Many of us talk about trying to bring "spiritual understanding" into our therapeutic work, but what that really means remains fuzzy and elusive. This workshop will demonstrate a practical approach to spirituality in treatment that doesn't just rely on ethereal, New Age rhetoric. It's based on a model of spirituality that includes three components—connection, compassion, and contribution. Connection refers to the capacity to be linked to something deeper and larger than the self-interested ego. Compassion involves becoming openhearted and accepting toward oneself and others. Contribution ("mitzvah therapy") means finding your particular form of service in the wider community. We'll learn how to help clients make connections to something larger than themselves, whether nature, art, God, or beauty; how to use mind-body practices to help clients tap their natural compassion; and how to help clients gain a sense of the particular contribution they can make in their world. We'll also explore a nontraditional approach to hypnosis, demonstrating how it can be used to create a loving, accepting, evocative, even sacred space between client and therapist that can profoundly transform therapy. (This session will continue in Workshop 328.)