Look Inside this Treasure Chest
This book grew from the realisation that for decades, training courses for counsellors and psychologists have prioritised head-knowledge to attain standardised, measurable academic achievements, over the possibility of gaining an understanding of how our own heart and soul are central to the co-creation of therapeutic relationships and healing.
If you go to the index of any one of your therapy texts, it is unlikely ‘spirituality,’ ‘soul,’ ‘reincarnation’, or ‘love’ will be there.
This book supports a broad inquiry to nourish both your personal and professional development. You will discover a panorama of what Spirituality might look like in your work, with case examples to show different pathways for the possible integration of these Spiritual approaches, whatever your therapeutic modalities are.
There will be research and reflections about cultural rituals, AI, VAD (Voluntary Assisted Dying), PAT (Psychedelic-assisted Drug Therapy), NDEs (Near Death Experiences), QFT (Quantum Field Theory) and other contemporary topics, possibly not included in your original studies.
There is a deep dive into topics such as suffering, judgement, anger, self-compassion, collective care and burnout.
There are many case examples shared to invite you to reflect on your own spiritual understandings about your soul’s journey, meaning and purpose.
From the back cover
With 38% of Gen Z identifying as “spiritual,” how might we meet this this cultural shift in the curiosity around the possibilities of the existence of the Soul after death, and search for meaning?
This book meets this growing need to extend our therapeutic knowledges from scientific studies into relational energies, radiating from the heart, and the existence of consciousness outside the body.
Research shows spirituality plays an important role in mental health and resilience, yet spirituality is rarely addressed in counselling education.
Woven with years of practice wisdom and informed by research, case examples, lived experiences, and diverse spiritual descriptions across time, here you will discover how spiritual conversations might be approached with sensitivity, openness, and care.
Integrated with narrative therapy gems and Carl Rogers’ humanistic core qualities of presence and non-judgemental acceptance – principles also foundational to many spiritual traditions, this book shines a light where the clinical and the sacred quietly meet.
Integrating Spiritual Conversations in Therapy is written for therapists, counsellors, social workers, teachers and those who are curious, tentative, or already engaged with spiritual themes in their work.
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Testimonials
I found the section about the afterlife particularly interesting, as both of my parents have passed away and both have visited me in dreams afterwards. I also had a near-death experience when I was 8. I say I’m not spiritual, but reading your book made me reflect on that!
Working with Kim
Delivering professional insightful, informative, and extremely practical training for people in child counselling and mental health services.
