Increasingly, psychotherapists of all professional disciplines and theoretical orientations are being confronted with dilemmas for which they are neither trained nor prepared: helping clients explore their confusion about religious and spiritual conflicts in the consulting room. The Soul of Psychotherapy addresses their needs.

In this concise, thoughtful, and practical book, clinician Carlton Cornett explores the relevance of religion and spirituality to the clinical process and describes how to integrate issues of spirituality into everyday professional practice.

Following a brief history of the roots of spirituality in psychoanalysis and psychology, and a look at the reasons why in the past psychotherapy turned away from spiritual concerns, The Soul of Psychotherapy provides a conceptual framework for a spiritually sensitive, culturally competent practice.

Essential reading for professional psychotherapists of all disciplines, psychiatric nurses, pastoral counselors and other religious professionals, and students in mental health training programs, The Soul of Psychotherapy addresses the needs of therapists and counselors who treat clients committed to their spiritual beliefs as well as those who initially might not identify spirituality as an area of struggle, but for whom spiritual issues are real if hidden sources of distress.