The Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute

12/01/2025

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to support the work of the Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute — not as a seasonal tradition, but as a meaningful investment in access, healing, and equity.

Your Giving Tuesday donation will help us:

- Lower costs for clinical training programs to increase access for clinicians and trainees

- Offer lower fee and sliding scale therapy through our spiritually-informed clinical network

- Sustain programs that bring depth, dignity, and cultural attunement to the practice of psychotherapy.

https://psinyc.org/donate/

11/21/2025

PSI honors the grief, resilience, and sacred stories held within transgender communities—and we call in collective responsibility to create spaces of safety, visibility, and healing.

11/17/2025

How do we, as clinicians, engage the intersections of sexuality and spirituality when working with clients in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships?

This three-hour workshop (3 CECs) invites mental health practitioners to explore their own spiritual and sexual identities, deepen cultural and spiritual humility, and strengthen their capacity to work competently and compassionately with CNM clients.

Workshop details:

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Time: 9am - 12pm ET
Location: This event is offered both in-person and virtually via Zoom. Zoom information will be emailed 2-3 days prior to the event.

In-Person Location: 76 Trinity Place, New York, NY 10006
Conference Room 3E/F

Course Price: $75.00

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/holding-the-sacred

Please email programs@psinyc.org with questions.

11/07/2025

We’re proud to share that Sarah McCaslin, MS, MDiv, LCSW, will be presenting at the 2025 Spirituality in Psychotherapy Summit on Friday, December 5 (2:45–4:00 PM CT).

Her session, “Fostering Vitality in Clinical Practice: Interventions for Joy, Purpose, and Possibility,” explores how therapists can help clients move beyond symptom relief to rediscover joy, purpose, and connection to life’s fullness.

Drawing on spiritual care, depth-oriented psychotherapy, and creative practice, Sarah will offer tools to increase presence, rekindle meaning, and hold space for both grief and transformation.

Learn more about PESI and register here: https://my.pesi.partners/6ZNQRBM/2Q2DNTG/

11/05/2025

At the PSI, we honor the whole person — mind, body, and spirit.

Our work brings together clinical excellence and spiritual depth to support healing, connection, and growth.

Wherever you are on your journey, PSI offers a space to explore meaning, resilience, and the sacred dimensions of healing.

Connect with us here: https://psinyc.org/connect-with-us/

10/24/2025

A few glimpses from PSI's Peace in Practice event with Shar Khentrul Rinpoche Jamphel Lodrö at St. Paul’s Chapel. Through teaching, meditation, and interfaith dialogue, we explored how peace begins within, and radiates outward.

10/15/2025

On the eve of September 11th, PSI hosted Peace in Dialogue: Dharma Across Tradition, an evening of contemplative dialogue and spiritual solidarity featuring Khentrul Rinpoche, Swami Sarvapriyananda, and Ācārya Sthaneshwar Timalsina.

This gathering marked a rare and groundbreaking moment of dialogue among leaders from Advaita Vedānta, Tāntric Śaivism, and Buddhist Vajrayāna—three profound spiritual traditions that have historically followed distinct paths. In a time when spiritual seekers face both unprecedented access to diverse traditions and increasing pressures to defend their own, this meeting modeled the kind of open, boundary-crossing conversation urgently needed today.

We invite you to reflect on the evening, watch the recording, and consider supporting the participating communities—the Vedanta Society of New York, Vimarsha Foundation, and Dzokden. All donations will be divided equally among them to further their work in teaching, practice, and service. You can contribute here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/psychotherapy-spirituality-institute-inc/peace-in-dialogue-fund

Additionally, we have recently launched the John Kamas Emergent Fund to honor Rev. John Kamas’s visionary leadership strengthened the heart of our work. For more information on making a donation, please visit: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/psychotherapy-spirituality-institute-inc/john-kamas-emergent-fund

As we reflect on the insights shared, may we carry forward the spirit of peace, wisdom, and mutual understanding that illuminated this evening.

Watch the full event here: https://youtu.be/hM-wEIHyBGA?si=S6xs4PkpC1zkMynz

In the spirit of interfaith dialogue, viewers are invited to contribute to a shared fund supporting the three participating communities: the Vedanta Society ...

10/08/2025

Walking through grief isn’t easy, and you don’t have to do it alone. Join PSI and Trinity Church for Living with Loss, a professionally facilitated online support group offering space for reflection and healing.

During these six weeks, PSI's esteemed staff members, Rebeca Brau Martinez and Mary Rogers-Nummerlin, will provide guidance on reflection and expression of the grieving process to help us cope with loss.

Date: Wednesdays, Oct 15 – Nov 19
Time: 6:30–8:00 PM ET
Location: Online

Sign up today: https://trinitychurchnyc.org/events/living-loss-2025-10-15

10/04/2025

In a time of disconnection and uncertainty, PSI creates spaces for reflection, community, and shared humanity.

At PSI, we believe that spiritual wisdom — across traditions — holds power to foster compassion, resilience, and inner transformation. Our gatherings invite New Yorkers of all backgrounds to come together, slow down, and reconnect with shared values.

This recent evening of interfaith dialogue and meditative practice with Shar Khentrul Rinpoche Jamphel Lodrö is an example of how we nurture peace, understanding, and hope in the heart of the city.

Subscribe to our email list to receive notifications of future events like this, and to learn more about PSI’s work and course offerings (for mental health and pastoral care professionals, as well as for the public). https://psinyc.org/join-our-email-list/

Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche Dzokden USA

10/01/2025

Walking through grief isn’t easy, and you don’t have to do it alone. Join PSI and Trinity Church for Living with Loss, a professionally facilitated online support group offering space for reflection and healing.

During these six weeks, PSI's esteemed staff members, Rebeca Brau Martinez and Mary Rogers-Nummerlin, will provide guidance on reflection and expression of the grieving process to help us cope with loss.

Date: Wednesdays, Oct 15 – Nov 19
Time: 6:30–8:00 PM ET
Location: Online
Sign up today: https://trinitychurchnyc.org/events/living-loss-2025-10-15

09/29/2025

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news: PSI’s Board has generously offered to match all contributions to the John Kamas Emergent Fund — dollar for dollar — up to $6,500.

For nearly 50 years, PSI has stood alongside New Yorkers in moments of profound challenge and change — from the AIDS epidemic and 9/11 to the financial crisis of 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Through it all, one truth has guided us: while the future is uncertain, we can prepare to meet it with care, compassion, and creativity.

In honor of the extraordinary leadership of The Rev. John Kamas, we established the John Kamas Emergent Fund to ensure PSI has the flexibility to:

-Respond quickly to new and unforeseen needs

-Pilot innovative programs and bold new ideas

-Build partnerships that expand our reach

-Provide accessible, spiritually informed care to all who seek it

If you are able, join us in honoring Rev. Kamas’s legacy and shaping PSI’s future, you can find the donation information here: https://psinyc.org/john-kamas-emergent-fund/