Looking for someone to talk to about the spiritual issues and questions that are important to you? Spiritual counseling can help you uncover ways to get in touch with your own beliefs and unique communication with the Divine, as well as examine the spiritual questions and issues important to you. It’s a little different from pastoral counseling in that it stresses your relation to Spirit as the starting point.
The scope and depth of spiritual counseling – also called spiritual direction or spiritual coaching, depends on the experience and educational background of the practitioner. At the most basic level, it is counseling that focuses on spirituality as a starting point. As the counseling relationship continues, it may touch upon or overlap with areas of pastoral or traditional counseling.
Sessions typically run forty-five minutes to an hour, and from a minimum of one session to approximately six sessions. The person seeking counseling directs the session, as it is based on a belief that each individual already knows what is best for them. The spiritual counselor helps the individual discover their own answers, as well as keep the sessions focused on spiritual issues. Some counselors and their clients may include a ritual to set off their time and space as sacred.
A spiritual counselor should have a code of ethics which they share with their clients at the first meeting, as well as clear policies pertaining to payment and missed appointments. Spiritual counselors should be ready to refer clients to other resources if the client’s needs are beyond the counselor’s professional training or abilities. Possible spiritual counseling topics might include a chance to:
Sample topics might include a chance to:
Spiritual counseling is not:
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