Support for Spiritual Crisis
Support for Spiritual Crisis is a 3-hour course focused on recognizing and responding to unusual or distressing spiritual experiences. It covers practical ways to help someone manage these experiences and make sense of them.
Upcoming Cohort
Start date: October 1, 2026
Course Overview
Support for Spiritual Crisis is a short professional course from Alef Trust focused on supporting people who are disoriented or distressed by spiritual experiences. The course explores evidence-based methods for recognizing spiritual crisis and responding in ways that help a person manage unusual experiences and come to peace with their understanding of them. It is presented as a 3-hour course. The source text does not provide further detail on lesson structure, prerequisites, or delivery format.
Who is this for?
People seeking practical skills to support others experiencing spiritual crisis or distress related to spiritual experiences.
About the Provider
Alef Trust is a UK-based transpersonal psychology educational institute founded by Emeritus Professor Brian Les Lancaster, offering an MSc in Consciousness, Spirituality & Transpersonal Psychology validated by Liverpool John Moores University and a professional certificate in Psychedelics, Altered States & Transpersonal Psychology taught by Dr. David Luke (Imperial College) and other leading researchers. The institute also offers collaborative PhDs and open learning courses integrating consciousness studies, parapsychology, and integrative healing traditions.
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- SkillsIntegrationPsychotherapyEthicsMusic and Set/SettingRecognizing spiritual crisisSupporting people experiencing unusual spiritual experiencesHelping someone manage distressing experiencesUsing evidence-based approaches in spiritual crisis supportResponding to disorientation linked to spiritual experiences