Clinical Consultation for Spiritual Integration
An ordained minister and survivor of conversion therapy, Tres integrates his pastoral counseling expertise with his own lived experience, providing an in-depth understanding of the unique challenges faced by those coming out of unaffirming and even harmful religious contexts. His compassionate approach, combined with his theological and professional expertise, equips professionals to offer their clients holistic care that addresses both their emotional and spiritual well-being. |
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Consultation Areas
1. Integrating Spirituality in Client Care
- Ethically integrate a client's faith into their care, even if they hold a faith tradition and perspective different than your own.
- Help clients discover spiritual resources that enrich their spiritual life and mental health.
- Help clients unpack and examine beliefs received from their upbringing.
- Walk with clients through the process of unpacking beliefs that may no longer resonate with them.
- Aid in the process of helping clients rebuild a new spiritual identity that aligns with their actual beliefs, authentic self, and life goals.
- Recognize factors that can make spirituality and religion harmful to certain clients and groups.
- Understand the psychological and emotional scars that can emerge from harmful religious experiences.
- Support clients as they discover new spiritual perspectives that help them heal and move forward.
- Equip clients with theological perspectives that celebrate LGBTQ+ people, emphasizing that all are deserving of love and belonging within spiritual communities.
- Help LGBTQ+ conversion therapy survivors unpack and challenge harmful ideas around their self-worth and identity received from conversion therapy.
- If desired, help survivors reconstruct a spirituality that is life-giving to them and affirming of who they are.
- Identify your passion and expertise within spiritual care to find a fulfilling career path, whether in pastoral counseling, spiritually-integrated psychotherapy, chaplaincy, spiritual direction, or other forms of spiritual care.
- For pastoral counselors, therapists, and spiritual directors in private practice: learn the essentials of business management, marketing strategies, and ethical considerations to grow a fulfilling and legally compliant spiritually-integrated practice.
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Rev. Tres Adames, MDiv, BCPCTres Adames is a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor and ordained minister with over 12 years of experience in spiritually-integrated counseling and education. He holds a Master of Divinity and is an ACPE Spiritual Care Specialist Trainer, teaching pastoral counseling and spiritual care to a variety of professional audiences, including clergy, mental health professionals, and healthcare workers. His consultation fee is $100/hour. To schedule a consultation or for more information, click below:
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