Spiritual & Pastoral Counseling

Serious spiritual work often takes us through the darker aspects of the self before revealing the light to us again. It can be very challenging to move through the tough issues raised without counsel to provide validation, reality checks and guidance. Discovering the relationships between your spiritual beliefs, behaviors, choices, perceptions of reality and life-circumstances creates the opportunity for a more intentional, satisfying life.

This is not 'talk therapy' or psychotherapy. We do not start from the presumption of pathology. We start from a point of view that discomfort in our lives often results from actions and decisions in conflict with the spirit. We work to rediscover the spirit, so often ignored in the demands of everyday life, and examine concerns within the context of that rediscovery. What do you truly value? Why does a particular awareness about yourself make you so uncomfortable? How can your spirit be brought back into everyday life? How does your life look and feel like when it is supported by your spirit?

The purpose of this work is to enrich and expand an already healthy life, as well as help heal spiritual illness.