return to PBSP Media Package PBSP Media Package: Fact Sheet Fact Sheet in PDF format· Developed 1961 by Albert Pesso and Diane Boyden-Pesso · A body-based psychotherapy in which new memories are created to compensate for emotional deficits in early life · Thousands of therapists trained in PBSP are active in the U.S., Brazil and 10 European countries · Harvard, Boston University and the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology are among the institutions that have offered programs in PBSP · The system is based on the notion that ego is created through physical and emotional interactions · Clients report increased levels of forgiveness and ability to cope with the problems of everyday life · Used to treat anxiety, depression, victims of sexual and other traumas, recovering drug abusers, and prison inmates · Employed in family therapy, couples therapy, and pastoral counseling · Corporate executives, teachers, performers and individuals in every walk of life have used PBSP to improve their efficiency, effectiveness and emotional fitness · Has become known as "the therapists' therapy," with many therapists who practice other methods turning to PBSP for their own personal work ### Fact Sheet in PDF format |