Resources for Intentional Wellness
"We serve life, not because it is broken, but because it is holy."*
Helen Louise Santi, MS, PhD, LCPC
- Master's Degree: Counseling from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
- Doctoral Degree: Integral Studies with a concentration in Transformative Learning and Change from California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California.
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor.
- Nearly 20 years experience.
- Focus of research: diverse spiritual traditions; integrating spirituality with the practice of psychotherapy.
- Concepts related to combining spirituality and psychotherapy: attention to spirituality enhances life across multiple dimensions and supports us on our journey toward transcending what is in the past, claiming hope, joy and well-being in the present, strengthening awareness of personal worth and dignity, and experiencing inner peace.
What is intentional wellness?
Intentional wellness may be defined as participating in your own life in ways that enhance spiritual awareness and transform all other areas.
What are the options for intentional wellness?
Life Coaching: Encouraging the practice of skills to increase self esteem, improve decision making, and enrich relationships.
Stress Management: Teaching techniques for reducing the negative impact of stress related to school, work, loss, transitions, premenstrual stress, relationships, or chronic pain.
Personal Renewal: Supporting the development of coping skills for compulsive behavior patterns, grief, depression, or anxiety.
Trauma Recovery: Providing guidance to increase awareness about the impact of trauma, the process of healing, and learning to live more fully in the present.
What is the foundation of counseling with Helen Santi?
- to provide therapeutic support that is creative, transforming, and enriching.
- to facilitate therapy based on honoring your story, offering reflection, and journeying with you to find the best answers to your life questions.
*Quoting Rachel Naomi Remen.
Photography by Helen Santi: Sunset on Lake Keystone, Oklahoma.