Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy
Multi-faith expertise integrated with psychotherapy
What is a Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapist?
A psychotherapist also trained as a multifaith chaplain
I am both a registered psychotherapist and a trained multifaith chaplain, which means I bring two complementary skill sets into the room with you. As a chaplain, I am trained to offer spiritual counselling, religious support, and guidance alongside addressing the pressing issues of your life. I work with people of any religion, and with people who have no specific religion at all.
In our work together, I learn about your spiritual life and help you draw from your own beliefs and resources. If you are new to spiritual life, I can help you discover how to create more intention and sacredness in your daily experience. We can incorporate meditation, prayer, or reflection on readings that are meaningful to you into your healing process.
This may be a good fit if you are:
- looking to have your beliefs and faith honored in therapy
- a spiritual seeker just starting on your path
- wanting to evolve, or even heal from, beliefs you were taught when you were young
- moving from one belief system to another, or wrestling with holding multiple belief systems
- practising meditation, yoga, or tai chi and wanting to reflect on how those practices connect to your healing
- wanting to deepen your relationship with that which goes by many names: God, Creator, Higher Power, The Divine, Allah, Spirit
I believe spirituality is a core part of who we are as human beings, and it can be a powerful source of healing. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, I am confident I can help.
Who Is Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy For?
This approach is often a good fit for people who want therapy to go beyond managing symptoms. If you’re interested in understanding yourself more fully, including your inner life, values, and sense of meaning, this work can offer a more integrated path forward.
What You Can Bring Into Sessions
One of the things that makes spiritually integrated psychotherapy distinct from standard talk therapy is that you are actively invited to bring your spiritual life into the room. Sessions can include:
- Prayers, readings, or sacred teachings that are meaningful to you
- Spiritual practices or meaning-making frameworks from your tradition
- Questions about faith, doubt, or how your beliefs connect to what you are going through
- Prayer, if that is something you would like to invite in (we will always talk first about what feels comfortable)
Whether your background is Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Indigenous, or broadly spiritual but not religious, this is an open, interfaith space. There is no tradition that is unwelcome here, and there is no requirement to hold any particular belief.
Sessions remain grounded and structured even with spirituality present. The goal is not to turn therapy into a religious service, but to make sure that one of the most important parts of who you are is not left outside the door.
How Spiritually Integrated Therapy Differs From Traditional Therapy
Most forms of psychotherapy set spirituality to one side. I do the opposite. Rather than treating your faith or worldview as separate from your mental health, I see them as connected resources worth drawing on.
Because this work engages with your deeply held beliefs and not just your symptoms, it tends to create change that feels more rooted and lasting. For many people, it becomes less of a short chapter and more of a complement to their ongoing path of growth. I find it tends to attract people who want therapy to go beyond symptom management and are ready to bring their whole selves into the process.
I am a member of the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care, which reflects both the professional training and ethical framework that grounds this work. My therapeutic approach draws on that background alongside clinical training, so you are working with someone who takes both your mental health and your spiritual life seriously.
If you are also navigating loss or trauma, my work in grief counselling and Somatic Experiencing® connects naturally here, since these difficulites and spiritual questioning often arise together. You can also learn more on the grief counselling Peterborough page.
If you're ready to start embracing your spiritual life, I invite you to contact me today.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not at all. This is an openly interfaith and spiritual-but-not-religious space. Whether you follow a specific faith tradition, identify as spiritual without belonging to a religion, or are simply curious about meaning and purpose, you are welcome here.
Yes, and you are actively encouraged to. You might bring a prayer that carries weight for you, a piece of writing or scripture, or a practice like meditation or ritual that is part of your life. These are not distractions from therapy; they are part of it.
Prayer is available in sessions if you would like it. We will always have a conversation about what feels right before anything is introduced. If prayer is not your preference, that is completely respected.
Sessions look and feel like thoughtful, honest conversation. What makes them distinct is that you are invited to bring your spiritual life into that conversation, whether that means exploring how your beliefs are shaping your experience, drawing on a practice that grounds you, or working through questions of faith alongside everything else you are carrying.
Trained as a multi-faith chaplain I am happy to offer something very similar to faith base counselling or pastoral care. One distinction is that I am not a clergy member or pastor in any tradition. I hold both a psychotherapy background and chaplaincy training as a member of the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care. The work is grounded in evidence-informed psychological approaches while remaining genuinely open to the spiritual dimension of your life. You can also visit the FAQ page for more general questions about working with me.
Yes. I work with clients both in person in Peterborough and virtually across Ontario. If online therapy is more convenient for you, sessions are held over a secure video platform and work just as well for this kind of work.
