Spiritual counselling

Roberto Assagioli was an Italian Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded Psychosynthesis. He suggested that the work of psychosynthesis counselling “leads people to the door” of spirituality but does not go further. Kenneth Sorensen of Psychosynthesis Denmark states that “We have now clarified that “the door” Assagioli is pointing to is the Higher Self. By becoming the Higher Self and Soul, we can “open the door” and partake in “the great mystery” and discover what type of relationship or identity we share with God, the One, The Good, or Universal Beingness.”

Personally, my strong interest in A Course in Miracles is what is at this door for me, and this gently and unobtrusively informs and guides my work with clients.

The Primary Approach & Goal

The primary approach of spiritually focused counselling is to assist clients in allowing themselves to experience the wholeness that they already are. It is about helping clients to get in touch with the love and peace that is available to them in the ever present now moment and in every new moment. It is about helping clients to remove the blocks to living a joyful life with emotional freedom and self-assurance that they are valuable, eternal beings, wholly loveable, wholly loving and wholly loved.

The goal of spiritual counselling is to remedy self-defeating behaviour patterns that block truth from your awareness and keep you stuck, and learning that all of your real limitations are self-imposed and can therefore be healed fully, regardless of your external circumstances. The emphasis on spiritual counselling is getting to know your teacher within and allowing the Divine mind to lead your life to your highest fulfilment. It is about changing false, limiting ego perceptions of who you are and connecting you into your eternal, Divine source.

My training has fuelled my passion for meditation and to helping others find answers and peace on their own spiritual journey. Simply put, spiritual counselling can help in the following ways:

How to stop patterns of self-hatred
How to find the power to live the life you want
How to lose weight without dieting
How to move from depression to joy
How to heal from the despair of loneliness even when you are alone
The solution to those needs is always the same. The above are actually all spiritual issues.

I help people to connect to something "More than" or however you name this - All that is/The divine teacher/God/Source/The Universe/The Magic and the Mystery/Your Essential Being/Your Higher Self, because from my perspective, a lack of connection causes all the above problems and unmet needs. A need to not hate yourself, is a need to know that you are loveable, and a way that you can truly know that is by connecting to God.

A need to find the power to live the life you want, is a need to remove blocks of guilt and unworthiness from your mind that are getting in the way. You can do this by connecting with God's unwavering Love for you.

A need to lose weight without dieting, is a need to sit still with uncomfortable feelings or grievances towards yourself or towards other people who have hurt you, and to choose forgiveness and peace instead by connecting to God's love for all.

A need to stop being depressed, is a need to connect to the truth about who you are and the abundance that God provides you with when you are ready to accept it.

A need to heal from loneliness, is a need to connect deeply into the Divine within who lets you know you can never be left alone.

Book an Appointment

Erica lives in Devonport, Auckland and offers counselling sessions via e-therapy on Skype, Zoom or WhatsApp.

To make an appointment, please email, call or text Erica

“Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists.” Here lies your Peace

“Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.”