For many people God or some sort of Supreme Being or divine manifestation is important in their lives. Also, some find spirituality in nature or other means. Many find peace of mind when focusing on spiritual matters. When you are not feeling your best, spiritual things can be difficult to focus on.
On the other hand, struggles often times make us look for help
from a spiritual source. If spirituality is important or plays a
big role for you, sometimes regular counselors or therapists who don’t
incorporate spirituality into their counseling can be less
effective. Finding a spiritual counselor can be difficult, but
also rewarding. Some centers focus on spiritual counseling and
are a good place to start. Also, priests or advisors of your
local religious institutions can often be helpful in advice or ideas of
where to look. Spiritual counselors look at problems and
solutions from a spiritual perspective and can help you meet your
specific needs. Focus on prayer is often times a part of
spiritual counseling. The idea that we each have an inner self or
soul that intuitively knows what is right or wrong and knows what we
need to heal ourselves is addressed and helped to find a path that will
bring us peace.
Spiritual CounselingReply to this Comment
My business is Holistic Health Counseling and I use the mind, body, spirit approach to help people move forward in their lives and become healthier as a result. I find that spirituality is the foundation of becoming successful. Please let me know if you know an organization that needs someone like myself.
Thank you and be well,
Kimberly A. Lawrence
Holistic Health Counselor and Empowerment Coach
www.integrativenutrition.com/graduates/KLawrence.aspx
to: Kim -Spiritual counselingReply to this Comment
Kim, So...are you an MD..PHD, Msw? How do you incorporate all three levels in a patient? And how do you integrate spirituality in someone who has a religious doctrine..Catholicism, Islam, Judaica) For instance in some religions Yoga, Reiki,Channeling, all that new age stuff is forbidden, in others certain dietary restrictions must be upheld. Don't you run into conflict there?
BalanceReply to this Comment
How would I maintain this again after several years being known as a recovering drug-addict and aquaintance rape victum. Dr. Kim what would you prescribe, I start with?
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By:Kimberly A. Lawrence Posted: Jan 04 2007 02:12:14 PM