{"id":1207,"date":"2019-01-03T16:43:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T15:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gottimalltag.de\/?page_id=1207"},"modified":"2025-08-01T00:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:17:23","slug":"spiritualitaet-und-psychotherapie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gottimalltag.de\/en\/sonstiges\/spiritualitaet-und-psychotherapie\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirituality and Psychotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-mdoz8n05-64a05ab35f0b17c501b3a52a37eb93ab avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-mdoz8n05-64a05ab35f0b17c501b3a52a37eb93ab__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap'  title='Therapy room and group room' ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9115 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9115\"  src=\"https:\/\/gottimalltag.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Therapieraum1200x600-e1753820098365-1500x430.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"430\" title='Therapy room' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  style='min-height:300px; 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Those seeking healing often also touch on questions of meaning, support, and inner connection. Psychotherapy cannot ignore this dimension of human existence.<\/p>\n<p>What matters is not what therapists personally believe, but whether patients are allowed to find their own individual heart&#039;s path. Spirituality in therapy does not mean advocating a doctrine, but rather opening up a space in which the inner search is respected and supported.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rmwr-wrapper\" \n             data-id=\"rmwr-6a0c293e75a87\"\n             data-mode=\"normal\"\n             data-animation=\"fade\"\n             data-duration=\"300\"\n             data-smooth-scroll=\"true\"\n             data-scroll-offset=\"0\">\n            <button \n                type=\"button\"\n                class=\"read-link\" \n                id=\"readlinkrmwr-6a0c293e75a87\"\n                data-open-text=\"mehr lesen\"\n                data-close-text=\"weniger lesen\"\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\n                aria-controls=\"readrmwr-6a0c293e75a87\"\n                aria-label=\"read more\"\n            >\n                <span class=\"rmwr-text\">read more<\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <div \n                class=\"read_div\" \n                id=\"readrmwr-6a0c293e75a87\"\n                aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                data-animation=\"fade\"\n                data-duration=\"300\"\n                style=\"display: none;\"\n            >\n                <\/p>\n<p>Therapists need spiritual competence\u2014not to provide spiritual guidance, but to avoid ignorance and intrusion. They should recognize taboos, respect boundaries, and know when a further spiritual path with other companions might be helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Some paths lead to the depths of the soul \u2013 and some require guidance that goes beyond psychotherapy. Therefore, collaboration, not separation, between spiritual guidance and therapeutic work is needed. Referral to appropriate contacts (an overview can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/gottimalltag.de\/en\/geistliche-begleitung\/\">Spiritual guidance<\/a>) can be enriching for both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Because psychotherapy and spirituality belong together.             <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n<div class=\"gi u-wl1\/2 u-ws2\/3 logoWrapper\"><\/div>\n<p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1km4uf-521b15c6d82611b6e7406b0ec2338469\">\n.flex_column.av-1km4uf-521b15c6d82611b6e7406b0ec2338469{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1km4uf-521b15c6d82611b6e7406b0ec2338469 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding'     ><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdp0rilz-249be2c84e905bfec7dc8d0237a28dad\">\n.avia-section.av-mdp0rilz-249be2c84e905bfec7dc8d0237a28dad{\nbackground-color:#f0fff0;\nbackground-image:unset;\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-mdp0rilz-249be2c84e905bfec7dc8d0237a28dad main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1207'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-f35ef-67edea796d61187c4ab404dc1e5508fa sc-av_three_fifth av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-f35ef-67edea796d61187c4ab404dc1e5508fa\">\n.flex_column.av-f35ef-67edea796d61187c4ab404dc1e5508fa{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-f35ef-67edea796d61187c4ab404dc1e5508fa av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdp0qvt3-fc898a1cf43191e60179da8eef286982'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8785a76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"8785a76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5f8330b elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"5f8330b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fa88d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63fa88d\" data-element_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"gi u-wl1\/2 u-ws2\/3 logoWrapper\">\n<h3>Psychotherapy with spiritual competence<\/h3>\n<p>People come to counseling and therapy with their own unique stories, including spiritual questions, experiences, hurts, or longings. This requires professionals who deal with spiritual topics openly and professionally.<br \/>\nThe focus here is not on the therapist\u2019s beliefs, but on the questions and principles of the person seeking advice.<br \/>\nThis is an essential foundation in counseling and psychotherapy: the focus is not on one&#039;s own beliefs, but rather on the development and path of the person seeking help.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rmwr-wrapper\" \n             data-id=\"rmwr-6a0c293e76409\"\n             data-mode=\"normal\"\n             data-animation=\"fade\"\n             data-duration=\"300\"\n             data-smooth-scroll=\"true\"\n             data-scroll-offset=\"0\">\n            <button \n                type=\"button\"\n                class=\"read-link\" \n                id=\"readlinkrmwr-6a0c293e76409\"\n                data-open-text=\"mehr lesen\"\n                data-close-text=\"weniger lesen\"\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\n                aria-controls=\"readrmwr-6a0c293e76409\"\n                aria-label=\"read more\"\n            >\n                <span class=\"rmwr-text\">read more<\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <div \n                class=\"read_div\" \n                id=\"readrmwr-6a0c293e76409\"\n                aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                data-animation=\"fade\"\n                data-duration=\"300\"\n                style=\"display: none;\"\n            >\n                <\/p>\n<h3>Recognizing spiritual transgressions<\/h3>\n<p>It is not healing when one&#039;s own spiritual convictions are presented as universally valid. No matter how profound the therapist&#039;s own insights, how groundbreaking their own experience, how good the training was, no matter what the topic: whether it&#039;s about the meaning of sexual orientation, parenthood, faith, education, or nutrition \u2014 such personal insights must not be used as a benchmark for the other person. A professional attitude means giving space without taking over. If this is not observed, emotional or even <a href=\"https:\/\/gottimalltag.de\/en\/glaubens-gedanken\/spiritueller-missbrauch-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spiritual abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>We create spaces for training and encounters<\/h3>\n<p>As a pastor and therapist, we combine our perspectives and offer training courses that promote a healing connection between spirituality and psychotherapy. We invite you to engage in dialogue\u2014with depth, openness, and the courage to understand spiritual questions as part of professional support.