Sacred Attention
Therapy
Awaken to Your True Self
“The mind is always defeated until it is brought into the service of the heart.”
About SAT
Sacred Attention Therapy is a pioneering psycho-spiritual approach developed by Richard Harvey that integrates deep psychological healing with spiritual awakening. It is grounded in the understanding that true transformation arises when we turn inward—when we meet ourselves fully, with compassion, presence, and truth.
Rather than avoiding pain or seeking quick fixes, SAT invites us to listen deeply to our inner experience. It teaches that awareness is not just a path to change—it is the change. Through sacred attention to our thoughts, emotions, wounds, and patterns, we begin to reconnect with our essential nature and open to a new way of being.
At the heart of this work is the recognition that healing is a sacred act—a return to wholeness that touches every part of our lives. As we release old attachments and rediscover our inner truth, we don’t just heal—we awaken. And in doing so, we contribute to a more conscious, compassionate world.
Today, SAT is carried forward in a way that ensures Richard’s life’s work will continue long after he’s gone.
The Three Stages of Healing
Sacred Attention Therapy unfolds in three interconnected stages that reflect the natural movement of awakening.
Self-Discovery
Uncover the conditioning, personal history, and emotional patternsx that shape your experience. This stage invites deep honesty and compassionate inquiry—a meeting with yourself just as you are.
Transformation
Move through emotional defenses and inner blocks to release pain, trauma, and limiting beliefs. Here, healing becomes a process of integration, renewal, and radical inner shift.
Awakening
Beyond identity and story, you begin to rest in spacious awareness—the essence of who you are. This is not an escape, but an embodiment of presence, where life is lived from your authentic being.
For Therapists
A New Paradigm of Healing
Are you a therapist, counselor, or healing professional looking to integrate psychotherapy and spirituality in your work?
Sacred Attention Therapy offers a transformative training path that will deepen both your personal journey and clinical practice.
Through this approach, you will learn to:
Facilitate healing through the Three Stages of Awakening
Guide clients from trauma and defenses to authenticity and inner wisdom
Integrate spiritual insight with therapeutic skill—ethically and effectively
For Clients
Transformational Therapy
If you’re seeking authentic, spiritually-grounded psychotherapy, Sacred Attention Therapy offers a safe and transformative space to explore your inner world.
Our therapists support you beyond surface-level change, helping you to:
Heal unresolved childhood wounds and emotional trauma
Recognize and release limiting beliefs and defenses
Reconnect with your authentic self and inner wisdom
Awaken to the deeper truth of who you truly are
Whether you're facing emotional pain, a major life transition, or a spiritual crisis, we can guide you.
For Seekers
Innovative Training
This Training is designed for therapists, counselors, and healing professionals who are ready to go beyond traditional methods and step into a life of spiritual service and inner mastery.
Building on the therapeutic foundation of the first two stages of awakening, this training introduces core spiritual disciplines—self-inquiry, devotion, and sacred service—anchored in the non-linear, lifelong process of the third stage of awakening.
You will learn to live and work from a place of clarity, presence, and spiritual responsibility, integrating psychotherapy and spiritual growth in your personal and professional life.
Upcoming Retreats 2026
All year - flexibles dates
This unique couples therapy retreat is designed to guide you and your partner on a transformative journey of healing, connection, and relationship growth. Together, you’ll explore the three stages of relationship—Projective Relationship, Love Relationship, and Spiritual Companionship—to deepen intimacy and awaken your highest potential both individually and as a couple.
Set in a nurturing environment, this healing retreat for couples combines therapeutic guidance, mindfulness practices, and sacred space to help you strengthen your bond and rediscover authentic love.
April 13th to 19th 2026
This one-week therapy group retreat in Spain invites you to transcend restrictive life conditioning and emotional patterns, helping you step into a fuller, more authentic version of yourself. Located in the heart of Andalucía, in a sacred natural setting, this retreat offers the perfect environment for deep self-discovery, healing, and spiritual awakening.
Through guided therapy sessions, meditation, and group practices, you will reconnect with your inner truth and create lasting transformation in a supportive community.
June 8th to 14th 2026
During this therapy retreat in Spain, you will stabilize and embody the personal changes that begin in the first phase of transformation. Through practices of authentic communication, self-discovery, and exploring relational dynamics, you will gain tools to create a deep, compassionate, and authentic relationship with life.
This retreat supports you in reconnecting with joy, creativity, purpose, and meaningful connection with others, while awakening to your true self—the part of you that may have been hidden since early life. It is a powerful opportunity for healing, spiritual growth, and personal transformation.
August 16th to 22nd 2026
This transformative spiritual retreat offers a deep journey into consciousness, meditation, and awakening. Guided by experienced teachers, you will learn how to shed illusions, heal inner patterns, and reconnect with your sacred self. Through profound spiritual practices, mindfulness exercises, and daily meditation sessions, you will discover how to live fully in the present moment.
This intensive awakening retreat is designed to help you open to your divine nature and experience true spiritual transformation in a supportive group setting.
“The retreat has given me a much clearer understanding of my own mechanisms and automated responses that have guided my choices and actions throughout my life, a clear path forward for the inner work ahead of me, a strong sense of purpose in my life and a meeting with a clear, sincere and in all aspects extraordinary human being and therapist to guide me through my inner work.”
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What Supporters of Sacred Attention Therapy Say
“Richard Harvey is an independent and original thinker and in my mind ahead of his time. He’s been offering knowledge of the universality of consciousness for years and “researchers” are only now beginning to corroborate his insights. That is to say that consciousness is all around us and can influence us, at the same time as each of us, via our individual contributions, can influence collective consciousness. It’s powerful stuff and very real. I wish I had met Richard earlier and been ready to meet him. To those of you who are ready, I say don’t hesitate. Avail yourself of Richard’s genuine support for your spiritual life while you can.”
“Your strength, dedication and powerful focus to human life and development are a Divine gift to humanity. I am touched, moved and inspired by your motivating, life-transforming writing and work. A deep bow of appreciation from my heart and soul to you and your life-changing work, which brings happiness, self-growth and peace. You are a humble, honest, harmonious guide bringing Divine blessings to the world. I extend all respect, honor and a billion blessings to your Great work! God bless you!”