RICHARD HARVEY
Personal Change and Spiritual Growth
Find out about personal change and spiritual development.
You may be seeking clarity and healing through counseling, transformation through depth psychotherapy, or spiritual growth and guidance. Whether you are new to this or have tried it before, here you can discover new ideas and practices, get help and encouragement, and find inspiration.
About Richard Harvey
I am a psycho-spiritual psychotherapist, author and spiritual teacher. In my early twenties I became part of the Human Potential Movement and studied with some of the leading figures of Western psychology and meditation masters.
After years of study and inward searching, I had a personal breakthrough which I experienced as a transformation into authenticity. I worked hard to integrate these new insights and stabilize in the deeper understanding that I received from my years of personal work. Out of this rich experience my practice developed and I began working with individuals, couples and groups. Since 2002 I have lived in Andalucia, southern Spain.
Biography
My work spans nearly 50 years. During that time I have worked with individuals, couples, groups and communities, both psychologically and spiritually. I have helped hundreds of people to find greater peace and fulfillment in their lives. My approach is to encourage, empower and enable people to clarify, heal, and liberate themselves from the restrictive conditioning that compromises their relationships, family and working lives.
I have led groups, workshops, seminars and training courses throughout Europe, as well as maintaining a private practice. I have acted as a consultant to training courses, worked with staff groups and communities, run supervision groups and acted as a supervisor to psychotherapists, counsellors and other healing practitioners.
At the heart of my work is the awakening of individual consciousness, within the wider context of collective spiritual awakening, through a threefold process of work on the personality, the transformation into authenticity, and the realization of our true nature.
My Approach to Therapy
My approach to therapy is based on an authentic meeting. The central characteristics of this meeting are mutual respect, openness and empathy. My work is founded on the essential practice of awareness and my style is receptive and client-led, intuitive and responsive.
I intend to provide an environment of safety and support in which you can share your inner and outer experience with me without judgment or interpretation.
Therapeutic Relationship
The therapy relationship is a deep alliance of trust and shared intention. Support for the inner journey may be psychological counseling, guidance in exploring the deep unconscious, or spiritual teaching. The effective therapy relationship challenges your self-restricting patterns and supports your inner development.
The process has the capacity to lead to insight, understanding and a true connection to essence. The therapy relationship is inherently natural and alive, often vibrant, spontaneous and unpredictable, and always healing.
Shared Aims
The shared aims of therapy are to encourage and empower you to release restrictive emotional-behavioral patterns by shedding your habitual character defenses, and embrace the challenges of life as positive opportunities for growth and change.
Through dialog and shared reflection, we reveal the unconscious self-contraction created by fear and conflict, anger and frustration, pain and hurt, grief, sadness and shame.
My Belief
I believe in the integrity, innate wisdom and natural self-healing ability of human beings. We can overcome our limitations, fulfill our innate longing to be authentic and realize our unique individuality through self-honesty, strong intention and courage.
Therapy succeeds through persistent, gentle consideration and exploration of the inner realms of the body-mind, soul and spirit expressed in thought, emotion, feeling, awareness and the sense of self.
Through empathy and acceptance we experience the deep healing that leads to happiness, joy, satisfaction, and the fulfillment of your true and complete potential.
Sacred Attention Therapy (SAT) Online Training
The Sacred Attention Therapy (SAT) Online Training Course is a psycho-spiritual psychotherapy training that is progressive, radical, and innovative. The SAT training consists of four levels of teaching. Each of Levels 1-3 consists of twelve modules and the recommended time for completing each level of the training is between six months and two years. Level 4 is an inspired specialist manual in practicing as an advanced SAT therapist, capable of facilitating and guiding through the First and Second Stages of Awakening.
Who is this training for?
Therapists—psychotherapists, counselors, and other healing practitioners
People who want to train to become SAT therapists
Seekers who wish to practice SAT for their own personal growth and spiritual development
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Individual Psychotherapy Retreats
Healing Retreats in Southern Spain — Space for Real Transformation
Step away from daily life and take a full week to reconnect with yourself in the serene beauty of the Alpujarras, southern Spain. This retreat offers a peaceful, natural setting where we slow down, listen deeply, and gently explore what lies beneath the surface.
