Spiritual direction is the simple gift of offering to another the gentle but tenacious encouragement to open fully to God’s loving presence, and to discern the action of the Spirit in daily life.

This encouragement comes from a “spiritual director” — a person who has a long and committed experience in living a spiritual life.

In the journey of deepening one’s relationship with God the director listens and asks questions to help you in the process of reflection and spiritual growth. You grow into a deeper relationship with the spiritual aspect of being human. It is not psychotherapy or counseling, although you may talk about similar experiences.

Your journey of faith is uniquely your own.

Through listening, guidance, prayer, journaling and scriptural readings it is the responsibility of the director to discern together with you the movement of God’s Spirit in your life and to assist you in following that movement.

God gives us everything we need to be happy in the present moment, no matter what the evidence to the contrary may be. A good spiritual director helps us to sustain that trust.

~ Fr. Thomas Keating

St. John’s Professional Center

3355 St. John’s Lane Ellicott City, MD. 21042

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Dr. Trish Gaffney, LCSW-C, CCDC, DMin (410) 782-0048