and defusing unresolved or unfulfilled emotional arousals (including worries and ruminations) to create spare mental capacity for the next day.

Why is the Human Givens approach different from other forms of psychotherapy or counselling?