The most comprehensive approach to character psychology and artistic health available, anywhere.
Hi, I’m Mariel Pastor and I look forward to taking you on this journey called Character Mapping.
Character Mapping is both a psychological toolbox for building backstory and a process for artistic self-discovery. Pastor has woven together wisdom from her decades of professional experience to create a psycho-spiritual approach that is uniquely transformative unto itself.
"Stories hold real potential for growth and healing, and not only for the audience. As a fan I've felt uneasy, and almost parasitic, to know that I was enjoying a performance when the actor, writer, or director was suffering because of the content. And as an IFS therapist I knew it didn't have to be that way. In fact, it seemed more than possible to find emotional benefit for storytellers who could tend their vulnerability and add to their strengths."
Mariel is an author and international trainer for Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, a powerful psycho-spiritual approach developed by Richard Schwartz that brings wholeness and healing to the "multiple characters in our minds”. As a teacher Mariel is known for her ability to make complex topics clear and accessible, with a collaborative style that playfully elicits the inherent wisdom of others.
BIO
Mariel Pastor made the more-obvious-than-it-seems progression from entertainment industry executive to mental health therapist - a move she’s never regretted. Character Mapping brings her clinical wisdom back to the arts.
"Stories hold real potential for growth and healing, and not only for the audience. As a fan I've felt uneasy, and almost parasitic, to know that I was enjoying a performance when the actor, writer, or director was suffering because of the content. And as an IFS therapist I knew it didn't have to be that way. In fact, it seemed more than possible to find emotional benefit for storytellers who could tend their vulnerability and add to their strengths." Read Character Mapping's backstory here
Mariel is an author and international trainer for Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, a powerful psycho-spiritual approach developed by Richard Schwartz that brings wholeness and healing to the "multiple characters in our minds”. As a teacher Mariel is known for her ability to make complex topics clear and accessible, with a collaborative style that playfully elicits the inherent wisdom of others.
"Mariel has a fantastic teaching style, very alive, personal and humorous. Her knowledge is vast and deeply founded in experience. She has a transparent way to deal with whatever topic that comes up and is leading in a very Self-led way. She is impressive at holding space and dealing with challenging situations from Self with clear boundaries, and in a non-shaming way."
- Peter Legård Nielsen Author, Poet, Therapist Copenhagen
