"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart… Try to love the questions themselves" 

In many traditions, regular one-on-one meetings with a guide or travelling companion are a natural part of the spiritual journey. In some traditions this is called spiritual direction or spiritual companioning. It offers a support which can be essential to the process of deepening spiritual understanding and experience, and to integrating these more fully into everyday life.

In line with these traditions, I offer one-on-one in person and online sessions: a space in which you can pause, connect with what is most meaningful for you, and go deeper.

Sessions can support you to: 

• make sense of your journey so far, where you are, and what’s unfolding for you
• deepen your in-the-moment experience
• compassionately explore any inner blocks
• explore unanswered questions and any challenges you’re encountering
• acknowledge and celebrate welcome experiences encountered along the way
• find ways to integrate your learning into your way of being: in daily life, at work, and in your relationships

During a session we might use guided conversation, simple practices involving words or silence, or responses to your process that involve movement, writing or drawing—whatever works best for you.

You may find sessions like these particularly useful if any of these are true for you:

• you would like to explore what spirituality can bring to your life
• you already have a sense of the spiritual and would like to deepen this
• you aren’t currently part of a faith group or spiritual community 
• you’re experiencing a gap between your spiritual life and your everyday life
• you would like to explore with someone impartial where you are in relation to a particular tradition or path 
• you’ve had difficult or abusive experiences with a religious or spiritual group
   

What I bring to sessions includes what I know about healing, development and growth from two decades of working in the therapy field. And what I know about the spiritual journey in general. This includes an appreciation that no two people have the same path to tread. Your path is seen as individual to you, unique and valid.

What I bring also includes what I know about the contemplative path in particular. The contemplative path has its foundation in the understanding that as limited individuals we are invited into a relationship with the infinite source of everything  (which is called by many names, including: the Universe, Source, the Ultimate Reality, the Absolute, the Ground of all Being, Brahman, God, Allah,…)  That this relationship can blossom when we open up to it in silent, receptive practice. And that tending to this relationship both furthers our spiritual journey and is a key to a fulfilling life. 

To support you in finding out if what I offer is a good fit for you, you’re welcome to arrange a free half-hour meeting. 

Meetings and sessions take place in person in central Wellington and in Paraparaumu, Aotearoa New Zealand, or online for those living at a distance.