Question 1

What is spiritual direction?

Accepted Answer

Spiritual direction is a space of prayerful listening and companionship. It’s a place to slow down and notice God’s presence and activity in your real life: your relationships, your questions, your longing, your grief, your formation. It’s not about fixing you. It’s about helping you become more attentive to love: God’s love, and the way that love is shaping you over time.

Question 2

Is spiritual direction the same as therapy?

Accepted Answer

No, though they can complement each other very beautifully.Therapy often focuses on clinical goals, mental health symptoms, trauma processing, relational patterns, and psychological healing. Spiritual direction focuses on your relationship with God and the movement of the Spirit in your life: how you’re being formed, what you’re discerning, where you feel resistance, where you feel invited.If you’re in therapy, spiritual direction can be a supportive companion practice. If you’re not, we can also talk about whether therapy might be a wise support alongside direction, especially for acute anxiety, trauma, or crisis.

Question 3

Do I have to be a Christian to meet with you?

Accepted Answer

No. You are welcome if you’re:actively Christian,cautiously Christian,deconstructing,spiritually curious,unsure what you believe right now.What matters most is that you want a space for honest reflection and spiritual listening. I will always respect your agency, your story, and your boundaries.

Question 4

I’m deconstructing / burned by the church. Is this still for me?

Accepted Answer

Yes. And you don’t need to tidy up your faith before you come. Many people come to direction carrying grief, anger, confusion, or distrust toward Christian institutions. Spiritual direction can be a gentle place to separate Jesus from the harms you’ve experienced, to name what you’ve lost, and to explore what might still be true, without pressure.

Question 5

What happens in a session?

Accepted Answer

Most sessions are simple and spacious. Typically, we:begin with a moment of settling (silence, breath, prayer),listen together to what’s stirring in your life,notice where God might be present or inviting you,explore gently through questions (not fixing, not forcing),and sometimes end with a practice to carry into your week.Some sessions feel quiet and contemplative. Others hold tears, laughter, grief, relief, and clarity. All of it is welcome.

Question 6

Will you tell me what God is saying or what I should do?

Accepted Answer

I won’t tell you what to do, and I don’t position myself as the “expert” on God’s will for your life.Instead, I help you grow in discernment: learning to recognize what is of God, what is not, and what might simply be your nervous system needing care. We listen together, with humility, curiosity, and consent.

Question 7

I’m not good at prayer. Is that a problem?

Accepted Answer

Not at all. If prayer has felt confusing, pressured, or disappointing, spiritual direction can actually be a safe place to rebuild trust, slowly. We can explore prayer styles that fit your season and capacity (including very simple practices that don’t require “getting it right”).

Question 8

How long are sessions, and how often do we meet?

Accepted Answer

Each session is 1 hour long. Most people meet 1x per month, but the rhythm can be adapted to your needs, capacity, and season.

Question 9

How long do people stay in spiritual direction?

Accepted Answer

It varies widely. Some people come for a specific season (3–6 months). Others stay for years because the relationship becomes a steady and safe caring support for ongoing formation. You’re never locked in. We’ll check in regularly about what’s helpful and what you need.

Question 10

What kinds of topics can I bring?

Accepted Answer

All of your life is valid material for spiritual direction, including:anxiety, burnout, and overwhelmdecisions and discernmentrelationships, marriage, parenting, singlenessgrief and lossshame, perfectionism, people-pleasingprayer dryness, doubt, spiritual numbnesschurch wounds, leadership fatigue, deconstructioncalling, work, creativity, transitionsensing God’s presence (or not sensing it)Nothing is “too small” or “not spiritual enough.” God meets us in the ordinary.

Question 11

Do you incorporate charismatic or Spirit-led listening?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with gentleness and discernment. I make room for the Holy Spirit to speak and guide, but I’m not interested in pressure, hype, or certainty that overrides your agency. If words, images, Scripture, or impressions come, we hold them with humility, test them with wisdom, and notice their fruit: peace, love, clarity, steadiness.

Question 12

Is spiritual direction confidential?

Accepted Answer

Yes. What you share is held with care and confidentiality, with the usual exceptions: if there is risk of harm to self or others, or abuse of a child/elder, I’m obligated to take appropriate steps to keep people safe.

Question 13

What does it cost?

Accepted Answer

Individual sessions are $75 per 60-minute session. Payment is due at the time of session. I do not accept insurance. In saying this, I do not want to turn anyone down due to financial burden and will adjust my fees accordingly, I do offer students in school or in spiritual formation training for a season a fee of $50.

Question 14

Do you offer in-person or online sessions?

Accepted Answer

I offer sessions via Zoom and in-person based on your location. My office is in Dallas, Texas.

Question 15

How do I get started?

Accepted Answer

A simple next step is to complete the contact form. I will reach out to schedule your first 30-minute complimentary session. You don’t need to be sure. You just need to be willing to trust and begin.

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