As a spiritual companion, I strive to create a welcoming and nonjudgmental place for you, the “companionee,” to explore your heart’s deepest longings as you reflect on your spiritual life and your unique relationship with God (or whatever name for the Divine resonates most for you). I hold sacred space, offer compassionate presence, engage in deep listening, and help to remind you of your innate belovedness and wholeness, all while noticing together how the Holy Spirit is active and alive in your life. I approach our one-on-one sessions together through inviting a sense of wonder, expansiveness and curiosity as we explore the different joys and challenges of your spiritual path and inner life. I ground my practice in the unconditional love of God and in the honoring of the inner divine wisdom that every person carries in their heart. I am not the expert of your spiritual journey. You are! I am here to humbly walk with you, if you are looking for a loving and caring companion to join you.

You can also learn more about my approach here.

Sessions include the spiritual companion and the companionee, and usually are about an hour in length. (Longer sessions are available as well.) Everything that happens in a session is invitational. If it feels spiritually nourishing for you, the companionee, I often begin with guiding you through a centering practice and an opening reading (a prayer or poem or sacred text) to help you move from the busyness of your day into the sacred spaciousness of our time together. I ground our sessions with contemplative silence to allow you to listen to your heart’s deepest yearnings and the invitations of the Holy Spirit. Often the opening reading or the time in silence will cause something to shimmer within you and that’s where I invite you to speak from. You also might have something unrelated to the opening that you feel is important to explore. Throughout the session, I am bearing witness to your sacred story, listening deeply to you as well as the Holy Spirit active in your life. Sometimes I feel nudges from the Holy Spirit to offer you a question that hopefully supports you in exploring something deeper or I want to reflect back to you and celebrate a wise insight or revelation that you just spoke aloud. Each session is different and filled with surprises from the Spirit. We usually wrap up with a closing reading or another meaningful way to honor what was shared and received.

The short answer is whatever is on your heart that day. What is the Holy Spirit inviting you to explore and reflect on?

Here are some example topics/themes that might be helpful to bring to a spiritual companioning session:

• Life transitions

• Relationships – family, friends, colleagues, with God, etc.

• Important decisions and discernment around next steps

• Personal prayer and spiritual practices

• Loss and grief

• Questions, doubts, challenges about faith

• Longings, yearnings, hopes, desires

• Joys, spiritual insights, celebrations

• Identity, belonging, community

• Navigating oppression and marginalization

Both therapy and spiritual companioning can offer a similarly safe, nonjudgmental space for you to be your authentic self and do some deep inner work, but I believe one of the main differences is that the therapist, who is a licensed mental health professional, is in much more of a "helper" role, and the spiritual companion is in more of an “accompaniment” role. While there sometimes are similar themes explored in both types of sessions, the lens and approach through which a therapist might support an individual is very different than how a spiritual companion might support an individual. For example, a therapist might work to try to identify a problem or a diagnosis and then help that person change that particular behavioral challenge, thought pattern, mindset, relationship approach, etc. through offering specific tools, techniques and treatments. There are often set goals and desired outcomes from therapy.

As a spiritual companion I ground myself in the wisdom of David Wallace’s quote: "The soul is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be revealed."  I offer nonjudgmental space for you to explore the beautiful mysteries of your soul, inner life and relationship with the Holy One. If you are interested, I might offer an invitation to try a spiritual practice or prayer technique, but it is merely an offering, and it’s up to you to decide if it resonates with your heart. Our sessions are not results-oriented, but rather heart-oriented.

I intentionally completed my spiritual companioning certificate with an interspiritual program that honors the wisdom and gifts from a variety of different spiritual paths and traditions. Through companioning from an interspiritual focus, I am able to support companionees of any background, with an open, inclusive, and loving approach. While I am rooted in my Christian faith, I also have the utmost respect for your faith. I do not believe in proselytizing. I have experience offering spiritual companioning to people of other faiths and spiritual traditions. While I may not know all the specifics about your belief system, I hope to learn more as I create sacred space for you to explore your spiritual journey and deepen your unique relationship with God (or whichever sacred name you use for the Divine).

If you are desiring a spiritual companion who might help you to deepen your knowledge around specific doctrine or dogma from your religion or specific faith tradition, then I would encourage you to seek someone who shares your same faith tradition.

Sessions are most often by Zoom video call and last for one hour. I also am open to meeting by phone (or Zoom audio calls) or meeting in person if we happen to live close to each other. If you believe you might benefit from a longer session than the typical one-hour sessions, then I would be happy to discuss other options that allow your needs to be better met.

Fees for spiritual companioning sessions are on a sliding scale. Please read more here regarding the intentionality that went into the three different fee amounts and how to select the option that best matches your circumstances. The above link also shares details regarding options for those in financial hardship.

Feel free to send an email with your question by using the contact form here. You can also schedule a complimentary 20min discovery call that allows you to ask questions, share your hopes for spiritual companioning and get to know me better.