This chapter addresses some of the spiritual challenges that can result from different types of
trauma to establish a base for therapeutic intervention. Therapists who may lack religious or …

Recent years have brought broader awareness and openness to talking about traumatic life
events. Survivors of these events often experience spiritual struggles in the course of …

The authors describe several prevailing implicit and explicit approaches for integrating
spirituality into treatments for trauma survivors and consider some of the ethical issues …

Over the course of my professional career as a clinical psychologist, in the capacities of
researcher, psychotherapist and consultant, I have had occasion to work with many …

Because most trauma involves an assault on the victim's spirit, identity, and self-worth,
healing from trauma is fundamentally a spiritual process or a quest for spirituality involving a …

This chapter explores religious or spiritual beliefs as a central part of the clinical picture, how
therapists can discuss such beliefs with clients, and related interventions in the context of the …

Trauma interrupts emotional, psychological, spiritual, sexual, and/or intellectual
development, and chronically or acutely impinges on a person's ability to cope or function …

Topics include: love and knowledge; integrating spiritual meaning and value into treatment;
and conscious spirituality (stage 1: creating a context for change, stage 2: challenging …

The aim of this investigation was to explore therapists' reactions and behaviors in response
to the discussion of religion and spirituality in secular therapy, as well as to compare the …

The purpose of this chapter is to describe a rationale and approach for assessing religion
and spirituality in trauma psychotherapy. We begin by discussing why the assessment of the …