Solihten Institute Information

Solihten Institute is an interfaith counseling network comprised of 38 centers in more than 300 locations that provide 500,000+ clinical hours every year. We accredit, connect, educate, and advance counseling centers that practice one of the most effective paths to healing: spiritually integrated therapy. Mission Inspire, educate, connect, and equip professionals who integrate mind, body, spirit, and community in their approach to caring for the wellbeing of others. With our support, all Solihten Institute accredited Centers maintain sound organizational structures, efficient management and administration, high-quality clinical processes, appropriate personnel and financial practices, and professional accountability. Collective Impact Together with our Centers, Solihten Institute’s reach and depth of expertise dramatically influences: • Appeals to managed care companies. • Congregations considering Center development. • Counseling Centers seeking a larger relationship. • Referral sources moving to a new community. • Denominations seeking linkage to pastoral care and counseling. • New partners in healthcare organizations seeking non-profit behavioral health provider networks. As a partnership, we impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who seek to feel whole. Prior to 2019, we operated as Samaritan Institute, which was formed in 1972 when a physician joined together with two parish ministers and a seminar professor in Elkhart, Indiana. Together, they formed a counseling resource that integrates what people believe into how they heal. For nearly half a century, this community of clergy, mental health professionals, and physicians has grown to serve a national collective of member centers. Under the name Solihten (soh-LITE-en, wholeness + light), we will continue to grow the Institute well into the future while extending a spiritually inclusive message to counselors and clients across the nation.