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We believe in combining spiritual and esoteric practises, such as tarot, astrology, meditation and magick with the more grounded wellbeing methods of counselling and holistic wellbeing in order to support actual, intended change. In a world with more and more people seeking deeper connections and meaningful transformations in their lives, we often encounter clients who are curious about integrating spirituality into their therapeutic journeys. However, the challenge lies in navigating this integration without it feeling either overly esoteric or too clinical. We believe that by embracing both psychological principles and spiritual practises, you can create a holistic approach that fosters genuine healing and growth, that also speaks to your spirituality.
We specialise in hypnotherapy and coaching, working with clients who frequently navigate the delicate balance between logical thinking and intuitive wisdom. This means we’ve witnessed many individuals longing for something deeper from their traditional counselling and coaching. They are looking for something less diagnostic and process driven than traditional therapy, and yet more goal focused and tangible than traditional tarot and astrology readings. We call this approach humanistic magick.
Integrating Spiritual Healing and Therapy
Spiritual healing has always spoken to the part of us that knows we are more than our pain. It is the yearning to connect with something deeper, to touch the quiet pulse beneath our thoughts and remember our innate wholeness. For some, that connection is found through prayer and for others, through meditation, magickal ritual, or being outdoors in nature. At its heart, spiritual healing is less about the ‘belief’ in something specific and more about the relationship with our inner world, with meaning, and with what we might call the sacred.
Unlike traditional medicine, which seeks to treat symptoms, spiritual healing aims to restore alignment between mind, body, and spirit. It invites us to listen to the wisdom of our own being, where healing arises not as something done to us, but as something awakened within us. As a 2017 study on psychosynthesis observes, even those who begin therapy as self-declared atheists may discover a spontaneous spirituality through the therapy processes of self-reflection and inner work. This speaks to a profound truth: spirituality is not an external system of faith, but an inner human capacity that is available to be discovered, a kind of natural movement of the psyche toward wholeness, love, and meaning.
Through a process of healing, we often experience a sense of peace, clarity, and belonging that feels both deeply personal and mysteriously universal. Spirituality awakens through the sense of returning home not to a religious doctrine per se, but to ourselves and there’s nothing in the rule book to suggest self-reflection and inner work cannot be achieved when spirit meets psyche.
The Role of Therapy in Mental and Emotional Healing
Traditional therapy offers a mirror for our inner landscape. It is where the raw materials of our humanity such as fear, grief, longing and love are given voice and understanding. Therapy is the art of seeing and being seen, of exploring our thoughts and emotions in a compassionate, structured way. It helps us understand the various patterns that have been put in place that keep us small, and it teaches us to live with greater self-awareness and authenticity.
We love therapy as a healing tool and humanistic therapy, in particular, aligns beautifully with spiritual healing because it recognises the innate drive toward growth and self actualisation. Carl Rogers’ emphasis on unconditional positive regard and congruence mirrors the same truth that a lot of spiritual practise holds: that healing happens when we meet ourselves with compassion, rather than judgement. As this 2021 interview with Russell Siler Jones notes about his work on spiritually integrated psychotherapy, when therapy joins the sacredness of the relationship with the sacredness of the client’s inner life, the process itself becomes an act of grace, one that honours both the psychological and the spiritual dimensions of being.
When we look at it in this light, we could call therapy not a clinical fix, but a sacred conversation and a way of reconnecting to our inner authority, our will, and our capacity to grow into our fullest selves. Doesn’t that sound beautifully spiritual?
Common Misconceptions About Spiritual Healing and Therapy
Despite a growing acceptance of both therapy and spirituality as healing processes, many still see them as incompatible. With one being scientific and provable, and the other mystical without evidence of its efficacy. We believe this is a false divide and a divide that becomes unhelpful when spiritually minded people are seeking something deeper from their therapist. Both systems seek understanding, both invite transformation, and both depend on trust in the process of becoming.
As Lombard’s (2017) psychosynthesis research highlights, integrating a spiritual dimension into therapy does not require religious belief. In fact, spirituality can emerge most authentically when it is not imposed, but discovered experientially. Likewise, therapy is not limited to talking about problems; it is a space where insight and meaning can take root through dialogue, imagination, and embodied awareness.
True healing invites the full spectrum of our being which includes the rational and the intuitive, emotional and transcendent. To reject one in favour of the other is to live half a life. The bridge between them is not built of theory, but of experience.
The Benefits of Integrating Spiritual Healing with Therapy
We believe when therapy and spirituality meet, a deeper form of healing becomes possible, one that touches both the psyche and the soul. This integration recognises that the mind and spirit are not separate, but interwoven aspects of human wholeness.