<\/p>\n<p>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n<p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-25w607-2b25a49c37edbb28e654a64baba2ee4a\">\n.flex_column.av-25w607-2b25a49c37edbb28e654a64baba2ee4a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-25w607-2b25a49c37edbb28e654a64baba2ee4a av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding'     ><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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https:\/\/gottimalltag.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20190316_215030-396x705.jpg 396w, https:\/\/gottimalltag.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20190316_215030.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-97mwbb-72c1da883413851273df608cd39f9d69\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-97mwbb-72c1da883413851273df608cd39f9d69{\nmargin-top:0;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-97mwbb-72c1da883413851273df608cd39f9d69{\nborder-width:2px;\nborder-color:#009700;\nborder-style:solid;\nborder-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-97mwbb-72c1da883413851273df608cd39f9d69 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdoysfe6-c6c7699b9acbcc04e8e60f61e0bce7fb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Position paper of the DGPPN on<br \/>\nSpirituality and Psychotherapy<\/h2>\n<p>The German Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Neurology (DGPPN) published a position paper in 2016 in which it takes a clear stance on spirituality in psychiatry. Here are some of the statements summarized; you can download the original. <a href=\"https:\/\/gottimalltag.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dgppnpositionspapier.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> read.<\/p>\n<p>Cultural scientist J\u00fcrgen Straub emphasizes:<br \/>\n<strong>The biggest difference between people today is no longer whether they believe in religion or not.<\/strong><br \/>\nBut in that, <em>How<\/em> they deal with uncertainty and complexity.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>On the one hand, there are people who are willing to live with unanswered questions. They accept that life isn&#039;t always clear-cut or controllable, while remaining open to others.<\/li>\n<li>On the other side are people who are trapped in rigid thought patterns. They want clear rules and simple answers\u2014regardless of whether they are religious or not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In other words: openness and inner reflection are more decisive for coexistence today than the question of whether someone believes in God.<\/p>\n<p>This statement is initially disconcerting and shocking. It&#039;s not about right and wrong, but rather about whether and how faith is healing, whether and how spirituality helps one cope with life&#039;s uncertainties. There are no definitive answers, but there is the courage to follow one&#039;s own path.<\/p>\n<h3>Religiosity and spirituality in psychotherapy \u2013 a differentiated view<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"rmwr-wrapper\" \n             data-id=\"rmwr-6a0c293e78cfd\"\n             data-mode=\"normal\"\n             data-animation=\"fade\"\n             data-duration=\"300\"\n             data-smooth-scroll=\"true\"\n             data-scroll-offset=\"0\">\n            <button \n                type=\"button\"\n                class=\"read-link\" \n                id=\"readlinkrmwr-6a0c293e78cfd\"\n                data-open-text=\"mehr lesen\"\n                data-close-text=\"weniger lesen\"\n                aria-expanded=\"false\"\n                aria-controls=\"readrmwr-6a0c293e78cfd\"\n                aria-label=\"read more\"\n            >\n                <span class=\"rmwr-text\">read more<\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <div \n                class=\"read_div\" \n                id=\"readrmwr-6a0c293e78cfd\"\n                aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                data-animation=\"fade\"\n                data-duration=\"300\"\n                style=\"display: none;\"\n            >\n                <\/p>\n<p>In the past, religiosity and spirituality were often viewed critically\u2014sometimes even considered pathological. This blanket view is no longer appropriate today. Nevertheless, spiritual topics should not simply be idealized or uncritically integrated into therapeutic concepts. Instead, they require a professionally sound and reflective discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Psychiatry and psychotherapy can make valuable contributions here \u2013 for example, in the development of criteria for a mindful and healthy approach to spiritual aspects.<\/p>\n<h3>Basic assumptions in the therapeutic approach to spirituality<\/h3>\n<p>1. <strong>Spirituality is part of being human<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Forscher wie Luckmann sowie Meindl &amp; Bucher betonen: Religiosit\u00e4t und Spiritualit\u00e4t sind universelle menschliche Ph\u00e4nomene. Sie sind Teil einer ganzheitlichen Betrachtung der Person \u2013 unabh\u00e4ngig davon, ob sie sich positiv oder negativ auf die Gesundheit oder Therapieverl\u00e4ufe auswirken (vgl. Koenig).<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Spiritual aspects shape identity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Religious and spiritual beliefs are often closely linked to self-image\u2014both in patients and therapists. This influence is particularly evident in life crises, during transitional experiences, but also in moments of meaningfulness or spiritual emptiness (Schnell).<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Spirituality as a system of meaning and cultural factor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spiritual orientation can represent a central system of meaning and influence cultural values. For psychotherapy, this means that spiritual and religious perspectives should be respectfully perceived and appreciated (Utsch et al.).<\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Professional ethical responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Psychotherapists and psychiatrists are obligated to treat their patients with respect\u2014regardless of personal characteristics such as origin, religion, sexual orientation, or political views. This also includes a sensitive and professional approach to spiritual issues.<\/p>\n<p>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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