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Primal therapy is a trauma-based psychotherapy created by Arthur Janov, who argues that neurosis is caused by the repressed pain of childhood trauma.

Primal therapy became very influential during a brief period in the early 1970s.

John Lennon, actor James Earl Jones and pianist Roger Williams were prominent advocates of Primal Therapy.

Format and Process

The therapy begins with an intensive three weeks of fifteen open-ended sessions with one therapist. After this the patient joins group meetings with other patients and therapists once or twice a week for as long as is needed.

Highlights Include:

Birth simulator

In 1973 a birth simulator was in use at the Primal Institute. The simulator was a 10-foot-long adjustable pressure vinyl tube. The patient covered with a slicky substance to simulate birth.

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