Identity Issues
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About You
As a kid, you were probably discouraged from expressing your emotions, listening to your body, following your heart's desires, or trusting your gut. Instead, you learned to disconnect, mask, and people-please. As an adult, you struggle with a loud mind, a harsh inner critic, and feelings that you're just not good enough. The void of not enoughness is deep and you may have tried many things to fill it. The only thing bigger are the questions you can't seem to answer:
Who am I? What do I want or need?
Tugging at the root of these questions seem to only unearth MORE big existential questions about your identity, purpose, belief system, career, relationship, meaning of life, etc. You may also wonder if you're autistic, ADHD, or LGBTQIA+. You'll ask Google again tonight- around 2am.
How I Can Help
Deconstructing a belief system, healing from religious shame or trauma, and seeking to know the Sacred naturally unearths a surprising truth: a need to know ourselves. Often times, religious shame in childhood prevents self-discovery in our youth and we now get to do it as part of our deconstruction. This part of the journey is sacred work and the path can be fun, exciting, dark, mysterious, confusing, isolating, destabilizing, etc. It's described by many as a "cocoon" phase as you go inward on a journey toward finding yourself.
It's helpful to have someone to "go with you" in this phase which is my role as a trauma-informed spiritual director. I come equipped to listen well, ask curious questions, and help you explore your identity. The session is spacious and nonjudgmental; holding space for you to wander and explore who you are. Some clients struggle to put it all into words. To support you, I utilize art, poetry, somatic awareness, and IFS parts work as paths toward growth and healing. The goal of our sessions is to gently weed out shame, perfectionism, and fear-based beliefs so that you can move forward with self-love, compassion, authenticity, and freedom.
All sessions are trauma informed, LGBTQIA+ and ND affirming.
“Come, love, make me better than I was. Come teach me a kinder way to say my own name” - Andrea Gibson
FAQs
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What's a Spiritual Director?
As a trauma-informed Spiritual Director, I am trained and certified to listen well and with compassion. As I hold your story, I may ask curious questions, offer keen observations, or encouragement. These are all intended to help facilitate growth and healing as you weed out religious shame, rediscover your authentic self, and find your way forward.
As a trauma informed director, I am also able to gently hold what feels hard or prickly and help you remain grounded in the present moment as needed.
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What are your rates?
I offer many session packages to meet your needs:
4 sessions per month: $430
2 sessions per month: $230
1 session per month: $130
These rates enable me to keep my practice small, freeing me to work very closely and attentively with each of my clients while providing specialized, trauma-informed care.
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Are you a therapist?
NO. I am NOT a licensed therapist and sessions are not intended as therapy. As a spiritual director, I am unable to assess, diagnose, or treat mental health disorders as listed in the DSM or ICD. I am also not equipped to help you navigate crises or situations that impact your immediate safety.
If your needs are clinically significant, meaning that you struggle to cope with daily life, then I encourage you to connect with a therapist or other mental healthcare provider in conjunction with or instead of spiritual direction.
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How, Where, When?
I accept clients anywhere, via Zoom. Consults are free and 30 minutes long so that we can get a good sense of whether or not to move forward.
Online sessions are 50-60 minutes are scheduled monthly, twice monthly, or weekly, depending on your needs.
Next steps? Book a consult when you're ready!