You find in modern life that science and spirituality do not mix often. We have had the advent of the Law of attraction and Quantum physics, but mostly there has not really been a good blending of the two fields.
Now consider what happens when you mix a psychologist who incorporates spiritual practices into their practice. That is what a Spiritual Psychologists brings to the table.
Some people who understand the power of therapy, but also see the power and healing in having a good spiritual practice in their lives, would like to have both aspects looked into when dealing with issues that come up within therapy.
Are you like THIS? Are you a person that would find benefit from having both aspects of your life looked into?
The field of Spiritual psychology goes back to the 1960’s where the term transpersonal psychology was first coined by psychologists such as Victor Frankl and Abraham Maslow. Even though the publications on the subject did not start until the 1960’s the field has its roots from formative works for psychologists such as Carl Jung and William James who were both interested in the spiritual nature of the human psyche.
Spiritual psychology is also known as Transpersonal Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology popularized the term Spiritual crisis or spiritual emergency. this spiritual crisis is a kind of identity crisis where a person finds themselves questioning their meaning system, which consists of their goals, attitudes, identity and beliefs all due to a drastic spiritual experience.
Currently the field of Spiritual Psychology is not recognized by American Psychological Association, but is recognized within a division of psychology of religion and spirituality, being one of their specialties.
So, you might be wondering what does a spiritual Psychologist actually do in a session. Well they can help when someone is in a spiritual crisis. The environment would be a safe space to explore such issues.
The Spiritual Psychologist may employ techniques from their own beliefs or from the patients. Guided visualizations is a popular technique often utilized by the psychologist. This can cover areas such a peak experiences, music therapy, near death experiences, meditation just to mention a few.
So where can you find a spiritual Psychologist? They can be found at amongst other places; places of worship, health facilities and rehabilitation clinics.
Now you maybe thing, Are Spiritual Psychologists as qualified as regular Psychologists? Most Spiritual Psychologists have a Bachelor’s degree in general psychology with courses including clinical psychology and developmental psychology. Students may also take classes in theology.
A high degree of spiritual psychologists go on to take further advanced degrees in spiritual psychology or counseling psychology with a focus on spirituality.
So if you are a spiritual person that is looking for a clinical clinician. Seeking out a spiritual psychologist can be a very good option for you, especially if you have suffered some kind of spiritual crisis and need someone to work with you to find some kind of remedy for that so that you can move forward in life with some kind of relief.
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