AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COUNSELING PROCESS THAT INVOLVES SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES

Abstract

This study involves the conceptualization of spirituality in the counseling process. The spiritual experiences that emerged in the counseling process are providing the support and strength to heal the client and subsequently empower the client to the self transcendent growth process. The Satir Model, the existential therapy and logo therapy, the hypnotherapy and the expressive arts therapy are among the suggested counseling tools that generate the spirituality of the client to connect with the self. The results of the study indicated that all the participants were able to engage with their spiritual self in the counseling process. The spiritual experiences were manifested in the form of energy movement and visions that carried messages, the out of space sensation, the chirping sounds of the birds and the sense of stability at the core of the being. Each participant has finally illustrated the individual self with the unique self-depiction.