Spirituality in Psychotherapy Settings: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experiences of Turkish Health Professionals
This study aims to explore the role of spirituality in psychotherapy using counselors’ own experiences. A phenomenological approach was used to examine data from interviews completed by eight psychological counselors working in the counseling field in Istanbul, Turkey. Findings showed that counselor...
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Halil Ekşi
2016-02-01
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| description | This study aims to explore the role of spirituality in psychotherapy using counselors’ own experiences. A phenomenological approach was used to examine data from interviews completed by eight psychological counselors working in the counseling field in Istanbul, Turkey. Findings showed that counselors acknowledged the importance of discussing topics related to spirituality. Common reasons for engaging in spiritual discussions in treatment were outlined. Results suggest that developing skills and confidence to work with issues of spirituality is a complex and dynamic task. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1ca8a78d43dc4195bec47604610d05e72025-08-20T03:17:58ZengHalil EkşiSpiritual Psychology and Counseling2458-96752016-02-01118910810.12738/spc.2016.1.0005Spirituality in Psychotherapy Settings: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experiences of Turkish Health ProfessionalsHalil Eksi0Zeynep Takmaz1Selami Kardas2Marmara UniversityMarmara UniversityMarmara UniversityThis study aims to explore the role of spirituality in psychotherapy using counselors’ own experiences. A phenomenological approach was used to examine data from interviews completed by eight psychological counselors working in the counseling field in Istanbul, Turkey. Findings showed that counselors acknowledged the importance of discussing topics related to spirituality. Common reasons for engaging in spiritual discussions in treatment were outlined. Results suggest that developing skills and confidence to work with issues of spirituality is a complex and dynamic task.http://spiritualpc.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/spc-1-1-takmaz.pdfSpirituality in counselingSpiritual therapeutic processCounselor’s approach to spirituality |
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| title | Spirituality in Psychotherapy Settings: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experiences of Turkish Health Professionals |
| title_full | Spirituality in Psychotherapy Settings: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experiences of Turkish Health Professionals |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Spirituality in Psychotherapy Settings: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experiences of Turkish Health Professionals |
| title_short | Spirituality in Psychotherapy Settings: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experiences of Turkish Health Professionals |
| title_sort | spirituality in psychotherapy settings a phenomenological inquiry into the experiences of turkish health professionals |
| topic | Spirituality in counseling Spiritual therapeutic process Counselor’s approach to spirituality |
| url | http://spiritualpc.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/spc-1-1-takmaz.pdf |
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