I have worked with individuals from all walks of life and of all ages and feel privileged to witness the incredible determination and resiliency of the human spirit.
What is spirituality? Spirituality is finding a connection between the self and something that is larger than ourselves. It is the search for the meaning of life. What is that for you? Together, we will explore how your personal relationship with God or a higher power is integrated in your life. Where do you personally find meaning, value, and connection? How does your spirituality impact your social, physical, and emotional wellbeing? These are questions that we will discover together to help you create meaning in your life.
As a former ordained minister who was also certified in pastoral care, and held the position of a Multifaith Chaplain for 12 years, I bring a broad understanding of principals of faith that guide and ground people to a place of wholeness. That said, spirituality is not religion.
Registered Psychotherapist, Holistic Health Practitioner, Health & Wellness Coach
What is Spirituality and what does it mean to you? How do you practice spirituality? What are some of the influences of spirituality? Explore your own spirituality and body, mind, and, spirit connection. Where do your Belief Systems, Religion, God, Spirituality, and "Love for Self" come from?
I have a background in Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism and am open to all religious and spiritual practices. I believe having a spiritual pratice or religious observance is a unique personal journey and that it can evolve throughout your lifetime. Developing a spiritual practice, however that looks for you, can be very beneficial to quality of life and enjoyment and although I am not trained in a religious modality I welcome open discussions about spirituality and am comfortable in that context.
Spiritual Integrated Therapy looks at how your belief-systems create a foundation for how you are functioning on an existential and eschatological view point. In other words. What do you believe happens when you die? Have you been spiritually abused? Escaping cults, conversation therapy or child trafficking? Spiritually Integrated therapy unravels the trauma wounds associated with other's beliefs that seek to control, demand, degrade or belittle your body, gender or way of life.
You might be experiencing a sudden appearance of mental and emotional destabilization and it can be characterized as a Dark Night of the Soul. You may also be afflicted by the anxieties of this increasingly polarized and troubled world and are looking to strengthen your life philosophy or find meaning. Maybe you are grappling with life's big questions around God and spirituality and how it fits into your daily life experience. I utilize spiritual psychotherapy modalities in a complementary manner to trauma therapy, to provide a holistic healing experience. Modalities such as Spiritual Direction, exploring bioenergetics, Spirit Releasement Therapy Protocol, Past Life Therapy, Soul Fragment Retrieval Therapy, etc. We will explore within the context of your spiritual and/or religious framework and within the grounded container of psychotherapy. Email me for a free 30-min phone consultation to discuss more.
Since time immemorial, humans have cultivated spiritual practices to heal, to be in community and to honour our place within a larger world. The scientific revolution and the "enlightenment" served to denigrate religion and spirituality to mere superstition. Modern day psychiatry has gone as far as to medicalize religious experiences involving altered states of consciousness.
These beliefs and practices have roots in the collective unconscious and serve a very deep and meaningful purpose.
Spirituality means many different things to many different people. We see spirituality as a connection to something within us and outside of us. Spirituality can mean connection to a higher power (i.e. God), our inner knowing, nature, humankind, etc. It can also be synonymous with meaning and purpose. Feeling a deep sense of connection to ourselves, others and a sense of meaning and purpose is a pivotal ingredient to human resilience. Therapy can help you explore what spirituality means to you, and help you discover and connect with meaning and purpose.
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