Spiritual Direction

involves spending time together paying attention to your spiritual life. My role as your spiritual director is to hold space for you as you seek connection with God and experience God’s love for you. We also listen for God’s direction and purpose for you. And we look for ways to strengthen your relationship with God in your everyday life. Grounded in a Christian perspective, I provide a welcoming, non-judgmental environment to support you wherever you are on your spiritual journey.

We might explore God’s invitations to you in this season of life. We may use art and imagination in prayer or talk about how you might notice God in everyday moments. We might explore how you experience God in nature or music. We might look at where you feel stuck or distant from God when you pray. We might also explore prayer practices that fit your personality, life stage, and circumstances.

In all of this, my hope is to listen well and offer space for you to reflect on and deepen your relationship with God.

I have a particular interest in meeting with church leaders and those in relationship with church leaders. You may feel exhausted or confused in your calling or church experience. I provide a safe and confidential environment for you to speak honestly about your relationship with God, church and community.  I will listen with you for the movement of God in your life, and act as a praying presence as you discern the movement of The Spirit.

I am a certified facilitator of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises which is a 9-month prayer journey using scripture, your imagination and prayer. I am happy to accompany you while praying the Ignatian Exercises.

I also guide people in Imaginative Prayer and Visio Divina (imaginative prayer with art).

What is spiritual direction?

 Spiritual Direction is a one-on-one relationship that helps you become aware of the movements, invitations, and promptings of God in your life.

Do you find yourself asking questions like:

  • Why, God, do I feel so stuck in my relationship with You? How do I find You?

  • In what ways are You working in my life and inviting me to be with You – even in ways I am currently missing?

  • I long for You, Jesus…How can I experience you in the deep, intimate ways You promise are possible?

  • Where do I go from here? I feel stuck. When I pray I feel empty.  I sense that God has more for me – but how do I access it?

  • How can I be more aware of God – the one in whom I live, move and have my being? How do I sense God’s presence and see God’s fingerprints on my life?

Questions like these arise from a place of genuine searching and longing. Seeking out a spiritual companion can provide a safe, supportive space to explore with someone who listens compassionately and walks with you. 

Spiritual direction is for you if:

  • You desire greater intimacy with God

  • You sense the value of having someone look at your life and listen to the voice of God with you, helping you explore and deepen your experiences of God

  • You feel stuck in your relationship with God

  • A vital relationship with God is important to you

  • You are facing a decision in your life

How is spiritual direction different than counseling?

Pastoral counseling, mentoring, and discipleship tend to be oriented around teaching and problem-solving. Spiritual Direction is focused on your everyday experiences and the presence of God in those experiences. We pay attention to God’s invitations and the Spirit’s leading and prompting as we talk and listen together about your life. The goal is for you to grow in experiential knowledge of God and your true self.  My role is to provide a safe, caring environment; and to truly ‘be’ with and listen to you, helping you explore and sit with how God is meeting you with Love for your good and for the good of the world.