ABIDE
Hi, I'm glad you're here. It's an honor and a privilege to come alongside you in your journey toward deeper abiding.
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Like so many, I’ve often considered the twists and turns in life as unwelcome disruptions. My experience in Spiritual Direction, Story Work and the enneagram, have been invitational and life-giving, beckoning me deeper into the Sacred and my own heart.
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I navigate complex waters at the intersections of spiritual abuse, sexual abuse and racial trauma, gleaning from ancient contemplative practices and the contemporary union of psychology and theology.
Trauma Informed
Spiritual Direction
Much of our spiritual formation leans heavily on the teachings of others. Spiritual Direction is practicing the art of collective listening and keeping company with the Divine together, a practice that varies from person to person based on culture, ethnicity, story and more. My intention is to tune into the spiritual practices that resonate for you.
Integrative Story Work
(in the Narrative Tradition)
We each have a story, though few have experienced a person who will bear faithful witness to the stories our faces and our bodies tell.
Integrative Story Work invites you to share the themes of your life and allow another person to name the parts of you that bear deep grief and radiant awe.
Trauma Informed
Enneagram
The Enneagram is an intricately layered, multi-faceted road map of our interior world. It clarifies our motivations and provides insight to how we feel, think and behave in particular ways. Enneagram sessions are a deep dive, allowing you to slow down and process what you're learning with a trained guide so you can see how the pieces fit together.
What Clients Are Saying...
Effective
"Investing in enneagram-based coaching was one of the best gifts I could ever give myself. Vanessa asked me the right questions to help me know myself and my God better. The strategies I learned were practical and effective."
Ruby M.
@theoilydesi
Knowledgeable
"My journey with Vanessa brought awareness and spiritual growth exactly where I needed it. She is so full of knowledge and compassion. I experienced healing in areas I never thought possible.
Dana D.
Speaker & Teacher
Vanessa helped me to dig a little deeper in places that I did not know existed. As a result of the revelations, I was able to see myself through a lens of not having to be perfect all the time. I am human and loved by God.
Lovely C.
Client