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What is a Clinical Psychologist?
Clinical Psychology is a specialty that is concerned with the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral problems.
Licensed Clinical Psychologists are doctorate level practitioners who have
successfully completed several years of formal training, national and state
licensing examination. After completing the academic and supervised
clinical training in assessment and therapy, the doctoral candidate must
next complete a one year internship followed by a post-doctoral residency.
Clinical Psychologists provide comprehensive care, and can help people work
through a variety of problems, from basic life stresses to more complex and
difficult issues. Because of their expertise, Clinical Psychologists often
act as consultants to other health care professionals.
What is Transpersonal Psychology?
Transpersonal psychology stands at the interface of psychology and spiritual
experience. It is the field of psychology which integrates psychological
concepts, theories, and methods with the subject matter and practices of the
spiritual disciplines. Its interests include spiritual experiences,
mystical states of consciousness, mindfulness and meditative practices, shamanic
states, ritual, the overlap of spiritual experiences and disturbed states such
as psychosis and depression, and the transpersonal dimensions of relationships,
service, and encounters with the natural world. The central concept in
Transpersonal Psychology is self-transcendence, or a sense of identity which is
deeper, broader, and more unified whole. The root of the term,
transpersonal or literally "beyond the mask", refers to this
self-transcendence.
Transpersonal psychology has benefits for both psychology and the spiritual
disciplines. Psychology can expand toward a fuller and richer accounting
of the full range of human experience. The spiritual disciplines can
incorporate insights and skills about human development, healing and growth to
deal more skillfully with the psychological issues that arise during the
spiritual search. It also provides perspectives on spiritual systems to
help understand their similarities and differences. The field includes
theory, research, and practice.
What are the benefits of weaving the traditions
of psychology with the spiritual?
Transpersonal psychology has benefits for both psychology and the spiritual
disciplines. Psychology can expand toward a fuller and richer
accounting of the full range of human experience and potential and incorporate
practices that speak more directly to the depth of our nature. The Spiritual
disciplines can incorporate insights and skills about human development,
healing, and growth to deal more skillfully with the psychological issues that
arise with spiritual development. It can use these issues as
gateways rather than obstacles to Self-Realization.
What are the key differences between coaching
and counseling or therapy?
Counseling and therapy tend to work on healing the past, while coaching is
about creating the future you want. The issues people work on with a coach
include relationship and communication, business success, personal projects,
life balance, health, financial planning, spiritual development, fitness
training and weight loss, career development, etc. Your coach works with
you to support you in identifying the path that will make your life journey more
fulfilling and enjoyable. This entails developing a clear map and action
plan to launch you on your road to success.
How does life coaching differ from consulting?
Coaching is actually similar to consulting in that the coach will partner
with the you to solve problems, reach goals, design a plan of action and make
decisions. Coaching goes much further. A coach stays with the you to
implement the plan of action. A coach brings out your personal best,
assists you in identifying and prioritizing your needs, values, mission and
vision, and then keeps you focused. A coach will help you recognize your
develop your personal strengths and use them to move forward.
