Expanded 3 Pillars of HMT- Healed Mind Therapy
Pillar 1: Regulation
Regulation recognizes that if the body and nervous system are dysregulated, access to the healed mind is significantly diminished.
HMT – Healed Mind Therapy teaches nervous system regulation through:
- breathwork
- vagus nerve activation
- meditation and contemplative prayer
This pillar acknowledges the role of chemical and behavioral dysregulation, including substances and addictions (such as caffeine, nicotine, sugar, or other dependencies) that impair emotional stability and clarity.
Movement toward a more regulated, dependency-free lifestyle is supported without shame or pressure, and at a pace that feels loving and sustainable.
This pillar parallels DBT’s concept of accessing theWise Mind with breath and helps explain why DBT is effective: it integrates mindfulness with cognitive change.
Pillar 2: Perception (CBT-Based Thought Change)
HMT – Healed Mind Therapy is grounded in cognitive-behavioral principles, recognizing that thoughts shape emotional experience and behavior.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy are evidence-based approaches precisely because they focus on changing perception rather than only managing symptoms or behavior. HMT honors and incorporates this foundation because perception change is essential for lasting healing.
Where HMT expands beyond traditional CBT and DBT is not in whether thoughts should be changed, but in how completely and coherently they are addressed over time.
HMT emphasizes full accountability for one’s inner world and teaches that:
- nothing outside of you creates your emotional experience
- all meaning is assigned through perception
- changing perception changes experience
By repeatedly questioning automatic thoughts and examining the meaning given to events, individuals learn to see reality through a healed lens rather than a fear-based one.
This pillar establishes the cognitive foundation that makes deeper peace, emotional regulation, and aligned action possible.
Pillar 3: Love Over Fear (Philosophical Foundation)
This is what most clearly distinguishes HMT – Healed Mind Therapy from other therapeutic models.
HMT does not only teach how to change thoughts — it teaches what we are changing our thoughts to.
The third pillar is the philosophy of choosing love over fear.
Rather than operating from victimhood, blame, or the belief that external circumstances must change in order for peace to be possible, HMT teaches that:
- suffering arises from fear-based perception
- healing comes from choosing love-based perception
- responsibility for one’s inner world is essential to freedom
This pillar asks clients to release the belief that the world must change for them to be okay, and instead take responsibility for changing perception and then taking loving action within their control.
Because of this, HMT is not for everyone.
It is best suited for individuals who are:
- motivated for real change
- willing to take responsibility for thoughts and emotions
- open to releasing victim identity
- capable of reflective and philosophical inquiry
HMT is compatible with any spiritual or religious tradition that prioritizes love over fear, compassion over judgment, and responsibility over blame. It is not compatible with belief systems rooted in guilt, shame, punishment, or fear-based control.
While CBT and DBT acknowledge a higher, wiser mind (such as DBT’s Wise Mind), HMT fully develops this concept, teaching individuals how to access and live from this healed state of consciousness consistently.
At its core, HMT works to reprogram the deepest conditioning of the mind — the belief that one is not enough, not lovable, or deserving of attack — and replaces it with truth, love, and responsibility.
See the Philosophy of HMT- Healed Mind Therapy for what this Pilliar teaches.