A Polynesian perspective for navigating the spiritual connections in psychotherapy practice.

Abstract

ki runga Ranginui above Papatūānuku ki raro Papatūānuku below Ka puta From whence sprung Te ira tangata The human element I te wheiao Emerging into the world Ki te ao mārama Of light and knowledge Tūturu whakamaua Let us come together Kia tina With purpose Haumi e hui e United and ready Tāiki eTo progressThe ongoing dialogue for a spiritually integrated psychotherapy is deeply relational, spatial, and contextual, shaped by the environments we occupy in the world-specifically, the people and the places we call home. There is increasing Indigenous demand for mental health treatment interventions that are culturally congruent with calls for greater inclusiveness and a broader understanding of Indigenous mental health beyond an individual focus characteristic of psychological approaches (