Amid a growing interest in spirituality, counselors who claim special abilities are offering medium readings in addition to traditional therapy
From meditation and breath work to ketamine journeys led by self-described shamans in high-end Manhattan clinics, therapies once considered alternative are increasingly being incorporated by the western mainstream – sometimes with the language and rituals of spiritualism creeping in.
A new generation of counselors is taking this further, fusing psychotherapeutic and psychic services. Mainstream psychologists are concerned that without clear boundaries between the two, clients could be taken advantage of.
About Author
More Stories
Soviet-era spacecraft expected to plunge uncontrolled to Earth next week
UK among lowest-ranked countries for ‘human flourishing’ in wellbeing study
Scientists hope sequencing genome of tiny ‘functionally extinct’ frog could help save it