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Gary Ow

2 papers in the library · 5 citations · publishing 2024-2026

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Why Trauma Does Not Respond to Talk Therapy: A Symbolic–Somatic Account of Change

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research March 9, 2026 Gary Ow

Despite its centrality in clinical practice, talk-based psychotherapy frequently proves insufficient for resolving trauma. This paper advances a symbolic–somatic account explaining why trauma often does not respond to verbal processing alone. Drawing on contemporary trauma theory, narrative psychology, and embodied cognition, the paper argues that traumatic experience is encoded not as...

Re-authoring Identity Through the Psyche-Myth Architecture: A Structured Framework for Transpersonal Psychotherapy

Journal of Contemporary Approaches in Psychology and Psychotherapy. December 1, 2024 Gary Ow 5 citations

This conceptual paper introduces the Psyche-Myth Architecture and the Modular Myth Engine Live-action Dashboard, presenting a novel, structured framework for psychotherapy. Challenging the prevailing lack of systematization in transpersonal approaches, this model posits the human psyche as a foundational "inner architecture" built upon universal mythic and archetypal principles. The MMELD...