Spiritual Therapy in Oakland, CA

For the Seeker, the Sensitive, the Soul‑Weary

Do you feel lost, disconnected, or unsure how to return to your true self?

Have you had a spiritual experience that left you transformed, shaken—or both?

You may be grieving something you can’t name, feeling the stirrings of awakening, or navigating a spiritual path that others don’t understand. Maybe your beliefs are shifting, or your inner world is asking to be tended in a deeper way.

As a Jungian depth psychotherapist in Oakland, I offer spiritual therapy for those in the midst of transformation, soul loss, or inner crisis. Whether you’re in a season of grief, spiritual emergence, or quiet longing, I offer a space to explore your experience without pathologizing it.

Depth Psychotherapy for Soul Loss

A relational, sacred approach to healing.

In depth psychotherapy, we recognize that life’s hardships—loss, trauma, shame, illness—can fragment the psyche. To survive, you may have disowned parts of yourself: memories, instincts, desires, intuition. Jung called these hidden parts the shadow.

Over time, this disconnection can show up as chronic emptiness, anxiety, spiritual confusion, or a haunting sense that something vital is missing. You might feel like you’re drifting through life, detached from joy, meaning, or purpose. This could be considered a kind of soul loss.

These are not failures—they’re invitations. Invitations to return home to yourself.

In spiritual therapy, I walk with you into those quiet, unseen places. Through shadow work, dreamwork, symbolic exploration, and somatic awareness, we begin the slow process of remembering and reclaiming what has been lost. We listen for the inner voice that speaks in whispers or roars—and follow it back to the Self.

Spiritual Counseling for Times of Awakening

Honoring experiences that feel too big for words

Have you had a spiritual experience—a vision, synchronicity, or shift in consciousness—that left you changed? Maybe a meditation session, spiritual retreat, or plant medicine journey opened something deep within you.

These moments can feel sacred and destabilizing all at once. Mainstream therapy might minimize or misunderstand them. But in spiritual psychotherapy, these experiences are treated with the respect they deserve.

I work with:

• Highly sensitive people and intuitive souls

• Individuals navigating mystical or psychedelic experiences

• Spiritual seekers feeling overwhelmed or disoriented

• Healers and caretakers who’ve lost connection to themselves

• Adults recovering from trauma

These are not symptoms to be treated—they’re signs of deep inner movement. You’re not broken. You’re becoming.

Therapy and Spirituality: The Individuation Process

When unraveling becomes a turning point

In Jungian psychology, moments of crisis, confusion, or inner upheaval often mark the beginning of individuation—the sacred path toward integrating all aspects of yourself and living in deeper connection with your inner truth.

You may be experiencing:

• Intense dreams or intuitive insights

• A longing to shed old patterns

• Heightened emotional sensitivity

• A sense that “something else” is calling

• A deep hunger for meaning and authenticity

These aren’t signs of instability—they are signs of a soul in motion. In spiritual therapy, we don’t rush past these experiences. We honor them. We help them take root.

You may worry:

• “What if I’m going crazy?” — You’re not. Your psyche is asking to be heard.

• “Do I need therapy or medication?” — You may need both. I’ll help you discern what support feels grounding and necessary.

• “What if it’s too much?” — We go slowly, with safety and care.

Shadow Work in Spiritual Psychotherapy

Reclaiming your hidden wholeness

The parts of you that were shamed, silenced, or misunderstood didn’t disappear—they went underground. That’s your shadow. It holds both pain and power.

In shadow work, we explore:

• The grief and shame you’ve buried

• The creativity and fire behind your defenses

• The instincts and truths you’ve disowned

You might fear what lives there. Many people do. But the shadow is not your enemy—it’s the gatekeeper to your strength. When we welcome it with compassion, it no longer runs the show in secret. It becomes a source of clarity, confidence, and vitality.

This is the heart of spiritual counseling: wholeness, not perfection.

Spiritual Therapist Dreamwork & Archetypes

Listening to the soul’s language

Dreams carry soul-language. They speak in symbols, images, and stories that reveal truths your conscious mind may not yet understand. A dream might bring you a lion, a grandmother, a flood, or a forgotten room—and each holds meaning.

In Jungian dream analysis, we listen together to these messages. We explore the archetypes—warriors, children, healers, tricksters—that populate your inner world. These figures are not random. They are teachers, guides, and mirrors.

Over time, dreamwork helps you:

• Understand unconscious patterns

• Reconnect with creativity and inner wisdom

• Access your personal myth and soul story

As your spiritual therapist, I offer dreamwork not as interpretation, but as collaboration—with your psyche, with your soul.

Spiritual Therapy Near Me: Oakland & Online

Your concerns are welcome here

You may have doubts or hesitations. That’s okay. Here are some common concerns people bring:

• “What if I don’t fit into regular therapy?”

  You don’t have to. This work is relational, imaginative, somatic, and spiritually sensitive.

• “What if this feels too woo-woo?”

  I get it. Depth therapy honors mystery—but it’s grounded, thoughtful, and collaborative.

• “What if I don’t know what I feel?”

  Many people start there. Dreams, images, and sensations often lead the way.

• “What if it’s too painful?”

  We’ll go slowly. The pain doesn’t have to be pushed away—it can be held, gently.

• “What if I need more than therapy?”

  I’ll support you in connecting with the full circle of care—medical, psychiatric, spiritual—if needed.

This Is Soul Work—Not Fixing

Spiritual therapy isn’t about fixing a problem. It’s about listening deeply to what your soul is asking of you.

To become whole. To feel again. To reconnect with something larger—within and around you.

You are not broken. You are being reshaped.

If you feel ready to begin a sacred and soulful journey of healing, I invite you to reach out. I offer spiritual therapy in Oakland and across California online. Together, we can shape a path home.

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