Holistic Embodied Healing: Reclaiming the Body as Sacred in Christian Sexuality
Dave Janvier
Licensed Therapist, Spiritual Director, Founder: SIIMDA Soul Care
Much of contemporary Christianity has taught believers to distrust the body, suppress emotions, and oppose “flesh” to spirit, leaving many fragmented and disconnected from their hearts, God’s voice, and their God-given sexuality. Scripture affirms we are fearfully and wonderfully made—embodied souls revealing God’s presence. This workshop explores integrating mind, body, emotion, sexuality, and spirit through theology, interpersonal neurobiology, and embodied practices, cultivating deeper intimacy with God, self, and others, and restoring the body as a sacred place of healing and wholeness.
Professional Learning Objectives:
Describe how disembodied theology and mistrust of emotions have contributed to fragmentation in Christian views of sexuality and spirituality.
Identify the interconnection between mind, body, emotion, and spirit from both theological and neurobiological perspectives.
Practice embodied spiritual exercises that cultivate integration and foster deeper connection with self, others, and God.
About: Dave is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Therapist, Certified Trauma Clinician, and Spiritual Director with over 20 years of experience, specializing in treating trauma, intimacy disorders, sexual addiction, betrayal trauma, sexual dysfunctions, and spiritual abuse from a Christ-centered perspective. With training and degrees in counseling and spiritual formation, he integrates psychology, counseling, theology, spiritual formation, body-oriented therapies, and neurobiology to address deep wounds holistically.'
A published author in the APA Psychotherapy Journal and contributor to the Handbook of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies, Dave is passionate about holistically healing and equips others to carry out Jesus’ healing ministry. In developing the SIIMDA Soul Care model, Dave shares his passion for Jesus’ healing by training others and equipping churches to cultivate safe spaces to foster restoration, freedom, and healing. It is Dave’s desire to guide individuals and couples toward freedom and restoration in their spiritual and sexual lives.
Hours: M-F 8:30 am-5 pm (Central Time)
Telephone: (920) 389-1871
Email: [email protected]
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Hours: M-F 8:30 am-5 pm (Central Time)
Telephone: (920) 389-1871
Email: [email protected]
Thanks to QuestionPro for providing us free survey templates for running multiple types of surveys, helping to strengthen our nonprofit family.