“I should like to hand psychoanalysis over to a profession which does not yet exist, a profession of lay curers of souls who need not be doctors and should not be priests."

Sigmund Freud

IGI Directors

Cedric Speyer

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. (See the InnerView Guidance textbook). 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 EAP clinical counsellors for 16 years, overseeing 100,000 online cases before establishing InnerView Guidance International (IGI). The vision of IGI brings together the historically separate domains of mental health and spiritual awareness in a new synthesis for the helping professions.

Maria da Silva

Maria brings experience in psychotherapy and spiritual direction to IGI. 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 has worked in a variety of health care settings as a Chaplain and in the community with individuals released from prison. She is engaged in the ministry of spiritual direction and leads retreats and workshops related to spiritual growth. Maria co-founded IGI and has contributed to the ongoing development of the InnerView model.

John Yaphe

John is a family physician with a special interest in counselling. 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 is currently Associate Professor at the School of Medicine of the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, where he teaches courses on the psychological and social determinants of health. John has worked as online counsellor for the past 18 years and has published related journal articles and book chapters.

DeeAnna Nagel

DeeAnna is a licensed psychotherapist and board-certified coach in the United States. In addition to her expertise in telemental health and online coaching, she teaches the ethical integration of alternative and psychospiritual approaches in practice. DeeAnna holds several certifications in the healing arts including Reiki and aromatherapy. She is considered a thought leader in the fields of online therapy and coaching as well as distance healing. She is also co-founder of Online Therapy Institute and provides training, consultation, and clinical supervision across the globe. DeeAnna’s doctoral studies focused on multifaith spiritual direction. Her course offerings for helping professionals and healing practitioners integrate InnerView Guidance with Essential Soul Care. Access DeeAnna’s services here.

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.

What others are saying about InnerView Guidance

Testimonials

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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 fee confident in the strength of my own voice.

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’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.

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.