alexandra K: Some people feel that spiritual development / intervention is best offered by church leaders etc rather than by mental health professionals...

You might find the religion forum supportive with these notions.

I did consider placing that post in the Spiritual Support section because it deals with aspects of spirituality. I also considered placing it in the Schizophrenia section because religious identification and imagery is a common component of many psychotic experiences.

However because it deals specifically with spiritual interventions in psychotherapy, I thought it was best suited here. The author of that article is Dr. David Lukoff who also co-authored the new diagnostic category in the DSM IV of Spiritual Emergency

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