As a One Spirit interfaith minister I offer individual spiritual counselling, coaching, direction and guidance sessions, and group workshops.
Where I can help
I can support you with questions related to finding meaning, purpose, identity, depth and authenticity. These questions are often triggered by life changes, such as relationship issues, health problems, burnouts, grief, recovery from addiction, aging and moving through life stages, from adolescence to approaching death. When our situation and roles change we might struggle with old identities, or we might find that old ways of being and doing are not satisfying anymore, and we may find a wish to address deeper questions and longings.
I also welcome those who have a religious or non-religious spiritual, meditation, or mindfulness practice and are interested in support, guidance, or spiritual direction to look more deeply into our connection to spirit, the divine, or deeper ground of reality. Some of us have had a curiosity about spirituality but have not found a space to explore what it means in our direct experience. Some of us have had a committed spiritual or meditation practice for some time, but may be worried that we ‘are not really getting anywhere’ or feel trapped in self-judgement or the concerns, worries and habitual patterns of daily life. Some of us have had deep spiritual awakenings or experiences, but may struggle to understand what they mean or how to integrate them into our daily lives.
Spiritual counselling can help provide a space for more freedom to open up and help to integrate our practice more. In working together, our primary orientation will always be your direct experience (revelation), rather than any preconceived spiritual beliefs, theories or ideals. In doing so we can connect more deeply with our presence, awareness, and humanity as the ground of who and what we are.
In coaching sessions I can help you identify a more authentic trajectory in your life or profession, and work with questions such as gaining more freedom from your inner critic, finding balance and ground, addressing inner and outer conflicts, being more authentic and compassionate in your decisions, and heart-based leadership.
Way of working
My approach is transpersonal and grounded in presence. Working with presence means we allow whatever wants to arise in our present experience to deepen. Working together, I will support you in tuning into the flow of your unfoldment.
An important part of this is connecting with our hearts and bodies to be able to recognise and express our feelings, and letting go of unproductive and painful self-judgements. The starting point can be a particular issue, but it can also be a drive to find deeper meaning and purpose. As well as talking, we might do guided meditations, body movement, and breath exercises, where this feels appropriate.
Working transpersonally means I will see you not just as individual wanting to improve their wellbeing, but also attune to how what is arising is the journey of our soul in relationship to our essential nature and the spiritual ground of reality.
We are not separate from the world around us, and I am also very interested in the way we are shaped by and respond to the state of the world, including ecological crisis, inequalities and oppression. This can bring up feelings like grief, anger, despair, and powerlessness, but also encourage us to draw on our compassion, strength, passion, clarity, determination, aliveness and true power.
My background
I was ordained as a One Spirit Interfaith Minister in 2017 and am ROSIM registered, accredited and insured. I have participated in extensive spiritual practice and psychotherapy for over 25 years. I am interested in diverse mystical traditions from across Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and nature-based spirituality. My primary, long-term practice of meditation and spiritual inquiry is as a student of the Diamond Approach since 2006, a non-religious path of self-realisation. I also have a strong interest in body-oriented and psychodynamic approaches, including through my own extensive participation in biodynamic and body-oriented psychotherapy and psychosynthesis therapy. Please note that I am a spiritual practitioner rather than a psychotherapist and am not trained to provide psychotherapeutic treatment.
In addition to working as a spiritual counsellor, I work as a university professor and direct a social enterprise focused on sustainability research. Through working in higher education I have many years of experience of mentoring and coaching as a pastoral supervisor, line manager, and union representative, and I have a particular interest in supporting students and university staff. I left my full time academic job during the pandemic to move back to mid Wales, live a more balanced life and devote more time to my spiritual practice. I also love being a dad and spending time in the hills and sea.
Locations and fees
I offer individual sessions at my home in Borth. My fees follow an income-based sliding scale. I turn nobody down for financial reasons. Contact me here to arrange a free 20-30 minute phone consultation.