How do we become more whole within the realities of our bodies, relationships, histories, wounds, communities and faith?
Psychological growth and spiritual formation do not have to exist in separate rooms.
For many people, faith shapes identity, relationships, family, community, morality, meaning, hope and the way we understand suffering.
For others, faith has become complicated. Perhaps beliefs that once felt certain now raise questions. Perhaps you’ve experienced disappointment with God or hurt within a religious community. Perhaps you’re trying to understand how psychological growth fits with the faith tradition that has shaped your life.
Christian Integration
My graduate training at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary included both clinical and theological formation. My faith has deepened and evolved since then with each loss, transition, diagnosis, & worldly event. We can explore how all these are affecting your faith and identity.
For clients who desire it, I am comfortable thoughtfully integrating Christian theology, spiritual practices and questions of faith into psychotherapy.
You Don’t Have to Be Religious to Work With Me
Many of my clients do not identify as Christian or religious. Others have complicated relationships with Faith.
Some are actively questioning beliefs they once held. I will support you while holding a nonjudgmental & safe space for you to explore the deepest parts of yourself.
Therapy is guided by your values, your experience and your goals.
When Faith Hurts
Faith communities can be places of profound belonging and healing.
They can also become places where people experience shame, exclusion, spiritual bypassing, rigid expectations or misuse of authority.
If your relationship with faith has become painful or confusing, therapy can offer a place to explore that experience without being pressured toward a particular conclusion.
