Encountering the Sacred in Psychotherapy: How to Talk with People about Their Spiritual Lives

Encountering the Sacred in Psychotherapy: How to Talk with People about Their Spiritual Lives
ISBN-10
1572307013
ISBN-13
9781572307018
Category
Medical
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Guilford Publication
Authors
James L. Griffith, Melissa Elliott Griffith

Description

This book guides therapists in exploring the creative and healing possibilities in people's spiritual and religious experience, while countering ways it can do harm. James L. Griffith and Melissa Elliott Griffith integrate ideas from a range of therapeutic perspectives - as well as wisdom gleaned from over 20 years of work in the field - to help therapists listen and respond when spiritual or religious themes are invoked; ask appropriate questions about beliefs, practices, and communities; and work collaboratively to identify personally meaningful resources for change. Modeling an open, receptive stance, the book demonstrates ways to honor an individual's language, ideas, and traditions even in the absence of specific cultural knowledge or common traditions. Filled with evocative personal accounts and therapeutic dialogues, this is a compelling resource for novice and experienced clinicians alike.

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