As clients lean into their religious and spiritual (R&S) practices to cope with seemingly endless stressors in 2020, it is imperative that psychologists be adequately prepared to respond with compassion and competency to R&S content in sessions. With this in mind, it is difficult to engage religious and spiritual issues without acknowledging the long and varied history of R&S within the field of psychology. Psychology’s positive relationship with religion was affirmed early in its history by William James, moved toward pathologizing with Freud, then experienced many subsequent years of avoidance within the field. Psychologists have in recent years, however, begun to take a closer look at this element of diversity that holds immense value in the lives of billions of people around the globe, and more than 75% of the US population (Pew Research Center, 2014). Learning Objectives Participants will be able to: 1. Recognize and explain the importance of religion and spirituality to many clients seeking psychological services. 2. Apply instructional techniques designed to increase doctoral student awareness and appreciation for diverse client religious and spiritual preferences. 3. Apply instructional techniques designed to encourage doctoral students to recognize their own religious and spiritual histories and current status as possible factors in providing psychological services.