A separate pathway
Spiritual healing
Alongside her psychotherapy practice, Laura offers complementary and spiritual work. It is a separate service, and this page explains what that separation means in practice.
Why it is kept separate
Some people specifically want work of this kind, and Laura has trained in it over many years. Others want nothing to do with it. Both are entirely reasonable, and the practice is set up so that neither group gets the other’s service by accident.
In practice that means:
- It is booked separately from therapy, and it is not introduced into a therapy session unless you ask for it.
- It is described in its own language, on its own pages, with its scope stated rather than implied.
- It is not billed as psychotherapy, and it is not covered by health insurance.
- Choosing not to explore it has no bearing on the therapy you receive.
What it is not offered for
This work is not offered as a treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, or any diagnosed physical or mental health condition. If you are dealing with any of those, therapy or medical care is the appropriate route, and Laura will say so.
Training
- Certified Emotion Code practitioner
- Spiritual Direction studies, the Haden Institute
- Ordained Minister, Alliance of Divine Love
- Three levels of Reiki attunement
- Incan Peruvian energy work
- Mentored in chakra balancing (Four Winds School / Serena School lineage)
In this pathway
What an Emotion Code session involves, where the technique comes from, and what it does not claim to do.
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Energy work and spiritual direction, explained
Energy work
What is energy healing?
What energy healing is, the practices grouped under it (Reiki, chakra work, Andean energy work), what practitioners believe and what research shows.
Reiki in Charlotte, NC
Looking for Reiki in Charlotte, NC? What Reiki is, what the three levels of training mean, what research shows, and questions to ask any Reiki practitioner.
What happens in a Reiki session?
What to expect in a Reiki session: staying clothed, light or no touch, how long it lasts, what people report feeling, and questions about consent to ask first.
Chakra balancing explained
Where the chakra idea comes from in Indian Tantric traditions, how Western energy work reshaped it, what chakra balancing involves, and what the evidence says.
Andean energy work: Incan Peruvian traditions in context
What Incan Peruvian or Andean energy work is, its roots in Q'ero traditions, how Western schools such as the Four Winds Society teach it, and its limits.
How to choose an energy healer
How to choose a Reiki practitioner or energy healer: questions about training and lineage, how consent and touch should work, and red flags to walk away from.
Spiritual direction
Spiritual direction in Charlotte, NC
What spiritual direction is, who seeks it, how it differs from therapy, and Laura Bass's spiritual direction studies at the Haden Institute in North Carolina.
What happens in spiritual direction?
What a spiritual direction session is like: how long it lasts, how often people meet, what you talk about, the director's role, and how it works across faiths.
Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment.
Getting started
Questions are welcome
Including sceptical ones. If you want to know whether any of this is appropriate for you, ask — Laura will tell you what she offers and what she does not.
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