Directory of Spiritual Directors

The Transforming Center is pleased to offer a listing of spiritual directors* who have completed one or more of our two-year Transforming Community® experiences and have also completed a recognized training program in spiritual direction. Each listing indicates if the spiritual director offers in-person and/or remote (online or by phone) spiritual direction. Scheduling and fees for spiritual direction are determined entirely between the director and the directee.

Spiritual directors included in this directory will:

  • Have completed a Transforming Community (TC);
  • Have completed a recognized spiritual direction training program;
  • Have at least two years of experience providing spiritual direction;
  • Be faithful to spiritual direction and peer supervision in his/her own practice; and
  • Abide by the ethical guidelines put forth by Spiritual Directors International.  Click here to view.

*This listing is not an indication of the Transforming Center’s endorsement or recommendation of individual spiritual directors. What we are able to indicate is that each person listed has been on a significant spiritual journey with us and has completed training and formation in this important ministry of spiritual direction. The Transforming Center is not a certifying body but rather a spiritual community that affirms the ministry of spiritual direction in the lives of leaders and seeks to help leaders explore options with spiritual directors in their areas.

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David Acierno
Transforming Community(s):
TC17
Platteville, WI, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Masters Degree in Spiritual Formation & Spiritual Direction from Richmont Graduate University
Specialty or Area of Interest

While no specific specialty, I have personal experience with non-profit and ministry leaders, clergy, am a parent of a LGBTQ+ child, also a special needs child, and am exploring the post-evangelical space.

Melissa Bailey-Kirk
Transforming Community(s):
TC10
Milton, FL, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Global Online Benedictine Spiritual Direction Program Benet Hill Monastery, Colorado Springs, CO
Specialty or Area of Interest

Contemplative prayer, spiritual discernment, grief, life transitions, experiencing the presence of Spirit in every aspect of one’s life

Ruth Haley Barton
Transforming Community(s):
TC1-TC20
Wheaton, IL, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation
Specialty or Area of Interest

Transforming leadership; group spiritual direction; corporate leadership discernment with boards, elders, vestry and staff teams; Ignatian spirituality; integration of psychology and spirituality; sabbatical guidance

Gerard Booy
Transforming Community(s):
TC10|TC13|TC17
Delta, BC, Canada
Remote In Person
Training
CenterQuest School of Spiritual Direction
Specialty or Area of Interest

Personal spiritual transformation and wholeness (embracing who God has made us to be); companioning pastors and ministry leaders; liminal spaces and transitional experiences in life (grief etc.); retreats; group spiritual direction; vocational discernment

Kelly Burnett
Transforming Community(s):
TC10
Houston, TX, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction
Specialty or Area of Interest

The Enneagram; healing prayer

Katherine Dinsdale
Transforming Community(s):
TC16
Lawrence, KS, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Christos Center for Spiritual Formation, Lino Lakes, MN
Specialty or Area of Interest

Doubt, church woes, enneagram, trauma informed care, Ignatian spirituality

Dawn Dishman
Transforming Community(s):
TC14
Erie, CO, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Listening People to Life - Sioux Falls Seminary
Specialty or Area of Interest

I have experience working with missionaries, ministry leaders, spouses of ministry leaders, college students and young professionals, leading prayer retreats, discernment in transitions

Sue Drake
Transforming Community(s):
TC1|TC3|TC6|TC9
Tucson, AZ, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Center Quest School of Spiritual Direction
Specialty or Area of Interest

I have a heart for mothers, grandmothers, women in the workplace, those caring for ill parents, lay people who serve regularly in their churches and with other paraministries, people in career and/or physical location transitions, those with physical challenges or disabilities.

Jeanie Duncan
Transforming Community(s):
TC3|TC4
Osprey, FL, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Cristos
Specialty or Area of Interest

None

Steve Ebling
Transforming Community(s):
TC12
Indianapolis, IN, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Fall Creek Abbey
Specialty or Area of Interest

I’m open to all, but I have a special interest in offering direction to pastors.

Daniele Evans
Transforming Community(s):
TC13
Lancaster, PA, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction
Specialty or Area of Interest

The Enneagram; companioning ministry leaders and pastors; trauma-sensitive soul care; journaling/writing as a spiritual practice

Kristin Evenson
Transforming Community(s):
TC8
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction
Specialty or Area of Interest

Business people desiring to integrate their faith with their work; career transitions – discernment; the intersection of neuroscience and contemplative practice

Alex Falder
Transforming Community(s):
TC13|TC19
Billings, MT, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Sustainable Faith - School of Spiritual Direction
Specialty or Area of Interest

Working with pastors and ministry leaders to care for their soul by building healthy and sustainable rhythms.
Leadership and character development to meet the demands of life.
Discernment of God‘s will.
Working through a season of being spiritually stuck.
Processing grief and loss.
Enneagram work and Ignatian spiritual practices.

Tina Farist
Transforming Community(s):
TC20|TC18
Akron, OH, United States
Remote In Person
Training
I received Narrative Focused Trauma Care Training through The Allender Center and my Spiritual Direction Certification through Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction.
Specialty or Area of Interest

I am a trauma informed Spiritual Director that offers care to all bodies, particularly the BIPOC population.

Cynthia Fore
Transforming Community(s):
TC8
Travelers Rest, SC, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Tending the Holy – Christos Center for Spiritual Formation
Specialty or Area of Interest

Walking with any person seeking spiritual transformation; Ignatian Spiritual Practices; the Enneagram; guided, contemplative retreats, either one-on-one or in community settings

Michael Fox
Transforming Community(s):
TC6
Northeast Louisiana, LA, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Cristos
Specialty or Area of Interest

Many years ago, as part of my offerings as an executive coach, I developed a unique, strong process to clarify Values, Vision, Voice. I’ve found the same curriculum to be very useful as a subtle structure underneath my spiritual direction. In addition, I work with clients to develop their relationship with God and neighbor, using a proprietary curriculum based on the two greatest commands. I’m also doing more and more work using the Enneagram (certified by the Loughriges). Also helpful is my training in MBTI. I love to work with directees around presence, in contrast to guilt/regret and fear/anxiety. Above all, directees feel heard and loved. I love to cultivate a sense of wonder around God.

Holly Gallagher
Transforming Community(s):
TC17
Quincy, IL, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction
Specialty or Area of Interest

My greatest area of interest is meeting with those who are seeking greater intimacy with God. I enjoy Contemplative practices and Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. I meet with men and women.

Lana Gentile
Transforming Community(s):
TC4,TC8
Vernon Hills, IL, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Tending the Holy – Christos Center for Spiritual Formation
Specialty or Area of Interest

Enneagram work; life-mapping; honoring the body – health & wellness

Randy Gooder
Transforming Community(s):
TC6
Indianapolis, IN, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Fall Creek Abbey
Specialty or Area of Interest

Open to all, but particular interest in pastors / men

Allison Greenwald
Transforming Community(s):
TC18
Ames, IA, United States
Remote In Person
Training
Christos Center - Tending the Holy - Minneapolis
Specialty or Area of Interest

Ignatius Spiritual Exercises, Enneagram, Discernment, Contemplative Practices, and Transitions. I often meet with people who have hit “a wall” of some sort and face a transition.