Elizabeth Halliday, MSC

Elizabeth Halliday, MSC

1:1 Coaching

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I grew up in a family which perceived reality as only those aspects of human experience that could be observed with our five senses, measured, and scientifically analyzed. The emotional, mysterious, and spiritual aspects of life were not considered to be valid or important, and conversation about or involvement with religion was to be avoided.
I began my professional life as a Registered Nurse working in the acute care/hospital setting, with a specialty in surgery and trauma care. My experience providing skillful care and support to both patients and physicians gave me a clear look into our medical system and an awareness that there are some mysteries in life that even modern science can not control or explain.

In tandem with this appreciation came the awareness that many of the mundane and widely experienced physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual challenges of being human are not well addressed by our western health care system. Further studies in complimentary and traditional medicine led to a private practice in the health care field of therapeutic massage, Shiatsu, and myofascial therapy. This allowed me to provide supportive, nurturing care with a more holistic approach while focusing on the varied physical, mental and emotional needs of clients.

The evolution of my holistic practice into the areas of spirituality, transpersonal psychology, and consciousness has been influenced by my personal process of healing from many years of emotional, psychological and sexual abuse as an adolescent. That healing process emerged from a spiritual emergency which was catalyzed by a series of cascading personal, familial, and health crises a decade ago. In the early, acute months of my crisis I could not find anyone that felt safe to speak with about what I was experiencing and feeling. The rural area where I live did not offer any resources for practical support, validation or guidance, and mental health/counseling services were in short supply. I was very fortunate to eventually find my way to a counselor, guide, and teacher who supported me in the ongoing process of navigating that intense process of growth and spiritual evolution.
Since that time, my work has been motivated by the awareness of how vitally important it is to have access to practical guidance, validation, and connection with a community of like-minded others when navigating a spiritual emergency or challenging process of spiritual emergence. My ongoing personal evolution led me to further studies in traditional Earth-based wisdom traditions, Buddhist psychology, hypnotherapy, transpersonal psychology, and consciousness studies.
In 2018 my private practice in Depth Hypnosis and spiritual counselling was established, and since 2022 I have been co-facilitating peer-support groups for the Spiritual Crisis Network UK. I have experience in working with spiritual emergencies arising from dark-night-of-the-soul processes, hearing voices, shamanic journeying, spirit attachment/possession, mystical states, kundalini, psychic opening, karmic patterns, near-death experiences, and psychedelic insights.
In 2024 I completed a Master of Science in Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology, and this challenging program broadened my scope of practice and strengthened my experiential trainings. In my private practice and volunteer efforts I have developed the ability to skillfully bridge science and phenomena, supported by my personal experience of spiritual emergency and years of supporting others in this territory.
Coursework with Emma Bragdon, PhD and Integrative Mental Health University in 2025 has provided further refinement to my practice, resulting in certification as a Spiritual Emergence Coach®. Stepping into this role supports the expansion of my practice in an effort to be of greater service. In each engagement, my intention is to support and provide guidance for individuals who seek to manage and integrate spiritual emergency experiences, as well as those looking to navigate the pathway toward befriending the whole self, personal empowerment, and an increased sense of well-being.