Spiritual Psychotherapy is a type of therapy which has evolved as people have become more conscious and open to explore questions such as, “Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose? Are we all connected? What is consciousness? Was there a lesson behind that experience?” and “What is my soul journey?” Spiritual Psychotherapy provides a safe and sacred environment for clients to discuss how these questions affect their well-being.
Spirituality should not be confused with religion – A love of nature, following moon cycles, being curious about mediums or past lives, and much more, can all be considered spiritual. One can believe in more without having a religious affiliation. An example is a client who stated she did not believe in religion or any type of God or anything spiritual. However, she told me she had seen what she referred to as ‘ghosts‘. She didn’t want to use the word spiritual because she thought it was the same as religion and that institution had left deep emotional wounds which she was not prepared to discuss at the time. I assured her she didn’t have to use either term, though I would describe what she saw as a ‘spiritual experience’.
Spiritual Psychotherapy is more receptive to the idea there is more to the human experience than day to day existence. The spiritual approach is more contemporary than traditional psychological paradigms which operate in the framework of ‘mind’ or ‘mind and body’ alone. From my perspective, spirituality is being open to explore how the mind, body and spirit/soul are connected – they tend to mirror each other as One.
It takes a courageous person to explore and change their inner world. In spirituality, we focus on several belief sets and modalities to promote understanding the mind, body and soul. My goal is to assist people to achieve their optimal health and well-being by being open to various perspectives.
Other Thoughts and Topics Related to Spiritual Psychotherapy:
You would like to create a sense of balance and wholeness and are curious about holistic healing, mindfulness and awareness strategies.
Have you had an experience of a mystical nature you are afraid to talk about? Has it affected your life and beliefs? Are you afraid to disclose it because you are concerned you will be judged?
Some clients voice a sense of wounding or heaviness that seems to go beyond a human level into what they describe as soul-level.
We are all connected. We affect each other. We all yearn to understand, fit in and be accepted.
You seek an open-minded therapist who supports you in your beliefs and efforts to feel more emotionally and spiritually whole.
You feel there is a wisdom, a higher self, a knowingness within your soul, an awareness beyond this dimension – your intuition is always guiding you.
You are interested in exploring the conscious as well as subconscious mind.
I consider myself a spiritual psychotherapist. That means I believe you cannot separate the mind-thoughts from the body-response, from the person’s spiritualism and beliefs. They are deeply connected, therefore I see the totality of the person as such – even when someone identifies as non-spiritual that defines the belief structure which they operate from.
I would like to extend my appreciation to Jason LaPrade for allowing me to use his photographs on my website.