Addiction counselors know that recovery is never just about stopping a behavior—it’s about understanding what drives it. While evidence-based methods such as CBT, motivational interviewing, and relapse prevention remain foundational, many substance abuse professionals are rediscovering the power of depth-oriented approaches that reach beyond symptoms to the soul of addiction. This is about combining depth… [Read More]
The Clair Senses Through a Neo-Jungian Lens
In coaching and therapy, intuition often whispers before it speaks. A sudden image, a phrase that lands just right, or a tingling awareness in the body—these subtle experiences are sometimes called the clair senses: clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, clairalience, clairgustance, and claircognizance. We’ll discuss reclaiming symbolic ways of knowing in coaching and therapy and look at… [Read More]
Symbol and Synchronicity in Clinical Supervision
Integrating symbol and synchronicity into clinical supervision offers a depth-psychological perspective that moves far beyond standard case consultation. Rather than focusing solely on techniques or interventions, a Jungian-informed approach invites both supervisor and supervisee to explore the subtle, often unconscious dynamics shaping their work. This process becomes a dialogue with the unseen — a way… [Read More]
Beyond the Hashtag Priestess: The Rise of the Seasoned Mystic
There’s a particular kind of image that floods our feeds these days: flowing gowns, bare feet on the sand, a hand lifted toward the setting sun. Captions promise activation, ascension, and alignment — all within a single carousel swipe. Let’s go beyond the hashtag priestess and speak to the rise of the seasoned mystic. The… [Read More]
The Soul I Know: Pure, Whole, and Ever-Aware
I grew up surrounded by mystery. In the Greek Orthodox Church, the priest stood with his back to the congregation, chanting prayers I couldn’t understand in a language I barely knew. The air was thick with incense and reverence. I watched candles flicker, bells ring, and holy gifts lifted high in gestures I sensed were… [Read More]
Dreamwork as Mirror within the Therapeutic Field
What if dreams don’t just belong to us—but move through us? In this way, we explore dreams not as puzzles to decode, but as mirrors reflecting deeper layers of our presence in the therapeutic field. Whether we’re working with a client’s dream, our own, or a symbolic image that arises between us, dreamwork becomes a… [Read More]
Holding Sacred Space as an Empowering Agenda
When we gather—whether in a therapy session, a Tarot reading, a circle under the full moon, or even in an online community dedicated to the mystical, we are holding sacred space for the other. These spaces are meant to remind us of our own capacity to listen deeply, to sense, and to know and reflect… [Read More]
Reiki as Self-Care in Psychotherapy: Walking the Line with Integrity
As integrative practitioners, many of us hold multiple identities. I’m both a licensed psychotherapist and a Reiki Master Teacher, and like many of you, I often find myself discerning where these roles overlap and where they should remain distinct. One question I wrestled with early on was this: Can I teach Reiki as self-care to… [Read More]
