First Contacts With People in Crisis and Spiritual Emergencies

This is a practical handbook and guide for people who are experiencing various sorts of psychological, emotional & spiritual crises; spiritual emergence processes; or Spiritual Emergencies. It will also be of particular interest to their carers, family members & other therapists.It is written in an open-minded, pragmatic, well-researched, and occasionally humorous manner, and is based on 30 years of personal and professional experience in the field. It is comprehensive and well-researched.As a compilation of perspectives and strategies (both mainstream and alternative), written over a longish period and added to and adapted regularly, it covers many different aspects of the whole field of human growth and change: psychological, transpersonal, emotional, practical, and spiritual.It is therefore an absolute 'must' for anyone working with people in these states, or anyone with friends or family going through one of these processes.