A Sacred Space: Uncovering the Mystical Side of Therapy | LLW

If you’ve ever felt that therapy only scratched the surface, or sensed that your healing journey needed to include something soulful or more sacred, you’re not alone.

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When people first come to therapy, they often anticipate a quiet room, a couch, and a conversation focused on tools and strategies. Techniques to help them overcome depression, anxiety, interpersonal problems, and trauma. All of those things hold value and can offer real relief. But for some people, over time, something different begins to emerge…

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Something deeper. More subtle. Ancient. Harder to name.

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Many people carry within them an inner knowing, an innate wisdom that has been whispering to them all along. Therapy, at its most expansive, can be a space where that wisdom gets to speak more clearly. In ancient traditions around the world, healing was never just about the mind. It was about the spirit, the body, and the unseen forces that connect all things. Modern psychology has taught us many valuable tools for understanding behavior and thought patterns, but humans are not just their cognition. We are perceptive. We are intuitive. We are energetic beings. We carry stories in our bodies, in our dreams, and in our psyche.

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One branch of psychology that explores these themes is Transpersonal Psychology, which is defined as “a comprehensive approach that merges traditional clinical psychology with the exploration of transcendent human experiences, such as spirituality, mystical occurrences, and the pursuit of deeper meaning in life” (Greene, 2023, EBSCO Research Starters).

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In my work as a psychotherapist, I believe in embedding approaches that integrate the full spectrum of the human experience. Making room for the questions that don’t fit in a clinical box. When the question isn’t just “How do I cope?” but also “Who am I, really?” Making room for the memory that doesn’t just arise in the mind, but also in the chest. Making room for the sudden image that appears: a light, a tree, a door, and somehow knowing that it holds meaning. These are not just metaphors. These are messages from within. They matter. They are profound.

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In our work together, I strive to create a sacred and soulful space that can help uncover the mystical side of therapy. This may include:

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● Energy work

● Healing meditative practices

● Intuitive imagery or somatic exploration

● Chakra alignment

● Breathwork and presence as doorways to insight

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If, while you are reading this, you have felt something speak to a deeper part of you, I invite you to pause and trust that instinct. Healing can be more than managing symptoms. It can be a return to self.

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I’ll be writing more about this in the weeks ahead. For now, I invite you to stay curious.

– Sophie Sanati, LMSW