I believe that we are inherently spiritual beings, embodied souls who seek to find and make meaning in the lives we are given on this earth. Exploring the significance of our lives, how we live, the choices we make, the relationships we have and the purpose of our existence is the most deeply human activity we can undertake.

Throughout out lives, we yearn for connection – whether that be with our best selves, our human community, our earthly home and its inhabitants or a Divine source of Love. From the smallest details of our daily living to the most sweeping movement of Love, Creativity and Healing in our lives, Spiritual Direction/Companionship helps us seek and honour those connections, easing our journey through life by finding understanding and inspiration as we make sense of the sacred calling of being human.

The spiritual director offers the following kinds of spiritual direction services, and is available to meet in the following manners.

Service Offerings: Individual Spiritual Direction

Session Format: In Person, Online (Zoom, Skype, etc.), Telephone

Payment Notes: I believe that Spiritual Direction should be available to everyone, regardless of ability to pay. I also believe in a spirituality of abundance that holds that all are equally worthy and there is enough to go around for everyone. And I also believe in honouring the inherent value that the helping professions bring to our human living.

So – the fees I ask are on a sliding scale so that all can partake and those who are able contribute more, and those less able at this time may still experience Spiritual Direction.

Under- or unemployed, part-time, students, retirees or work at home parents will all be considered one on one, but many can partake of a 50% reduced rate or $75/hr. Some may be a free will offering.

Many who choose to do Spiritual Direction/Companioning are clergy or work in related helping professions, for example, Religious Education professionals or those engaged in Music Ministry, Health Care or Social Work professions. The recommended fee structure from the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association for Spiritual Direction/Companioning is:

$135/hr for small professional expense budgets or small towns

$150/hr for medium budgets or medium sized towns or cities

$165/hr for large budgets or larger urban settings/cities

But wealth should never be a prerequisite to knowing the benefits of spiritual direction and companionship. Please contact me if you would like to explore spiritual companionship/spiritual direction with me and we can work it out.

UU Wellspring Approved? UU Wellspring Spiritual Director

The spiritual director identifies in the following ways.

Gender: Woman

Identities:

Other Important Identities: Canadian

The spiritual director has direct experience, training, or expertise in the following areas.

Specializations: Children/Teens, Creative Arts, Death/Dying/Hospice Care, Divorce, Grief and Loss, Mature Adults/Elderly, Mental Health, Midlife, Nature Based, Relationships, Women’s Issues, Young Adults

Spiritual Spheres: Christianity, Eco/Nature-based, Humanism, Interfaith, Spiritual but Not Religious, Spiritual Independent

This is where the spiritual director received their training, how often they receive supervision, and the professional associations where they are members.

Supervision: Peer group (Monthly or more)