CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser interviews fellow 2nd-year student Renisha Lyon about integrating spirituality and religion into counseling.

Some of the topics covered in this conversation include:

-Pursuing a dual master’s degree in Divinity and Clinical Mental Health Counseling

-Distinguishing between religion and spirituality

-Renisha’s own religious and spiritual development

-Respectful approaches to exploring clients’ negative experiences with religion

-The clinical utility of patience, authenticity, and curiosity

-Strengths-based perspectives on client spirituality

-Embracing the messy and abstract nature of spirituality

-Promoting holistic wellness

For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/

Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson