Frequently Asked Questions about the Spiritual Counseling and Healing Services of Sheryl Karas and Paul Hood

How much do you charge?

Can you help me with [such and such specific problem]?

We always check our guidance when taking on a new client and sometimes we refer people to their doctors or other appropriate professionals first. But, if you’ve taken appropriate first steps and you’re ready to take your healing to the next level the answer is almost always “Yes, we certainly can help!”
We have never had a client walk away without receiving something of value from their session. For some people that means psychic insights; for others it's a broader spiritual perspective that allows them to work with their problems more effectively. We often are able to clear stuck patterns on the mental, emotional or energetic level. And frequently this results in physical healing. We don't know what will take place in any given session but we do know some level of healing—whether it's mental, emotional, physical or spiritual— is likely to occur.

Can you heal me of [name your illness here]?

We strongly recommend that you consult with a doctor providing conventional western medical approaches before using our services. But sometimes the pain a person is experiencing is a spiritual wake-up call. If you're ready for the changes a healing would create, and you’re willing to work with us to address any issues in the way, remarkable healing can occur.
We'll do everything we can to get you to that place where full healing can happen if there are emotional, mental or spiritual patterns holding you back. And we know that adding our expertise to the services your medical practitioners provide can speed recovery. Often we see full healing from our services alone. But we can't guarantee that a full healing will occur.

How long will complete healing take?

We don’t know—it’s not up to us. Some people can handle huge rock-your-world kind of changes. Some people need their spiritual growth to come in manageable chunks. We'll go as fast as you can healthily allow but we can't predict what you're going to do with the information you receive from us and whether the changes you wish are ones you're really ready to make. Are you willing to give up a cherished belief or habit? What about a painful marriage, a career or some other significant life choice? Healing can happen in an instant when you're ready and the conditions are right. We've seen it happen time and again. But if this illness is a "choice" your being made to teach a deeper life lesson, your path could involve significantly more work. We'll help you every step of the way but it's your commitment, in this case, that's going to make the difference.

I think someone has put a curse on me! Is it true, and if so, can you remove it?

The suggestion that a person has been cursed is a very common practice used by low budget palm readers, fortune-tellers and rip-off artists of all kinds designed to frighten their clients into paying hundreds, if not thousands of dollars for the extra "special curse-removing services" only they can do. We don't do this. We have, however, met people who believed they were cursed or under attack by some sort of evil force. In every case, their own habits (alcohol or drug abuse being the most common) or their damaged emotional boundaries or beliefs were the root of the disorder. "Shadow" elements of a person's personality—repressed emotions and beliefs the person doesn't choose to identify with themselves—can also be to blame. Sometimes there does appear to be entities of some sort that can be dispatched but, again, they won’t do harm unless the client has an issue of their own that needs to be addressed. We have worked with all these things on occasion.

Do you speak to dead relatives?

We haven't been actively soliciting for this but it has occurred spontaneously— for healing benefit— in the course of our work.

Will your work conflict with my religion?

We hope not! We try to work within the framework of our clients’ beliefs as much as possible. We're very eclectic spiritually ourselves but find ourselves drawing most on metaphysical principles and philosophy.

Will you try to get me to meditate or give up meat?

We might. But we're not vegetarians and we don't promote any one form of spiritual practice.

Do you work with children?

It depends on the situation. We can give you psychic guidance or medical intuition information about your children. And some children respond particularly well to energy healing and flower essences because they often don't have the same hang-ups adults have to get in the way. But it's not always appropriate. Let's talk.

Do you work with animals?

Medical intuition insights, hands-on energy healing or flower essences are often useful tools for pets and other domestic animals. We work with our own pets all the time and we'd be happy to be of assistance for yours in any way we can.

Are you "internationally known," "famous" or otherwise well-connected?

This question is here as a joke. Nobody has ever asked us this but we’d like to address a trend that bothers us in the field we find ourselves in—the ploy of marketing “celebrity” instead of talent and qualifications. "Internationally known" means nothing in the age of the internet—our hit counter tracks visitors to our website from all over the world every day of the week! Sheryl wrote a book (still in print) about the pagan origin of the Christmas Tree that has been bought by people all over the world so she might be considered a little bit famous and Paul's Kundalini Awakening video has been seen by hundreds of people in just a few weeks (he'll be known by millions if things continue at this rate in no time flat...). We have worked with clients in England, Ireland, Canada and in various parts of the United States. But so what? Celebrity isn't everything—integrity is what counts. And that's something we value quite highly.

Frequently Asked Questions