Spiritual Care

At Native American Community Clinic, we are focused on taking care of the whole person: mind, body, spirit, and emotions.

Spiritual care

At NACC, we believe in a holistic approach to healthcare for each individual, including the spirit. We offer holistic healing and spiritual care services provided by our elder in residence and spiritual care providers. Our traditional healing department offers groups, workshops, and ceremonies for patients and community members. If you have an appointment at the clinic, you are welcome to request any of the four medicines (Sage, Sweetgrass, Cedar, and Tobacco) during or after your appointment.

About our elders and spiritual care providers

Each elder and spiritual care provider has arrived here through their own unique experiences. Each provider offers a unique set of skills and knowledge within spiritual care.

We offer the following services:

Spiritual care counseling and guidance (for more information please click here)
Language teachings
Doula services
Smudging, prayer, and teachings around traditional medicines
Information on ceremonies, naming opportunities, and other community gatherings

Holistic Wellness Services

Somatic Experience
This practice focuses mainly on the body and spirit. With focused self-examination and guidance, areas of unease within the body are located and sorted out. Unresolved physical, emotional, and spiritual trauma leads to pain within the body and can elicit unwanted behavior. Somatic therapy helps to restore a healthy balance within the body, mind, spirit, and emotions.

Spiritual/Energy Healing
A simple, natural, and safe healing approach to nurture and maintain balance within the body and spirit. Spiritual/energy healing focuses on clearing and releasing trauma that may prevent energy from moving freely in the body.

Brainspotting
Developed by Dr. David Grand, Brainspotting (BSP) locates, focuses, processes, and releases a wide range of emotional and physical trauma in the brain. BSP is a popular technique today that uses various eye gazes to identify and remove trauma stored in the brain. Trauma memories are stored in the subconscious, and BSP works to eliminate unwanted behavior.

Generational Brainspotting
Generational Brainspotting (GBSP) is an approach to heal American Indian Historical Trauma and to relieve physical pain/somatic distress. Intergenerational trauma is a deep-rooted emotional and physical injury. GBSP assists with healing disrupted coping skills, mental disorganization, spiritual loss, conflict, and confusion. If you find yourself stuck in repetitive patterns of emotional grief and betrayal, GBSP may be right for you.

FAQ’s

What do I need to bring?

If you are requesting something from the spiritual care provider including but not limited to prayer, naming, guidance, etc., a small gift such as tobacco (asemaa) or cloth is always encouraged.

How do I find out about community events hosted by traditional healing?

Our website calendar is updated with all programming and events open to the community.

You can also visit our social media at: facebook.com/nativeamericancommunityclinic.

Check out our Instagram page: @nacc_healthcare.

Our YouTube channel offers recorded workshops that we have hosted in the past.