We offer a variety of services and classes to meet your individual, family, relationship, and spiritual needs. There are opportunities for healing, self-reflection, growth, and exploration. We are interested in hiring a licensed clinician who works with children, adults, couples and families, and who is available to do so during typical after school and work hours, and/or on the weekend.
If your mission matches ours and you are interested in joining our staff, please email us at office@islpma.org.
If your mission matches ours and you are interested in joining our staff, please email us at office@islpma.org.
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The Institute for Spiritual Life and Psychotherapy is a non-profit agency committed to the integration of spirituality and psychology through a broad spectrum of human growth and development activities.
The services of the Institute are designed to optimize the emotional and spiritual health of persons across socioeconomic, ethnic, and religious spectrums.
Pastoral Counseling Services of the South Shore (PCSSS) provides high standard professional counseling for a variety of life concerns.
PCSSS serves close to 300 clients across the South Shore with an interdisciplinary staff of counselors, post-graduate training fellows, counseling interns and administrative staff.
The services of the Institute are designed to optimize the emotional and spiritual health of persons across socioeconomic, ethnic, and religious spectrums.
Pastoral Counseling Services of the South Shore (PCSSS) provides high standard professional counseling for a variety of life concerns.
PCSSS serves close to 300 clients across the South Shore with an interdisciplinary staff of counselors, post-graduate training fellows, counseling interns and administrative staff.
Below is a "Word Salad" created at our first Staff Meeting of 2021 as a way to express a collective hope and vision for the New Year.
May this creative expression inspire you to courageously greet suffering with compassion, conflict with grace, and growth and healing with faith.
Many blessings on the New Year!
May this creative expression inspire you to courageously greet suffering with compassion, conflict with grace, and growth and healing with faith.
Many blessings on the New Year!
The Training Program of PCSSS offers internship opportunities for candidates in advanced degree programs in psychology, marriage and family therapy, pastoral care, holistic counseling, and related fields, from accredited institutions.
For a minimum of nine months, interns become a working part of the PCSSS staff.
Students are supported and encouraged to individualize their internship in areas of their own special interest while receiving a well-rounded experience in active client work.
In the past, our interns have focused on couples/marriage work, children, adolescents, the elderly, domestic violence, and mindfulness training, as well as general therapy.
For a minimum of nine months, interns become a working part of the PCSSS staff.
Students are supported and encouraged to individualize their internship in areas of their own special interest while receiving a well-rounded experience in active client work.
In the past, our interns have focused on couples/marriage work, children, adolescents, the elderly, domestic violence, and mindfulness training, as well as general therapy.
Originally from upstate New York, Laura received her Masters in Pastoral Studies from St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry in 2004.
Boston College brought her to Massachusetts and she received a Masters of Social Work in 2014.
Laura is comfortable meeting people wherever they are on their life journey and is willing to integrate spirituality and faith life into practice at the invitation of the Client.
Laura has expertise working with children, teens, and adults who are survivors of trauma, those living with ADHD, adjustment issues, depression, anxiety, and other areas of psychological distress.
Boston College brought her to Massachusetts and she received a Masters of Social Work in 2014.
Laura is comfortable meeting people wherever they are on their life journey and is willing to integrate spirituality and faith life into practice at the invitation of the Client.
Laura has expertise working with children, teens, and adults who are survivors of trauma, those living with ADHD, adjustment issues, depression, anxiety, and other areas of psychological distress.
As an ordained minister and licensed psychologist, Dr. Delaplain brings to the Institute an interest in the spiritual health and development of individuals, families, and systems.
Before co-founding the Institute for Spiritual Life and Psychotherapy, Laura served for 25 years as the Executive Director of the Norma Kent Pastoral Counseling Center at the United Church of Christ in Abington, MA.
Laura has been a clergy member of the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church since 1985, providing interim pastoral leadership to churches in transition.
Before co-founding the Institute for Spiritual Life and Psychotherapy, Laura served for 25 years as the Executive Director of the Norma Kent Pastoral Counseling Center at the United Church of Christ in Abington, MA.
Laura has been a clergy member of the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church since 1985, providing interim pastoral leadership to churches in transition.
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