Buddhist Counsellors are knowledgeable in the Abhidharma and trained in Buddhist Psychotherapy. They are particularly skilled in the areas if mindfulness, body awareness, meditation and spiritual inquiry. Buddhist Spiritual Directors/Counsellors often encourage the use of awareness practices as a way of understanding the self and moving beyond the self.
Teresa Bryant holds a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Religious Anthropology, certification in Spiritual Direction and Adult Education and has extensive training in Buddhist spirituality, psychotherapy and meditation instruction. She has worked in the areas of counselling, meditation instruction and pastoral ministry in university, hospital and community settings for over 20 years. She currently works part-time as a psychological counsellor at King’s University College and is training to be a Buddhist Minister with the Amida Buddha Order, England.
