What is Spiritual Counseling?

© Copyright 2013 Paul Hood

Happy Fall, Everybody!

This month we thought we'd get back to basics. We're spiritual counselors but we've come to realize that a lot of people don't know what that is. . . or at least what it is that we do. So let's answer that question for those who you who might be wondering.

WHAT IS “SPIRITUAL COUNSELING”?

For us, spiritual counseling has evolved into a combination teaching/counseling session. We work one on one or the two of us with one client or a couple in private where people can share their deepest struggles, hope and dreams. Many of our sessions look a lot like conventional counseling sessions: we listen like good counselors ought to, ask questions and help people come to their own understandings. But we also stop to ask for guidance, sometimes once, sometimes several times, and the guidance we receive helps us focus like a laser beam on what will move our clients forward most. Sometimes that is more counseling; other times a session becomes more like a class with us sharing tools and techniques and various bits of knowledge we believe will be of benefit. Most of all, we bring our authentic selves—Paul’s wild sense of humor and our combination of eclectic spiritual focus, educational background and lessons from our own life experiences into the mix.

That includes the bad stuff, the hard lessons learned, as well as the triumphs and positive tales to tell. People who find themselves a great fit for our practice love this. They come to us because of it and some come again and again so they can take our support with them on their own interesting and challenging rides. Our clients include other healers and counselors (both alternative and conventional), people who believe strongly in personal growth employing a more open spiritual point of view than the norm, people dealing with fairly conventional problems related to relationships, careers and decisions they're trying to make, and people who have challenges of a more spiritual nature and need a set of kindred spirits to buoy them along.

You'll find extensive biographical information and descriptions of how we work and what problems we address on our website at www.healingcommunication.com. We also have a lot of articles online (www.healingcommunicationnews.blogspot.com/) and even some videos (www.youtube.com/user/healerteam). If you’re still curious about who we are and how we do what we do, feel free to send us an email.

Want to set up a session? That's easy! Write to us and suggest a couple of times that might work for you. We can meet in-person in Chico, CA or via Skype video or telephone anywhere in the world. We're available these days Friday, Saturdays and Sundays in the afternoons and evenings (Pacific Standard Time) and many evenings throughout the week. We typically schedule sessions at least 48 hours ahead. After you set up a session, pay us to confirm it, provide us with a phone number or Skype address and we'll call you at the appointed time. Information about our fees and a link for paying for sessions is here:
http://www.healingcommunication.com/How_to_Make_an_Appointment_with_Spiritual_Counselors_and_Healers_Sheryl_Karas_and_Paul_Hood.html

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FLOWER ESSENCE AROMATHERAPY
Sheryl's Mama Love Products business is at http://www.mamaloveproducts.com

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WHERE TO FIND OUR ARTWORK

In our joint Etsy shop... http://www.etsy.com/shop/PaulnSherylArt
Beautiful Photographic Prints by Paul Hood... http://PaulHood.imagekind.com/
Beautiful Photographic Prints and Artwork by Sheryl Karas... http://sherylkaras.imagekind.com
Art notecards, T-shirts, mugs and other gifts featuring our images... http://www.zazzle.com/paulnsheryl*

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WHERE TO FIND OUR VIDEOS

http://www.youtube.com/user/healerteam

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We post little tidbits of inspiration and fun, information and news about what we're up to, things that don't fit in the newsletter and things that do. And it's an easy way to interact with what we post through comments and possibly discussions from time to time. Look up "Paul Hood" or "Sheryl Karas" or both. Mama Love has its own page. That's at http://www.facebook.com/MamaLoveProducts. Become a Fan and be sure to let other people know about us, too!

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