Main description:

Although once marginalized in the field of psychotherapy, spirituality and religion are now recognized and established in clinical interest and research.

This book draws from diverse spiritual and religious backgrounds to offer clinical guidance for addressing a variety of traditions and complex diversity considerations in psychotherapy.

This text explains clinician strategies and in-depth case descriptions to guide therapists and clinical professionals in effectively integrating spirituality and religion into their work.

Contents:

Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Contributors
Introduction: Spiritual Diversity in Psychotherapy

Part 1: Spiritually Integrated Approaches to Psychology
Chapter 1. Hindu Spirituality and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Pratyusha Tummala-Narra
Chapter 2. Harvesting Religious Fruits in Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy: Personal Reflections of a Jewish Psychologist of Religion Kenneth I. Pargament
Chapter 3. The Healing Truth of Emptiness: Tibetan Buddhism in the Clinical Space Pilar Jennings
Chapter 4. Navigating Deep Waters: Spirituality and Religion in the Womanist Psychodynamic Space Phillis Isabella Sheppard
Chapter 5. A Sufi Muslim Model of Spiritually Integrative Psychotherapy Shamaila Khan
Chapter 6. Christian Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy: A Wesleyan Model Brad D. Strawn
Chapter 7. Raising the Sparks: Psychotherapeutic Process as Tikkun OlamKaren E. Starr
Chapter 8. The Name of God is Mercy: Reflections on Suffering, Healing, and Growth from a Roman Catholic, contemplative, mystic, psychoanalyst Theresa Clement Tisdale
Part 2: Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy with Specific Diversity Dynamics
Chapter 9. Approaching Intersections of Spirituality, Religion, and Non-Traditional Gender Identities in Psychotherapy Ruben A. Hopwood
Chapter 10. Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy with LGBQ Individuals Sarah H. Moon
Chapter 11. Religious Differences in Spiritually Integrated Couple Therapy Steven J. Sandage
Chapter 12. An Intercultural Approach to Spiritually Oriented Therapy of Military Moral Injury Katy Barrs & Carrie Doehring
Chapter 13. Spirituality, Selfhood, and Social Class in Psychotherapy Neil Altman
Chapter 14. Conclusion: Summary and Future Directions
About the Editors