Scott Ragsdale LLC FAQs

No! I have practiced and taught Energy Psychology for many years. I live a regular life and do not own a monk’s robe.

To my knowledge, none of my clients have become a monk or missionary to the Belgian Congo.

Jack Kornfield is a well-known spiritual teacher and author. He did become a monk and lived in a monastery for a few years but then returned to “regular life” and earned a Ph.D.

Our ability to help people overcome self-defeating emotional patterns, achieve higher levels of psychological well-being, and enjoy their spiritual sensibilities is accelerating at an extraordinary pace.

Recently, science has discovered the biochemical core of awareness. Energy Psychology is the study of practices designed to shift the energy of emotions deliberately. Energy interventions impact the body’s intricate electrochemical system. This subtle energy has long been central to eastern medicine and spiritual disciplines. Energy psychology has proven those ancient practices to be true.

Energy Psychology teaches you about your natural energies, and you learn how to use them to shift patterns of dysfunctional or self-limiting emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.

Your emotional health, success, and level of joy can become dramatically rebalanced by shifting the energies that regulate them. Energy Psychology causes a shift in problematic beliefs, behaviors, and emotions rapidly – altering your brain’s electrochemistry with a gentleness unprecedented within psychotherapy. Energy is the blueprint – the infrastructure.

Unwanted emotions, such as fear, guilt, shame, jealousy, and anger, can shift your natural state of balance and diminish your abilities to love, succeed, and enjoy life. Virtually anyone who learns how to use Energy Psychology will gain greater emotional control, Inner Peace, and effectiveness.

As a high school teacher, I taught Psychology and Sociology for eight years. A few years after, I completed my M.S. in Counseling and completed a Ph.D. in Psychology. For 15 years, I taught Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, and the Psychology of Change at the university level.

I am a Reiki Master, certified Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist and Trauma Specialist, Level II TFT, and Breath Therapy practitioner.

I have been in practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia for 30 years. For three years, I worked at an In-patient Mental Hospital and was Clinical Director for a 120-bed facility, supervising 40 other therapists.

People experience stress anxiety differently, but the general symptoms include…

• lack of motivation, irritability, irrational anger, increased cynicism or pessimism
• feelings of hopelessness, absentmindedness, apathy, difficulty concentrating
• trouble sleeping, headaches, physical fatigue, change in appetite
• nervousness, sense of dread, and depression

Any of these symptoms are indications of blocked energy.

Over 30 years ago, Roger Callahan, Ph.D., discovered a way to identify and subsequently eliminate the self-sabotage that blocks our healing and success. He found a way to cure lifelong fears in minutes with Thought Field Therapy (TFT). Today’s chaotic and fear-ridden world keeps many of us in a constant state of stress anxiety about our jobs, finances, relationships, and health. Between our anxiety and the traumas of the world, the negative energy of fear controls much of our lives.

TFT tapping of acupressure points brings control back to our lives by raising our vibrational energy to that of well-being and joy.

Polyvagal Theory, developed by Peter Levine, Ph.D., uses specific techniques and processes from bioenergetics and somatic science to release blocked energy and unprocessed beliefs in our mind-body system. The Polyvagal System runs from the base of our brain throughout our body.

The Vagus nerve acts as a “Brake” to calm down the emotional reactions of our brain. The Vagal Braking System results in a greater sense of comfort and safety and reduces the Fight-Flight-Freeze response to fear – real or imagined.

Two simple techniques, slow belly breaths and extended exhales, stimulate the Vagus nerve. I explain many other Polyvagal techniques in Part Four of my series on stress anxiety management. Go to my Stress Anxiety Management page to purchase my series.

My spiritual guidance honors all religious denominations and beliefs and will not lead you to adopt or change any of your beliefs.

Personal spiritual growth was never intended to be done alone. Spiritual guidance is often needed to help you find your way past resistance.

As your spiritual guide, I will listen to your life story and help you discern what God’s Love and Grace will do for you. My spiritual guidance will help you clarify where you are in your spiritual journey and highlight your spiritual strengths. I will help you to discern God’s Truth more clearly.

The Truth of God is mighty and will “set you free.” I have witnessed many clients experience amazing transformations by seeking Truth.

The common goals for spiritual guidance include the following:

• making important decisions and changes in your life
• discovering your true self and vocation
• healing emotional wounds from the past
• healing from grief, loss, anxiety
• increasing joy in your everyday life
• establishing and maintaining daily practices for spiritual growth

I will guide you in spiritual practices to bring a presence of Peace, Stillness, Love, and Truth to your life situation. I will give direction for daily practices toward spiritual growth and discernment between sessions. I also will provide handouts and other resources to enhance your spiritual journey.

One of the goals of meditation is to still and quiet the mind. Physical stillness is very helpful to meditation but not a requirement.

Herbert Benson, M.D., Harvard Medical School, developed the “Relaxation Response” based upon a 20-minute walking meditation. During the walk, the person repeats on their natural breath rhythm the phrase “I am” on the inhale and “At Peace” on the exhale. As the mind wonders, the person comes back to the phrase and focused breathing.

His research demonstrated a wide range of positive results using the “Relaxation Response.” Many practices from Energy Psychology involve physical movement. Any of those practices can work to still and quiet the mind if practiced regularly.

Yoga is one of the fastest-growing practices in the world. Sitting in the cross-legged “yoga” pose is a universally recognized image related to meditation. If you find that pose effective, then use it, but it is not required to benefit from Energy Psychology. The crossed-leg pose takes practice to maintain physical balance. Maintaining balance can be a distraction to mindfulness attention.

I recommend that you lie on your back during your practice so that your body can completely relax and not require physical tension to maintain balance. One of the most valuable Energy psychology practices is the “Walking Meditation,” and many others involve movement as opposed to being still.