Through guided therapeutic sessions, presence, and stillness, you'll have the space to support your emotional healing, deepen your self-awareness, and nurture your inner growth.
A rare opportunity to rest, reflect, and return to what truly matters.
Book a Self-Directed Retreat in the Alpujarran Mountains of Southern Spain
A tranquil peaceful setting for personal renewal in Andalucia
Whether you are looking to replenish yourself, experiencing peace in the profound silence, contemplating a specific life issue, reviewing your life’s direction, or recovering from a life transition, a self-directed retreat allows you the time and opportunity for contemplation and stillness, for increasing clarity to develop the ability to make wise choices, expand within yourself and deepen in your heart, mind, and healing.
What people say
“Visiting Richard’s center for a week’s retreat has been a life-changing experience. I recommend it to anyone wishing to find their true self.” -- E.B., Counselor
The Location
Cortijo Llano de Manzan, near Orgiva, southern Spain – a peaceful eco-retreat center emanating ancient stillness, comprising two acres of walnut, peach, olive, and cherry trees, rocky outcrops and stone-walled terraces nestled in the Alpujarran mountains in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada of southern Spain. This is one of the most beautiful and unspoilt natural parks in all of Europe. The air is the cleanest in Europe, the views are breathtaking, and on a clear day you can see clear across the Mediterranean to Morocco. Llano Manzano is bordered by beautiful acequias (400-year old waterways built by the Moors) which create enchanting little waterfalls. There are many places available for silent contemplation and peaceful reflection, time for rest, sitting in the silence, reconnecting with nature, and beautiful mountain walks in all directions. The property is close to the white village of Cañar and the nearby town of Orgiva and about 40 minutes from the coast. The nearest airports are Malaga and Granada.
What people say
“As a result of the retreat I feel more contented, at peace with myself, and I have gained the clear understanding that being is as important as doing in the world around me.” – A.R.A.
Your accommodation
A converted 200-year old stone-built Spanish casita, fully self-contained your accommodation consists of a small double bedroom, a kitchen/sitting area, and a shower room with a compost loo, a private patio and a meditation garden (currently under construction) for silent contemplation, with access to our small non-chlorinated pool and mountain walks in all directions.
The environs
Our nearest pueblo is Cañar with a small shop and two bars. About 25 minutes away by car is the famous market town of Orgiva, nestled between the Sierra Nevada and the Sierra de Lújar mountains, Órgiva is more than just a village — it’s a meeting point for those in search of something deeper. Artists, healers, nomads, and seekers from all over the world have found their way here, drawn by something hard to name but easy to feel.
Extra services
Subject to availability, it may be possible to book psychotherapy, counseling, massage, and alternative and complementary treatments from experienced practitioners to enhance your retreat experience while you are here.
Prices
Single person -- 6-day retreat: 500 euros; per night 90 euros. Couple – 6-day retreat: 750 euros; per night 130 euros.
How to book
Send your proposed dates, with alternatives if possible, to me at www.therapyandspirituality.com/contact. I will get back to you as soon as I can with details about how to complete your booking, make payment, directions to the location, and further useful information.
“Let love lead your soul. Make it a place to retire to, a kind of monastery cave, a retreat for the deepest core of your being. -- Farid al-Din Attar
SAT Group Retreats in Southern Spain
A Sacred Space for Inner Transformation
Sacred Attention Therapy Retreats are immersive, transformational experiences led by certified SAT therapists across the world. Rooted in the Three Stages of Awakening, these retreats invite you to step away from daily life and into a sacred space of healing, insight, and personal transformation.
Whether you're new to inner work or deepening an ongoing process, these retreats offer a unique opportunity to engage in profound therapeutic and spiritual inquiry, in the presence of compassionate guides and like-minded participants.
The Center for Human Awakening
Our mission is to awaken individual consciousness, further global healing and the collective awakening of humanity, in order to establish the spiritual-sacred foundation for a new era of awareness, compassion and peace.