A barrier between spirituality and counseling appears to be fading away as the quest for spiritual understanding expands. Practitioners who unite sexual counseling and spirituality must not only examine their personal experiences, values, and beliefs in the spiritual realm, but must also become familiar with a wide array of spiritual traditions that clients can and will bring to the counseling process. This article provides information about spirituality and sexuality from both Islamic and Jewish perspectives.
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