In her work, Parisa at Coral and Pearls Counselling can draw on Baháʼí perspectives if requested. See the three services offered below.

Couples Counselling for Baháʼís

Relationships and marriages are hard. 

“Marriage, like all our other relationships in life, is a process which, among other things, serves to grind the sharp edges off us. The grinding often hurts.” – Rúhíyyih Khánum

Sometimes that grinding feels unbearable, or the climate within the union has become so inhospitable that it’s clear something needs to change. 

One or both partners may feel dissatisfied, there may be a betrayal of the sacred wedding vows or recurring conflict, which can potentially lead to a year of patience. 

Whatever the circumstances, working alongside a marriage therapist/counsellor who’s practice and general worldview is shaped by the Bahá’í teachings can be helpful in changing the culture within the relationship.

These sessions are charged at $150 for 90 minutes, and a lower rate may be negotiated if you are experiencing financial hardship. If this is the case, please be in touch directly using the contact form at the bottom of the page.

Individual Counselling for Baháʼís

You’re serving. Maybe on an Local Spiritual Assembly, maybe as a pioneer, maybe at the level of the neighbourhood, or some other way. You’re working towards aligning yourself with your higher nature, and yet something is off.

Perhaps there’s a past event that’s stuck with you that you’d like to work through. It may be that the current test you’re experiencing in your service is something you’d like to discuss with someone outside of that space, or maybe there’s something else going on that counselling could support you through.

“Man should know his own self and recognize that which leadeth unto loftiness or lowliness, glory or abasement, wealth or poverty” – Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, Tarázát

The process of knowing our own self is a never-ending one. Bahá’u’lláh describes this knowing as being intimately linked with the capacity to recognise what leads to lowliness and abasement. Taking it a step further is the capacity to make choices that consequently align with loftiness and glory.

Counselling has a role to play in this process. By having a dedicated space to sit and reflect in light of the guidance on how to further purify the mirror of the human heart, a clear path forward can be carved. The counselling space gives the opportunity to meditate on recurring tests, patterns and habits that must be gradually weeded out, and consider what it looks like in practical ways to scale higher heights of nobility.

These sessions are charged at $100 for 60 minutes, and a lower rate may be negotiated if you are experiencing financial hardship. If this is the case, please be in touch directly using the contact form at the bottom of the page.

Spiritual Nature of Birth Space

The birth space is full of information about physiology, and fair enough. Birth is, after all, a physical experience. It’s also a spiritual one, a reality that is often overlooked between all the talk about possible interventions/positions/pain relief options/breastfeeding education etc.

The Spiritual Nature of Birth Space is a free space designed for expecting parents who wish to explore birth from a Baháʼí perspective, equipping them with a more holistic view as they enter parenthood.

This space is run on demand, and is facilitated by Parisa from Coral and Pearls Counselling.

During this space, you can expect to:

• Study relevant quotations from the Baháʼí Writings
• Explore questions that help you plan for your birth together with your partner
• Be joined by a professional in the birth space, be they a midwife, doula or lactation consultant
• Have the opportunity to be joined by other expecting couples, depending on demand
• Follow up with the space a few months after birth to check in and share your birth story

Express your interest to participate in the space using the contact form below.

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