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Curious about emotional healing, spiritual growth, and intuitive counseling? On this episode of the Breathe Love & Magic podcast, I’m speaking with Victoria Shaw, an intuitive counselor and spiritual coach. She brings a unique blend of Ivy League psychology and intuitive guidance to help clients achieve emotional and spiritual growth.

From Psychology to Intuition

Victoria Shaw is a rare gem in the world of counseling. She combines robust academic training with deep spiritual insight to help clients connect with their higher selves.

At first glance, the transition from an Ivy League-trained psychologist to an intuitive coach might seem like a gigantic leap. But for Victoria, this journey was fueled by a deep spiritual longing.

While completing her PhD in psychology, Victoria realized that traditional academic research couldn’t address her burning questions about consciousness and the soul.

She recalls asking her advisor, “When do we get to ask the interesting questions like, what is the nature of consciousness?” His response — “I don’t know” — led her to seek answers beyond academia.

Her Spiritual Awakening

For Victoria, the road to becoming an intuitive counselor was paved with personal experiences and explorations outside the conventional path. Introduced to various holistic practitioners for her children’s health issues, she discovered a realm she hadn’t known existed.

Working with acupuncturists, craniosacral therapists, astrologers, and medical intuitives, these professionals expanded her understanding of healing.

Raised with no spiritual or religious background, these experiences were eye-opening. Yoga and meditation classes in the 90s were her first taste of spirituality. Gradually, Victoria realized that the same intuitive insights she was praised for in academia were her true calling.

Trust Intuitive Guidance

As an intuitive counselor, Victoria emphasizes that intuition plays a vital role in our everyday lives and decision-making processes. Once she began consciously developing her intuition, everything about her life changed for the better. Now, offering intuitive counseling, she helps others unlock their inner wisdom, teaching them to trust their own intuitive guidance.

Intuition comes in many forms—whether it’s a gut feeling, a sudden insight, or a quiet knowing. Victoria encourages her clients to notice these intuitive nudges. Everyone has intuitive abilities; it’s our birthright, she asserts.

Clinical Intuition

One of the most captivating moments in Victoria’s career came recently, when she was invited back to Yale to give a talk on clinical intuition. This was a full-circle moment, since she had gotten her PhD at Yale and now she was teaching a segment there. For her, this marked the academic world’s growing openness to spiritual concepts.

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