Elijah Institute

09/03/2026

Isaac Wicker, MA, LPC is a Elijah Institute therapist and the developer of our Whole Human Challenge Highschool Wellness Program. If you are suffering - join Isaac for a free healing retreat - this Sunday.

Join me for my free online retreat on September 6th, 6-8pm Central ...

09/01/2026

08/29/2026

08/19/2026

What keeps you whole

For those who spend their days holding other people's pain: what keeps you whole?
A practice, a rhythm, a person, a faith — what steadies you? Someone here may need to read your answer today. 👇

Caring for the caregivers, too - training for clinicians, social workers, coaches, and chaplains: elijah-institute.org

08/17/2026

Moral — "The overlooked dimension"
One of the most overlooked dimensions in modern psychotherapy is the moral dimension.
Character, virtue, conscience, responsibility, integrity. So much of how people carry suffering, guilt, forgiveness, and growth lives here — yet few of us were trained for it.
The research: a 2022 systematic review of 57 studies linked moral injury — the lasting weight of guilt, shame, and betrayal — to depression, PTSD, and suicidality, with clinicians noting it often calls for moral repair, not symptom-focused treatment alone (Hall et al., 2022).

This is the heart of what the Elijah Institute's certification is built to equip you for — the full arc from moral injury to human flourishing, alongside every other dimension of care.
Whole-person care means the whole person. Ready to add this dimension to your practice?

Enroll or learn more: elijah-institute.org



The Elijah Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7719. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Elijah Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

08/13/2026

We were so blessed to be part of Partners in Mission with the Archdiocese of St. Paul Minneapolis

08/12/2026

Which part of a client's healing do you find hardest to reach — the body, belonging, meaning, or the moral weight of guilt, shame, and forgiveness?

No wrong answer, and it says a lot about where our training focused. Tell us below. 👇

Whole-person clinical training for clinicians, social workers, coaches, and chaplains: elijah-institute.org

08/05/2026

Faith in session
When a client brings their faith into session — as a source of strength, or of struggle — how do you hold it?
Some were trained to steer around it. Others lean in. There's no settled consensus. How do you approach it? 👇

Training for faith-integrated care for clinicians, coaches, and chaplains: elijah-institute.org

07/31/2026

Spiritual — "The longing for more"

For many clients, faith isn't a side topic — it's a source of strength.
Prayer, meaning, transcendence, grace, vocation. Just as mindfulness moved from contemplative roots into mainstream care, the spiritual dimension can be honored as a genuine clinical resource — not a conversion goal.

The research: a 2021 meta-analysis of longitudinal studies found regular religious service attendance was associated with roughly a one-third lower risk of developing depression (Garssen et al., 2021; VanderWeele, Harvard).

If you already make room for a client's faith, the Elijah Institute's certification gives it clinical structure: spiritually integrated psychotherapy, taught by leading faculty.
How do you hold a client's spiritual life in the work?

Begin here: elijah-institute.org


The Elijah Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7719. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Elijah Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

07/29/2026

The training gap
What do you regularly meet in the room that your training never prepared you for?
We have language for trauma and anxiety. For guilt, shame, and moral injury — far less. What's yours? 👇
See how we equip clinicians and chaplains for it: elijah-institute.org