Spiritual counseling focuses on healing for the whole person.
Many times when we go to a counselor or therapist, the focus remains narrow, but since spiritual counseling is a holistic approach, it focuses on everything—mind, body, and spirit.
You don’t necessarily have to be religious to take advantage of the benefits of spiritual counseling. People experience different levels of healing through this type of therapy.
For some, spiritual counseling can allow them to become more mindful and then use this practice every day as a way to take their thoughts captive and focus on the present. Others might find a sense of inner peace through this therapeutic method.
In any case, spiritual counseling is meant to find healing from within in a deliberate manner. Let’s look at some of the powerful advantages you can expect from this approach.
1. Recommitting to Your Values
Many times when we go through struggles, we lose sight of who we are and the things that are important to us. But because spiritual counseling asks to you look inside and be more mindful of your behaviors, you’re more likely to reconnect and recommit to your values.
Recommitting to things that matter to you can help you to find more meaning in life. And reconnecting to your values can be comforting and give you a sense of empowerment.
2. Growing and Achieving More
Spiritual counseling focuses on a higher power—no matter what that may be for you. When we’re able to form a connection with that higher power, we can achieve so much more than we would be able to on our own.
Think of it as being able to “partner up” with that higher power to accomplish things that would have been impossible before. When you have that power to lean on, you can take on new challenges and meet new goals.
3. Banishing Negative Thoughts
Negative thinking and negative self-thoughts are harmful. Spiritual counseling can help you to become more mindful in your thinking. This helps you to stay in the present moment instead of focusing on things you might regret from your past or your fears of the future.
Spiritual counseling can also raise your self-awareness. As a result, you can work on shifting your thoughts and mind in a more positive direction.
4. Finding a Sense of Peace
People who decide to engage in spiritual counseling often have trouble finding a sense of peace within themselves. It might be due to a traumatic event or simply the life circumstances they were born into.
A spiritual counselor can help you to let go of the pain of past trauma by encouraging you to surrender yourself to the peace and comfort of a higher being. That surrender can quickly cause you to feel more peaceful and have a positive attitude as you look toward the future.
5. Becoming More Trusting of Others
Things like anxiety and depression often make it hard to trust people. That could mean people in your circle of friends or your family or just society in general.
Spiritual counseling requires a great deal of trust. Thus, your counselor should focus on building positive fundamentals for a healthy relationship with you. In turn, you can carry those tools and that confidence with you into other life relationships.
Because spiritual counseling allows you to form such a direct bond with your counselor, they can be a light for you to reconcile how you view the rest of the world and the people in it.
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If you’re interested in learning more about spiritual counseling, feel free to contact me.
Through this approach, I can help you discover more about what you’re going through and how focusing on a higher power can be a real benefit. Together, we can work to facilitate healing of you as a whole—body, mind, and spirit. Learn more about Spiritual Counseling.