About

Cedric Speyer, M.A., M.Ed., R.P.

Cedric is an author and psychotherapist who offers a psychospiritual paradigm based on the integration of therapeutic best practices with spiritual growth. He developed the InnerView Guidance model and designed the 4Fold Path map depicting the sequences of soul work.

Cedric also pioneered online counselling on a large scale in Canada and helped establish its credibility as an effective therapeutic modality. He trained and supervised clinical counsellors for 16 years, overseeing 100,000 online cases before establishing InnerView Guidance International (IGI). The vision of IGI brings together the previously separate domains of mental health and spiritual awareness in a new synthesis for the helping professions.

DeeAnna Merz Nagel, D.Th, LMHC, BCC

DeeAnna has adapted InnerView principles for practical application by coaches and other helping professionals (see Courses).

A seasoned psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, board-certified coach, educator, and spiritual teacher, DeeAnna has more than 30 years of experience in the helping professions. Her work integrates psychospiritual, transpersonal, and neo-Jungian perspectives with contemporary approaches to coaching and supervision.

DeeAnna contributed the essay on wellness coaching to Applications of a Psychospiritual Model in the Helping Professions: Principles of InnerView Guidance. She has collaborated with Cedric Speyer for many years and has curated curricula based on InnerView principles for professional development programs. She facilitates the 10-hour Principles of Psychospiritual Coaching course through the Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT) and the 80-hour Intuitive Wellness Coach Practitioner program through Essential Soul Care Academy.

John Yaphe

John is a family physician with a special interest in counselling. He was a co-author and contributor to the InnerView textbook (see Publications). He studied medicine in Canada and worked as a family doctor and a teacher of family medicine in Israel for 27 years. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed scientific articles, including research in online counselling and methods of teaching doctor-patient communication, with attention to patients’ stories. He retired as Associate Professor at the School of Medicine of the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, where he taught courses on the psychological and social determinants of health for 18 years. John worked as online counsellor and has published journal articles and book chapters on counselling. He currently provides clinical supervision for therapists at Upstream Counselling in Kitchener, Ontario.

Maria Eusebia da Silva

Maria Eusebia is a proponent of the InnerView approach whose experience with psychotherapy and spiritual direction contributed to the genesis of the InnerView approach. Her essay on InnerView Applied to Spiritual Direction is included in Applications of a Psychospiritual Model in the Helping Professions: Principles of InnerView Guidance. She earned graduate degrees in English Literature as well as Theological Studies and taught Literature and Humanities at the community college level prior to becoming a spiritual care practitioner. Maria Eusebia has worked in a variety of health care settings as a chaplain and in the community with individuals released from prison. She is currently engaged in the ministry of spiritual direction and leads retreats and workshops related to spiritual growth.

Jessica Hawkins

Jessica is the founder of Better Conflict, a consultancy focused on high-stakes communication, conflict engagement, and helping leaders stay steady in complex moments. She works with individuals and teams to navigate difficult conversations, strengthen communication, and lead through conflict more effectively. Her approach integrates solution-focused and neurobiological frameworks, grounded in elicitive conflict transformation. Jessica is an accredited coach, certified workplace mediator, EQ-i 2.0 emotional intelligence practitioner, and Associate Faculty at the University of Toronto’s Solution-Focused Coach Training Program.

Howard Modlin

Howard is a psychotherapist with more than 20 years of experience helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity, resilience, and confidence. His integrative, solution-focused approach is aligned with the InnerView model and informed by his own life journey, humour, and moral compass. He has worked with clients experiencing major life transitions, including grief and loss, retirement, relationship challenges, and the search for greater meaning and purpose. Howard provides a supportive, respectful space where clients can gain insight and build on strengths while finding a way forward in their life situation. For sessions with Howard see: https://maurafishman.com/en/counselling/#First

Maura Fishman

Maura has had the privilege of accompanying individuals, organizations, and communities on their journeys toward wellbeing. Her professional path has taken her into corporate environments, private practice, and hospitals, with each setting deepening her understanding of how people cultivate inner strength and resilience — even in life’s most challenging moments. Her InnerView journey has centered on finding balance, embracing imperfection, and returning to what truly matters — personal and collective integrity rooted in the wisdom traditions. To access individual supervision services for students, new clinicians, or experienced therapists: https://maurafishman.com/en/counselling/#Supervision

Thomas Francoeur

“Happiness comes from giving of oneself.” – Tom Francoeur

Thomas (1921-2014) is the godfather of the spiritual psychology we now call InnerView. Over his sixty year career, Francoeur helped countless clients, seekers and students discern what the soul wants in any life situation, no matter how difficult or painful. When you were in his presence, you gained a palpable sense of Tom’s wisdom, sense of humanity and humor, and openness to grace.

This video profile of Tom illustrates the depth and breadth of his steady gaze on the essential goodness of persons: Tom Francoeur: A Mighty Kindness.

Practitioner Feedback

“Cedric – you have a real gift for illuminating the situation in a profoundly personal and spiritual way, and then entrusting us to respond to our clients in accordance with that vision. You are a master at core issues and always water the good seeds.”

“I’m so impressed by the materials you’ve sent. You have a wonderful teaching style – some of your writing reminds me of Buber’s Tales of the Hasidim, powerful layers of meaning wrapped up in simple stories. You are the inheritor, the steward, of a transformative and redemptive spirit of language with the power to heal.”

“It’s a fantastic feeling to know that you’re taking such a broad, integrative approach to therapy, drawing upon literature, art, and spirituality. Surely, this approach will help us stave off the risk of becoming too formulaic in our work.”

“I feel that I am learning and growing tremendously both professionally and personally. I experience your feedback as wise and poignant and at the same time I feel you genuinely encourage me to both trust and feel confident in the strength of my own voice.”

“Love the consult – wow, you’re so encouraging, you’re becoming a master of the kind of inspiring feedback that makes us want to reach higher.”

“I cherish and value the mentorship you provide. You have helped me grow as a therapist and as a person. I am always so appreciative of your depth of understanding and the way you guide me. It’s not just supervision, it’s a relationship and exceptional beyond anything I’ve ever experienced.”

“Hey Cedric… you are too funny! So funny… and right, all at the same time! Thanks for the boost! And thanks for all the mentoring and support that you have provided me as well! I cannot easily find the right words for the depth of your clinical support and how it has fostered my growth.”

“When you were my supervisor, you wanted excellence, and took pains to help me achieve it. Sometimes you pushed me (and I needed pushing).”

“I have no doubt that your supervision significantly helped improved my counseling practice, and I owe you for that, as, I suppose, do my former clients. You showed me how to look at my own resources, insights, strengths, and also to look beyond what I thought I was seeing.”