Welcome to the Spirituality in Counselling Chapter! 

Welcome to the Spirituality in Counselling Chapter (SinCC) webpage. We hope you’ll gain a better sense of the work we do as spiritually-informed counsellors. The chapter endeavours to offer members professional development opportunities and the ability to gather around topics that will enhance the inclusion of spirituality in their clinical practices. 

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Our commitment is to offer a sacred space to our clients while listening to their story and to value compassion, empathy and respect to all people.

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The Spirituality in Counselling Chapter is a multi-faith chapter open to individuals working from any spiritual tradition who are spiritually-minded counsellors with a special interest in responding to clients who desire to have spirituality included in the counselling process.

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2025/2026 Jim Robertson Spirituality in Counselling Chapter Scholarship
 

SinCC is currently receiving applications for our Jim Robertson Spirituality in Counselling Chapter Scholarship valued at $1,000. This scholarship is available to all students enrolled in programs that focus on the intersection of spirituality and counselling/psychotherapy. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2026. If you are interested in applying for this scholarship, please download and complete the attached application form. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to [email protected] 

Applications are now closed, and the award recipients will be announced at the AGM.

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Membership is open to any registered CCPA member who has an interest in the integration of client-led spirituality into the counselling process and resonates with the above definition.

The present cost of membership is $15 annually and can be regesitered for at the CCPA store at: https://members.ccpa-accp.ca/sharingnetwork/store/item/16

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The Chapter’s bylaws are a set of rules that control the actions of its members and govern the internal management of the Chapter.

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2026 AGM

📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026

🕒 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET

📍 Online via Zoom

🔗 Register

Guest speaker presentation: Dr. Rosmarin

Topic: What Every Therapist Needs to Know about Spirituality, Religion, and Mental Health

Date: June 11, 2026

Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET

This event will be recorded

This event has been approved for 1 credit

Register

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The SinCC is pleased to advise you that in-person, and some virtual, Regional Community of Practice are taking place in several provinces. Regional Communities of Practice are informal, peer-led gatherings to discuss specific aspects of spiritually-informed clinical practice, ie, sharing resources, discussion of case studies, case consultation, professional development, and peer support/self-care. Please note: this is not a supervision group.  

If they are occurring in your province you will have, or will, be notified by email. If you are interested in coordinating one if your area, please do not hesitate to reach out to [email protected].  

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2026 AGM – June 11, 2026 (4:00 PM ET):

Keynote Speaker is confirmed to Dr. Rosmarin. David H. Rosmarin is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, and Founder of Center for Anxiety. His clinical work and research have been featured in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, and Good Morning America. Following the business section, special guest speaker Dr. David Rosmarin will address “What Every Therapist Needs to Know About Spirituality, Religion and Mental Health.”  Dr. Rosmarin has published over 100 manuscripts and editorials, developed several clinical protocols, including spiritual psychotherapy for inpatient, residential and intensive treatment (SPIRIT). In this presentation, he will explore how practitioners can apply a functional assessment approach to quantify aspects of spir/religious life that are clinically relevant to mental health and distress.  Here is a link to an interview with CBC’s Tapestry host Mary Hines held in January 2023.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/harvard-scholar-wants-to-put-the-soul-back-into-psychology-1.6718001

• 2025 AGM Minutes
• 2024 AGM Minutes
• 2023 AGM Minutes
• 2022 AGM Minutes

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Tami Simon’s Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon’s in-depth audio podcast interviews with leading spiritual teachers and luminaries. Listen in as they explore their latest challenges and breakthroughs – the leading edge of their work. Tami founded Sounds True in 1985 as a multimedia publishing house with a mission to disseminate spiritual wisdom. She hosts a popular weekly podcast called Insights at the Edge, where she has interviewed many of today’s leading teachers.

https://www.soundstrue.com/a/resources/podcast/

Dr. Kristin Neff – Mindful Self-Compassion Pioneer

Kristin Neff is a pioneer in self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies over twenty years ago. She has been recognised as one of the most influential researchers in psychology worldwide. Kristin has written several bestselling books on self-compassion, is co-founder of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, and creator of the online Self-Compassion Community.

https://www.youtube.com/@NeffKristin

Census Data – Religious Distribution in Canada

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Canada, 2011 and 2021 https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/alternative.cfm?topic=10&lang=e&dguid=2021A000011124&objectId=2

Religions in Canada

2003 Chaplain Overview of known religions in Canada The purpose of this reference document is to provide general information and awareness about the various religious and spiritual practices in Canada. https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.694147/publication.html

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The Spirituality in Counselling Chapter was created in 2006. Its goals are:

• To provide an opportunity for Chapter members to meet and discuss pertinent issues related to spirituality in counselling.
• To provide a forum for ongoing information exchange and professional development.
• To work collaboratively as Chapter and Executive members and with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association for the greater good of mutually sought aims and objectives.
• To provide an opportunity for the Chapter members to collaborate with faith groups in open dialogue for the purpose of enhanced client care.

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