I had the good fortune to learn symbol therapy directly from Ulli Springett in January 2000. I have been practising it myself since then, and using it with clients, students and friends since April 2001.
For me symbol therapy is a uniquely effective self-help method for dealing with any problem, no matter how big or how small. I am still consistently amazed by the results I get with symbol therapy, both for myself and with my clients, students and friends. I am not a naturally over-enthusiastic person, but I find myself saying that when you make symbol therapy a regular daily practice, little miracles start to happen.
In my experience, symbol therapy works for any kind of problem, whether internal (emotional, psychological, spiritual) or external (lack of money, can't stand my job, can't find the right home to move to). Sometimes the effects are spectacular, sometimes they're quiet and undramatic, but in either case symbol therapy overcomes the suffering from our problem without any 'healing crisis' or great effort.
I have trained in many therapies and approaches to personal development, and I am both a therapist and a trainer myself. I have now pretty much stopped using other methods with my clients or with myself because I have found symbol therapy to be many times more effective than any other therapeutic or self-help method that I have come across. I expect many other people to benefit from symbol therapy in the future as it becomes more and more widely known.
Ulli Springett's book is very easy to read and gives a clear description of every aspect of symbol therapy. I hope that many people will read it and use it, and start to overcome all the suffering in their lives.