What is Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual direction is a practice where someone intentionally serves as a confidential companion in your spiritual journey, helping you pay attention to God. Distinct from counseling or coaching, it is primarily a place of deep listening where we process, wait, and explore together God’s presence and work in your life.
My Approach
I aim to create spaces for nourishing weary souls, where “orphaned believers and skeptical dreamers” can be at home. I believe transformation happens through receiving God’s work, but requires our participation — like opening a sail to the wind. And while transformation inevitably happens as we meet God, the real goal is simply being with God as beloved. I meet with people in all walks and seasons of life, but have a particular heart for walking with people in seasons of grief, vocational discernment, and when former ways of connecting to God seem to stop working.
What to Expect
We typically meet once a month for about an hour, either in person (if you’re local to the Washington, DC area) or via video call. Sessions often begin with a prompt — a poem or piece of visual art — then unfold through listening, reflection, and optional silent prayer. Some sessions are full of words; others hold more silence. Both are welcome.
After a trial session, I recommend a minimum commitment of six sessions to allow space for God’s transformative work to unfold.
Is This for Me?
You might be drawn to direction if you:
- Want dedicated time to reflect on your spiritual life
- Are navigating a transition, decision, or season of change
- Feel a longing for deeper connection to the sacred
- Want a space to be truly heard without fixing or solving
- Are exploring questions of meaning, purpose, or calling
While I’m Christian, spiritual direction isn’t exclusively for Christians. I welcome anyone seeking God or desiring deeper awareness of the divine. I will provide direction as a follower of Jesus not as a matter of doctrine, but of power — it is God at work that makes a difference. Let’s talk more about what that means if you’re curious but unsure.