| Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Marianne Williamson |
Spiritual Counseling
Why Spiritual Counseling?
Many people today, who in the past might have looked to traditional therapy or psychology to understand issues like depression, sudden or prolonged discontent, relationship crisis and other “mysterious” behavioral or emotional shifts, are looking now to spiritual counseling to quickly provide guidance and understanding to these very real issues affecting their day to day lives. You don’t have to be in the middle of “crisis” to find the value in having a spiritual director, however. As traditional religion becomes less prominent for those who have become more spiritually oriented, many are finding that some sense of guidance is useful in resolving issues, and moving more gracefully through turbulent and confusing life changes. Spiritual Counseling helps you tap into your own inner guidance so that you can feel supported and clear as to how your life and choices are shaping your reality.
Mental and Emotional Wellness
Not only are we noticing a shift in reliance on traditional medicine to treat physical problems, we are also looking beyond the traditional mental health profession to understand psychosis, personality disorders, depression, and other emotionally and behaviorally based disorders. Within spiritual counseling you have the ability to understand the source of the issue and how to heal or resolve it, oftentimes within just a few sessions. Depression is often thought of as a “habitual and prolonged denial of the self.” If this is true, then a realization of the self would be the solution.
The Dark Night
If you are finding yourself now in the midst of a “dark night” where all that was important has in some way failed you, a Spiritual Counselor can help guide you though the phases so that you can understand what is happening and how it relates to your developing relationship with your Higher Consciousness. A dark night can be defined as a lengthy and profound absence of light and hope. It is often marked by periods of depression and a sense of disconnection and discontent. There is a feeling that “something” is missing. This feeling is important to guiding the Spirit in releasing the old “self” and behaviors of the past to make room for a higher understanding and relationship available through the Higher Consciousness to the Creator of All that Is. During this transition it is encouraging to understand the lessons the Spirit is creating, and the purpose of the Soul in it's currrent life.
The Modern-Day Mystic
Spiritual Counseling allows you to have real communication with your guidance system, your Higher-Self, Angels, guides, and the Source. As our society begins to explore the mysticism that was once only available in the Eastern Religions, we are seeing a definite paradigm shift. A paradigm is a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them. Our Western culture is now changing the way it views morality, spirituality and religion, healing and medicine, relationships, health, and death and dying. As a result of this shift many are feeling disillusioned as they seek the answer to the uncomfortable feeling that ALL they have believed in, ALL they have based their lives upon provides no real answers to why they are here and what life is for.
Consider working with a Spiritual Counselor if:
- You want a closer relationship with God (Creator, Source, Universe) and the self.
- You are experiencing emotional upset which is unresolved.
- You are no longer satisfied with life, but you don't know why or what to do about it.
- You are dedicated to your Spiritual path and would like guidance and direction.
- You have patterns of behavior which you've had difficulty changing.
- You would like to communicate regularly with your own Spiritual guidance.
- You feel you are experiencing a "dark night," and you would like help understanding the process.
Choosing a Spiritual Counselor
Your Spiritual Counselor should be someone you trust, and whom you feel understands your unique experience and can therefore best support you. Your Spiritual Counselor should be able to help you understand what you are experiencing both in your external world and your inner world and help bring you the resources to handle the challenges of your life with more ease and grace. Understanding behavioral patterns and transforming them into something that brings more self-empowerment and love are also qualities of an exceptional Spiritual Counselor. All of our Spiritual Counselors are experienced intuitives, have additional training in multiple healing modalities, and know how to assist you through a dark night or other challenging life situations. If you are looking for a Spiritual Counselor, please fill out our online form and our Spiritual Counselors will contact you for a free 10-minute consultation.
Check out Spiritual Counseling on our Sessions Page to learn more.
The information on this web site is not intended to diagnose or to replace the care of a medical professional. InLighten offers spiritual and behavioral therapies intended to compliment and enhance traditional medical practices.
Maryann@InLighten.org
253.226.2535
