Course Description:
This course equips Wiccan clergy with foundational skills in brief pastoral counseling within a Pagan spiritual context. Students will learn the essential phases of the counseling process: intake and relationship building, assessment of spiritual and emotional needs, targeted intervention strategies, follow-up care, and ethical termination. Drawing on Wiccan values of balance, personal sovereignty, and sacred connection,
Learning Objectives
participants will develop practical techniques for supporting coven members and community seekers facing life transitions, grief, and spiritual crises. Emphasis is placed on recognizing scope of practice, making appropriate referrals, and integrating ritual and magical resources alongside evidence-based short-term counseling approaches.