What the Elijah Institute Offers
Professional Formation & Continuing Education
Training for medical and mental-health professionals, chaplains, counselors and case managers who provide ethical, culturally competent, spiritually informed care.
School & Community Programs
Evidence-based wellness and early-intervention models for schools, parishes, and community organizations.
Research, Storytelling & Public Education
Advancing the conversation around trauma, post-traumatic growth, moral injury, and human flourishing.
Care Coordination & Early Support Models
Helping communities respond earlier and with compassion to mental-health needs.
We train and support clinicians, chaplains, educators, faith communities, and community leaders in their service to people across diverse communities and lived experiences.
Why It Matters for Every Clinician
Faith and meaning remain central to many people’s lives in the United States.
More than 160 million Americans—approximately 62% of the population—identify as Christian, including over 70 million Catholic Christians, alongside Protestant, Orthodox, and other Christian traditions.
For clinicians, understanding the Catholic Christian worldview is not only a theological concern—it is an essential component of cultural competence in contemporary mental-health care.
At the same time, the principles underlying this tradition extend far beyond any single faith. The Catholic Christian understanding of the human person offers a well-developed framework for whole-person healing—one that can enrich therapeutic work with clients of any faith or no faith at all.
Through Elijah Institute training, clinicians learn how to:
Rooted in Catholic Christian wisdom yet intentionally open and professionally grounded, this approach equips clinicians to bring greater depth, sensitivity, and hope to every therapeutic relationship.
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. Elijah Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
"As Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, I support the mission of the Elijah Institute in its dedication to the integration of Catholic faith and evidence-based psychotherapy. In a world where the need for authentic, faith-informed mental health care is growing, I support the Elijah Institute’s desire to provide essential training fo
"As Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, I support the mission of the Elijah Institute in its dedication to the integration of Catholic faith and evidence-based psychotherapy. In a world where the need for authentic, faith-informed mental health care is growing, I support the Elijah Institute’s desire to provide essential training for mental health professionals who seek to serve individuals, families, and Catholic communities with both professional excellence and spiritual integrity. I commend their efforts to form practitioners who uphold the dignity of the human person and foster true healing through a synthesis of psychological expertise and Catholic anthropology."
"There is no contradiction between the wisdom of the Church and the science of mental health. Forming clinicians in both is not only possible—it is essential to truly serve the Body of Christ. As a pastor and a first responder chaplain, I see every day how imperative it is to provide mental health support that is deeply grounded in Catho
"There is no contradiction between the wisdom of the Church and the science of mental health. Forming clinicians in both is not only possible—it is essential to truly serve the Body of Christ. As a pastor and a first responder chaplain, I see every day how imperative it is to provide mental health support that is deeply grounded in Catholic teaching. The Elijah Institute's training is vital to health and wellbeing of our culture”
Whether you’re a clinician, program director, or donor supporting mental health initiatives, this resource helps you: