Dr. Daniel Gutierrez is a licensed professional counselor, certified substance abuse counselor, and Professor of Counselor Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. He holds a PhD in Counselor Education from University of Central Florida. His research focuses on mental health strategies that support resilience, well-being, and human flourishing in the face of chronic stress and life challenges. His scholarship spans two primary areas: the development of evidence-informed interventions to promote individual and community thriving, and the exploration of contemplative practices and spirituality as pathways for personal transformation and social renewal. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and is the editor of the Counseling & Values journal. Dr. Gutierrez has received the American Counseling Association Fellow Award and serves as an associate editor for the Spirituality & Clinical Practice journal. In addition to his academic work, he enjoys publishing contemplative essays on his substack lifedeathcomedy.comDr. Stephanie Dorais is a licensed professional counselor and Clinical Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at the College of William & Mary. She holds a PhD in Counselor Education from the College of William & Mary. Her research explores how mindfulness, hope, and emotion regulation shape mental health, decision-making, and thriving. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and currently serves as the associate editor at the Counseling & Values journal.

"Many clinicians know there are depth dimensions in the healing process because they experience these dimensions with their clients.  But the question is how to understand these deeper dimensions of healing –and how to actively draw on these dimensions as resources in the therapeutic work. In this book the authors share their insights into these matters they have learned in their clinical work over the years."James Finley, PhD, author of several popular books on spirituality and Christian mysticism including Merton's Palace of Nowhere, The Contemplative Heart, and Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God. Along with founder Richard Rohr, he is a core faculty member at the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Chapter 1: Crying without Tissue: On Being a Contemplative Counselor Chapter 2: The Case for Contemplating: Why it Works Chapter 3: When and How to Introduce Contemplative Practices Chapter 4: Stress, Perception and the Return to Wholeness Chapter 5: The Dark Night of Emotion: How Contemplation Transform Feeling into Healing Chapter 6: Healing the Wounds: Transforming Trauma with Contemplation Chapter 7: Why We Cling:  Addiction, Attachment and the Slow Education of Desire Chapter 8: Beyond Symptom Reduction: The Deeper Work of Therapy Chapter 9: Presence as Intervention: The Counselor’s Inner Work Chapter 10: The Space Where Healing Happens

Dr. Daniel Gutierrez is a licensed professional counselor, certified substance abuse counselor, and Professor of Counselor Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. He holds a PhD in Counselor Education from University of Central Florida. His research focuses on mental health strategies that support resilience, well-being, and human flourishing in the face of chronic stress and life challenges. His scholarship spans two primary areas: the development of evidence-informed interventions to promote individual and community thriving, and the exploration of contemplative practices and spirituality as pathways for personal transformation and social renewal. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and is the editor of the Counseling & Values journal. Dr. Gutierrez has received the American Counseling Association Fellow Award and serves as an associate editor for the Spirituality & Clinical Practice journal. In addition to his academic work, he enjoys publishing contemplative essays on his substack lifedeathcomedy.comDr. Stephanie Dorais is a licensed professional counselor and Clinical Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at the College of William & Mary. She holds a PhD in Counselor Education from the College of William & Mary. Her research explores how mindfulness, hope, and emotion regulation shape mental health, decision-making, and thriving. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and currently serves as the associate editor at the Counseling & Values journal.

"Many clinicians know there are depth dimensions in the healing process because they experience these dimensions with their clients.  But the question is how to understand these deeper dimensions of healing –and how to actively draw on these dimensions as resources in the therapeutic work. In this book the authors share their insights into these matters they have learned in their clinical work over the years."James Finley, PhD, author of several popular books on spirituality and Christian mysticism including Merton's Palace of Nowhere, The Contemplative Heart, and Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God. Along with founder Richard Rohr, he is a core faculty member at the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Chapter 1: Crying without Tissue: On Being a Contemplative Counselor Chapter 2: The Case for Contemplating: Why it Works Chapter 3: When and How to Introduce Contemplative Practices Chapter 4: Stress, Perception and the Return to Wholeness Chapter 5: The Dark Night of Emotion: How Contemplation Transform Feeling into Healing Chapter 6: Healing the Wounds: Transforming Trauma with Contemplation Chapter 7: Why We Cling:  Addiction, Attachment and the Slow Education of Desire Chapter 8: Beyond Symptom Reduction: The Deeper Work of Therapy Chapter 9: Presence as Intervention: The Counselor’s Inner Work Chapter 10: The Space Where Healing Happens

Dr. Daniel Gutierrez is a licensed professional counselor, certified substance abuse counselor, and Professor of Counselor Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. He holds a PhD in Counselor Education from University of Central Florida. His research focuses on mental health strategies that support resilience, well-being, and human flourishing in the face of chronic stress and life challenges. His scholarship spans two primary areas: the development of evidence-informed interventions to promote individual and community thriving, and the exploration of contemplative practices and spirituality as pathways for personal transformation and social renewal. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and is the editor of the Counseling & Values journal. Dr. Gutierrez has received the American Counseling Association Fellow Award and serves as an associate editor for the Spirituality & Clinical Practice journal. In addition to his academic work, he enjoys publishing contemplative essays on his substack lifedeathcomedy.comDr. Stephanie Dorais is a licensed professional counselor and Clinical Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at the College of William & Mary. She holds a PhD in Counselor Education from the College of William & Mary. Her research explores how mindfulness, hope, and emotion regulation shape mental health, decision-making, and thriving. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and currently serves as the associate editor at the Counseling & Values journal.

"Many clinicians know there are depth dimensions in the healing process because they experience these dimensions with their clients.  But the question is how to understand these deeper dimensions of healing –and how to actively draw on these dimensions as resources in the therapeutic work. In this book the authors share their insights into these matters they have learned in their clinical work over the years."James Finley, PhD, author of several popular books on spirituality and Christian mysticism including Merton's Palace of Nowhere, The Contemplative Heart, and Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God. Along with founder Richard Rohr, he is a core faculty member at the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Chapter 1: Crying without Tissue: On Being a Contemplative Counselor Chapter 2: The Case for Contemplating: Why it Works Chapter 3: When and How to Introduce Contemplative Practices Chapter 4: Stress, Perception and the Return to Wholeness Chapter 5: The Dark Night of Emotion: How Contemplation Transform Feeling into Healing Chapter 6: Healing the Wounds: Transforming Trauma with Contemplation Chapter 7: Why We Cling:  Addiction, Attachment and the Slow Education of Desire Chapter 8: Beyond Symptom Reduction: The Deeper Work of Therapy Chapter 9: Presence as Intervention: The Counselor’s Inner Work Chapter 10: The Space Where Healing Happens