Therapy offers insight and spirituality offers meaning. Together, they allow us to move from self-awareness to self-alignment. As Lombard (2017) describes through the lens of psychosynthesis, this process is what Roberto Assagioli called the I–Self connection: the relationship between the personal self (our conscious awareness and will) and the Higher Self (our transpersonal consciousness). When these two aspects align, we experience healing not as the elimination of pain, but as the restoration of the relationship with ourselves, with others, and with life itself.
From the perspective of Humanistic Magick, this alignment is the heart of transformation. It is where therapy’s understanding meets magick’s wonder, where the language of psychology merges with the language of the soul. In this space, healing feels less like a task and more like a remembering, and an act of returning to the deeper truth of who we are.
How Therapy Complements Spiritual Practise
Therapy provides the grounding container that allows spiritual experiences to integrate safely into daily life. Spiritual awakenings can be exhilarating, but also disorienting. Without psychological grounding, transcendent experiences may feel untethered. In other words, they are beautiful but difficult to sustain.
A skilled therapist helps to anchor those experiences, translating the indescribable into embodied awareness. The therapeutic space becomes a vessel where meaning is made real, where insights are digested and where emotions are witnessed. As Siler Jones reminds us, the sacredness of therapy lies not in the techniques used but in the presence shared. When a therapist listens not only with the mind but with the heart, healing moves beyond analysis into communion. We just choose to do this using magickal techniques like Tarot.
Personal Stories: The Lived Bridge Between Two Worlds
In Lombard’s (2017) study, three clients who had previously identified as atheists began to awaken to spirituality through psychosynthesis counselling. One described setting up a small “temple” space at home; another spoke of feeling “more connected to myself, to something deeper.” These transformations were not about conversion, but about connection and about rediscovering the sacred through the language of the psyche.
Similarly, we have worked with clients who wanted to integrate therapy and spiritual practise only to find that their self-understanding deepened in unexpected ways. For one client, meditation became more compassionate, for another client journalling became a self care ritual, for a third client the Tarot became a mirror of the unconscious. These experiences reflect what we call Humanistic Magick, which is when healing becomes an intentional act of creation, and the therapeutic journey itself becomes a spiritual path.
Finding the Right Practitioner
The bridge between therapy and spirituality depends greatly on the practitioners we choose and you may wish to begin by asking yourself what you need from a trusted guide. Different counsellors offer different approaches and choosing the right therapeutic support for you is crucial.
A skilled therapist or healer should understand that healing unfolds at the pace of trust. If you are keen to integrate spirituality into therapy, look for someone who values both psychological insight and spiritual depth, someone who listens without judgement, someone who holds space with integrity, and respects the autonomy of your inner process.
The best practitioners will not be those who have the answers, but those who can walk beside you while you discover your own.
Integrating Spiritual Healing into Your Therapeutic Journey
Bringing spiritual healing into therapy is not about adding more techniques; it’s about deepening your relationship with yourself. Begin by being open with your therapist about your spiritual interests or experiences. Together, you can explore ways to weave them into your healing perhaps through mindfulness, guided visualisation, magickal ritual, or tarot card reflection.
You might find it helpful to create personal rituals of integration: journalling after sessions, lighting a candle before meditation, or setting an intention before therapy. These simple acts become symbolic bridges between worlds and can become a way of honouring your inner work as sacred.
Healing, in this sense, is a daily practise of remembering who you are: a being of both psychology and spirit.
Embracing the Bridge
In a world that often separates science from spirit, the integration of therapy and spirituality offers a radical act of wholeness. Humanistic Magick stands at this intersection, where emotional truth meets spiritual presence, and healing becomes both an inward journey and a sacred unfolding.
Lombard’s (2017) psychosynthesis research shows us that the human psyche naturally seeks connection with something greater. Siler Jones’ spiritually integrated psychotherapy reminds us that therapy itself can be holy ground. Together, they affirm what Humanistic Magick is all about: that healing is both psychological and mystical, both grounded and transcendent.
To bridge therapy and spirituality is to walk the path of the heart, one step in the world of reason, one step in the realm of wonder until they become one and the same.
References
Credit where credit is due, we aim to cite our sources because we value truthful content. 3 sources were referenced during research to write this content, but you are encouraged to follow our links as well.
- Lombard, C. A. (2017). Psychosynthesis: A foundational bridge between psychology and spirituality. Pastoral Psychology, 66(4), 461–485. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-017-0753-5
- https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/types-of-therapy/humanistic-therapy/
- Siler Jones, R. (2021). Russell Siler Jones on Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy.net.
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