Contemplative, Christian soul care for the grieving, spiritually curious, unsettled, and devoted.

What is Spiritual Direction?

Spiritual Direction is a form of spiritual companionship in which the director serves as an attentive witness to the spiritual life of another.

Each session is a hospitable space to quiet down, tune in, and actively engage through prayer with what God is inviting. Rather than a place to give or receive counsel, spiritual direction is a practice of listening together for the deepest thing that is already there.

Hi, I’m Lauren!

I thought I had my faith all figured out. And then I found that spiritual journeys are paths filled with holy interruptions and I needed a different set of provisions than what I had been given.

I grew up in a faith tradition where everything was clear. I needed mystery. I began meeting with a spiritual director in 2016. I wasn’t sure what it was, but I knew it was mysterious and contemplative and that was enough to draw me in. These regular engagements of listening to God together gave me a safe place to explore my desires, vulnerabilities, and fears as I navigated ordinary faith, devastating heartache, and crises of belief. Listening to how the Spirit is inviting me to engage with my inner life, my life with others, and my life in God opens spaces for dreaming, surrender, and Divine union.

Over the years I’ve come to realize I am good at accompanying others. This gift has been identified and encouraged by my spiritual director, therapist, and others. I think of my role like a doula, companioning with people as they birth or bury what they have been carrying. So here I am offering what I have to you. Divine Love comes looking for us in the tedium and the torrent, gently inviting us to participate in our own sacred work of healing, body and soul.

In addition to providing direction, I mother two boys, run a design practice, paint, write, and run.

About My Practice

Each session begins with an awareness practice to ground our bodies, center our minds, and open our hearts. Then a time of silence to tune into the state of your soul, listening together for the rustling and weaving of God.

Areas of interest & experience

  • Christian Mysticism

  • Centering Prayer

  • Paying attention to the body

  • Grief work

  • Rituals

  • Racial trauma & healing

  • Decolonizing & re-imagining faith

  • Creativity as spiritual practice

I am currently training and receive ongoing supervision through Leadership Transformation’s Selah Spiritual Direction Certificate Program, trained at Christian Counseling Center for Sexual Health and Trauma, and Story Sage training from the Allender Center.

Commitment & Cost

Spiritual direction meetings are 60 minutes long and are generally scheduled once per month. The average cost is $50-$75 per session.

Do you want to quiet down and tune in?

Whether you are in the fog of grief, spiritually curious, or spiritually devoted I would love to hold sacred, hospitable space for you to explore the deepest thing that is already there. Send me a message and we can set up a short call to explore.