Spiritual Direction

Time spent one-on-one with a spiritual companion who is there to listen deeply to your inner-life is a unique, sacred, and invaluable experience.

I am an interfaith spiritual director, meaning I will work with anyone who wants to grow and attend to their spiritual life, regardless of their religious or non-religious affiliation. All sessions are currently held online via Zoom. If you’re curious if we would vibe well together, let's meet for an initial free consultation to determine if we’re a good match. Since Spiritual Direction is most effective when done with both consistency and depth, I ask that those working with me choose to meet either once a month for a year, or twice a month for a six month period.

What is spiritual direction?

A spiritual director is a “soul friend” who accompanies a person or group through the path of spiritual discovery, joy and pain, questions and doubts. It’s a loving, non-judgmental process that allows a person to acknowledge their wounds and to enter a space of healing. The core work of spiritual direction supports people in deepening their trust in a loving God/Goodness/Goddess, and in listening and noticing where this Spirit is leading and showing up. Spiritual direction is different from counseling in that there is no specific end goal to accomplish, other than continued spiritual freedom, and a deepening sense of loving relationship with self, others, and “God.” All parts of life are suitable topics in spiritual direction, since the things that affect our hearts, minds, and bodies inevitably affect the Essence of our Being (our spirits/souls).

It is Love, and our willingness to let it in, that heals our wounds. As we heal, we grow in our self confidence and gain the courage to approach the next layer, to go a bit deeper. I have found that as soon as one area of our Self is healed, the next layer of work will present itself. Luckily, the practice of Spiritual Direction allows each person to move at their own pace, as doing deep inner-work can be tiring and frightening. But much more frequently, it is found to be life-giving, joyful, and liberating! Layer by layer, we discover our True Selves by letting go of unnecessary and limiting ideas and attitudes. Along the way we catch glimpses of, and move closer to, what lies at our core: Boundless Love and Peace.

Why do people seek Spiritual Direction?

There are many reasons people seek spiritual direction. One need not identify with a specific religion to benefit from this practice.

Here are a few examples of things that can be addressed:

Dealing with grief or loss of a relationship, community, job, changing identity.
Healing/changing harmful images of God (often a judgmental or punishing God from our religious past or family) and discovering a truly loving God.
Coming to a place of stagnation in one’s prayer life, religion, or service. What used to work just doesn’t anymore. Wondering “what is wrong with me?” or “where did God go?”
Experiencing shame around issues of sexuality, gender, body image, the past, money, or abilities. “Can God really love me as I am?”
LGBTQ folks needing a safe spiritual space to work through religious trauma.
Noticing one’s personal experience and values not matching with their religion. Feeling trapped, desiring to try something new.
Struggling with intimate relationships due to codependency, issues of self- worth, etc.
Desiring a spiritual community outside of the traditional and institutional structure of "Church" (forming a spiritual direction group)

Kind Words

"Chelsea has a grounded, joyful presence and a real knack for meeting someone exactly where they are. She listens thoughtfully and names those things that didn't seem to have names, just feelings, before. She does amazing work and has helped me grow so much as I reclaim a spiritual identity."

– Andrea S

"Chelsea has a gift for creating expansive and safe space for groups of people and individuals to travel deeper together. Chelsea is truly authentic, unconditionally respectful, refreshingly playful, and has helped me to open myself more fully to the presence of Spirit in my life."