UNIVERSITY of ST. THOMAS
Two Doors: How Religion and
Psychotherapy Address Suffering
Friday, January 29, 2016
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
University of St. Thomas
Jerabeck Activity & Athletic Center, Scanlan Room
4000 Mt. Vernon
Sponsored by the University of St. Thomas, Jung Center of Houston, & Houston Psychological Association
RSVP at junghouston.org/two-doors
COST
$30 for 6 CE hours (limited to 200 guests)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:30 - 9 a.m. (Check-In)
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (1st session)
12 - 1:30 p.m. (Break for lunch, will not be provided)
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. (2nd session)
EVENT DESCRIPTION: The unavoidable human experience of suffering often leads us to two doors: that of a faith community and the psychotherapist’s office. The assumptions and
values of these two institutions may overlap and parallel each other, but they also may appear in conflict. How can we welcome the resources of our clients’ religious traditions into
our approaches to suffering? When may religious practices and beliefs and psychotherapeutic values and goals be challenged? In what ways may both faith and mental health resources come together to support suffering persons?
SPEAKER INFORMATION
Hilda R. Davis, PhD, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor in private practice where her focus is on integrative wellness. She received her doctorate in Religion and Psychology
from Vanderbilt. She is an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church and continues to work with organizations through classes and retreats in wellness and spirituality.
Sean Fitzpatrick, PhD, LPC, is the executive director of The Jung Center. He has master’s degrees in religious studies and clinical psychology, and he completed his doctorate in
psychology, with a concentration in Jungian studies, at Saybrook University. He is also a psychotherapist in private practice.
Daniel Garcia, PhD, MTS, is a psychologist in private practice. He holds a master’s degree in theological studies (Harvard) and a doctoral degree in counseling psychology (UT-Austin). His research focus is the psychology of religion, with a special focus on scrupulosity. His documentary film Original Sin: Taming the Minotaur has been screened at the VA and in
hospital and university settings.
Elizabeth Maynard, PhD, is licensed as a clinical psychologist and serves as the chair of the graduate programs in clinical mental health and counseling at the University of St. Thomas. Her emphasis in research, training, and clinical work is on the intersection of sexuality and religion/spirituality.
Nevine Sultan, PhD, LPC, is an assistant professor in the clinical mental health counseling program at the University of St. Thomas. She received her doctorate in counselor education
and supervision from St. Mary’s University. Nevine’s clinical and research focus is on the emergence of embodied experience in the treatment of grief and complex trauma.
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