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"Written with great clarity and intelligence, this book will be of benefit to all mental health practitioners, students of psychology, and those seeking a better understanding of their own process of psychological and spiritual transformation."
—Tara Brach, PhD, Aut... MOREhor of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge

"In this wonderful book, Rick Johnson weaves together different theoretical perspectives in a way that welcomes religion, spirituality, and nature into the counseling and psychotherapy process. It's a delight to read Dr. Johnson's approach—an approach that teaches therapists how to empathically explore spirituality as an important dimension of human existence."
—John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD, coauthor of Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice and Clinical Interviewing

"Rick Johnson's book Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy is a rich introduction to the varied forms in which spiritual suffering enters the consulting room, the range of theories which address or fail to address this need, and specific attitudes and practices through which therapists can provide a non-doctrinal but open encounter with the spiritual needs of their clients."
—James Hollis, PhD, Jungian analyst, and author of fourteen books, among them What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life

A practical integration of psychology and spirituality that builds upon existing psychological theories

While many clients want spiritual and philosophical issues to be addressed in therapy, many mental health professionals report that they feel ill-equipped to meet clients' needs in this area. Providing a model that is approachable from a variety of theoretical orientations, Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy supports therapists in becoming open to the unique ways that clients define, experience, and access life-affirming, spiritual beliefs and practices.

Drawing on the author's research into spiritual issues as well as predictors of clients' psychological health, this reflective book presents an integrative approach to discussing the topic of spirituality. An essential resource for mental health professionals of all spiritual and religious persuasions, Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy discusses:

• Client-defined spirituality
• Integrating spirituality with psychological theories
• Why clients become spiritually lost
• Practical steps for spiritual health and abundance in therapy
• Helping clients reclaim their real self
• How spiritually oriented therapy helps
• Guidance for therapists in differentiating their spirituality from their clients' to foster a more successful therapeutic relationship

Filled with numerous cases and stories illustrating how spirituality can be a natural and beneficial part of the therapeutic process, Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy enables mental health professionals to nonjudgmentally invite a collaborative exploration of the role of spirituality in their clients' lives.

Chapter One Spiritual Competencies and Premises

Basic Premises

Spirituality and Religion

Chapter Two Client-Defined Spirituality

Remembering

External Presence and Inner Knowing

Transcendent and Ordinary Experiences

Present Moment Awareness

Interconnectedness

Love and Fear

Free Will

Creativity and Artistic Expression

Nature and Natural Beauty

Open-Heartedness

Personal Relationship

Thematic Integration

Chapter Three Integrating Spir... MOREituality with Psychological Theories

Freud

Jung

Object Relations & Attachment Theories

Interpersonal: Horney

Humanism: Rogers

Control-Mastery Theory: Weiss

Internal Family Systems Theory: Schwartz

Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Linehan

Transpersonal and Integral Theories

Life Span Development Theories

Thematic Integration

Chapter Four Getting Lost: Psychological and Spiritual Perspectives

Why Clients Get Lost

A Spiritual Perspective

Chapter Five Spiritual Health and Abundance: Practical Steps

Being Open to Client-Defined Spirituality

Utilizing Spirituality for Resourcing

Inviting Spirituality to Inform Personal Integrity

Evaluating Life Structures

Therapeutic Support for Evaluating Life Structures

Remembering and Committing to Spiritual Practice

Chapter Six Integrating the Shadow

The Shadow

How Shadows Form

When Clients Marry their Shadow

Integration

Chapter Seven Self and No-Self

No-Self

An Integration of Self and No-Self

Helping Clients Reclaim their Real Self

Chapter Eight How Spiritually-Oriented Therapy Helps

A Collaborative Team

Self-Awareness

Insight

Re-Experiencing Relational Dynamics

New Relationship with the Real Self

Embracing Inner Health

Embracing Relationship Health

Utilizing Spiritually-Oriented Therapy

Final Thoughts

Chapter Nine Spiritual-Differentiation

The Identity and Differentiation Process

Characteristics of Well-Differentiated Individuals

Increasing Differentiation

Increasing Therapist Spiritual-Differentiation

PATRICK "RICK" JOHNSON, PhD, is Department Chair of the Counselor Education Department at Portland State University. Previously, he was an assistant and associate professor at Montana State University. Dr. Johnson is also a licensed psychologist and maintains an active private practice. His research and scholarly agendas focus on the effects of family experiences on psychosocial development in adolescence and adulthood, as well as the integration of psychological and spiritual health.