Alexandra M. Hepburn

The Interplay of Psychology and Spirituality (eBook, ePUB)

A Resource for Counselors and Psychotherapists

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Many counseling clients find comfort and meaning in their spiritual lives, in the context of religious affiliation or the diverse viewpoints of the "spiritual but not religious." But counselors and psychotherapists often lack training for work in this territory and may be wary of opening the door. The Interplay of Psychology and Spirituality is an exploration of the subtle, fluid relationship between psychology and spirituality that offers valuable perspectives and suggestions for embracing spirituality and religion in the helping professions. Drawing on Jungian, transpersonal, and integral perspectives, Hepburn highlights personal and cultural styles, spirituality as a therapeutic resource, and the potential for psychospiritual growth. She also emphasizes the importance of focusing on metaphors, stories, and direct experience rather than beliefs. Thoughtful attention is given to potential psychospiritual problems, ethical dilemmas, and diagnostic challenges. There are also frequent opportunities for personal reflection. Unique features of the book include consideration of the potential relationship of spirituality to therapeutic themes such as attachment, trauma, subpersonalities, and somatic experience, as well as application of the concepts in the stories of nine fictional characters based on the Enneagram. Thoughtful and thought provoking, The Interplay of Psychology and Spirituality is a valuable resource for helping professionals, spiritual directors, and for general readers with a particular interest in the subject.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781631526510
• Artikelnr.: 60535253

Autorenporträt

Alexandra Hepburn has a master's degree in special education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and received her PhD in human development from the University of Pennsylvania in 1983. She has been in private practice as a counselor since 1994, focusing on loss and grief, life transitions, and spirituality. In her twenty-six-year faculty role at Antioch University Seattle, she taught courses on loss and grief, personality theory, developmental psychology, and the interplay of psychology and spirituality. She also coordinated a non-clinical master's degree program in psychology and spirituality. After living on both US coasts, Hepburn has now settled among cedar trees and near a beach in the Pacific Northwest.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: Setting the Stage Chapter Two: Personal and Cultural Styles:
Different Flavors of Spirituality Chapter Three: The Broader Context of
Religion and Spirituality in Today’s World Chapter Four: Spirituality as a
Resource Chapter Five: Journeys Unfolding: Meaning, Wholeness, and Depth
Chapter Six: Consciousness Evolving: Development, Identity, and Perspective
Chapter Seven: Obstacles and Openings to Psychospiritual Growth Chapter
Eight: Glimpsing Beyond the Personal Chapter Nine: Potential
Psychospiritual Challenges Afterimages: Roots and Wings Notes Selected
Bibliography Acknowledgements About the Author