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Sr. Margaret Therese
Catholic · Benedictine
Fr. David Chen
Catholic · Ignatian
Rev. Sarah Blackwood
Episcopal · Contemplative
Dr. James Okonkwo
Catholic · Dominican
Martha Sullivan
Catholic · Ignatian
Pastor Michael Torres
Non-Denominational · Christian (Ecumenical)
Anne-Marie Lefebvre
Catholic · Carmelite
Rev. Thomas Whitfield
Anglican · Celtic Spirituality
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Spiritual direction is a sacred relationship in which a trained guide accompanies you as you pay attention to God's movement in your life. A spiritual director doesn't fix, diagnose, or advise. They listen. They ask questions that open rather than close. They hold space for the Holy Spirit — the true director of every soul.
The practice traces back to the Desert Fathers and Mothers of 4th-century Egypt, where seekers traveled into the wilderness simply to receive a “word” from a holy elder. It was formalized through monasticism, carried westward by St. Benedict, and given its most enduring method by St. Ignatius of Loyola in the 16th century. Today it is practiced across Catholic, Protestant, Episcopal, Anglican, Orthodox, and ecumenical traditions — and it is actively growing.
Spiritual direction is not therapy. It is not coaching. It is not religious counseling. It is something older and rarer: a sacred companionship in which you are helped to hear what you might otherwise miss.
“The whole purpose of spiritual direction is to penetrate beneath the surface of a person's life and bring out one's inner spiritual freedom, one's inmost truth.”
— Thomas Merton, Spiritual Direction and Meditation (1960)
Spiritual Direction
Focus: Relationship with God
Question: Where is God in this?
Frequency: Monthly
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Therapy
Focus: Mental & emotional health
Question: What is holding me back?
Frequency: Weekly
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Coaching
Focus: Goals & performance
Question: What do I want to achieve?
Frequency: Varies
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Spiritual direction has independent roots in every major branch of Christianity. Our directory will include directors from all of these traditions:
Ignatian
The Spiritual Exercises, discernment of spirits, consolation and desolation
Contemplative
Centering Prayer, silence, the apophatic tradition of the Desert Fathers
Benedictine
Lectio Divina, the Rule of St. Benedict, stability and listening
Franciscan
Creation spirituality, simplicity, the active love of the poor
Carmelite
The Interior Castle, the Dark Night, mystical union
Celtic / Anam Cara
Soul friendship, thin places, God in all of creation
Reformed / Protestant
Pastoral care, Wesleyan class meetings, evangelical contemplation
Orthodox
The spiritual father, theosis, the Jesus Prayer, hesychasm
Finding a spiritual director is an act of profound trust. You are inviting someone into your interior life. That is why every director listed on FindSpiritualDirector.com will have:
Affirmed the Nicene Creed as the shared ground of the historic Christian faith
Completed a recognized formation program in spiritual direction
Confirmed they receive their own ongoing spiritual direction
Agreed to our Code of Accompaniment covering confidentiality, boundaries, and ethics
Provided verifiable information about their training, supervision, and tradition
“The human soul doesn't want to be advised or fixed or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed — to be seen, heard and companioned exactly as it is.”
— Parker Palmer, The Gift of Presence (On Being)
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