Spiritual Accompaniment Scope & Boundaries
Clear scope and boundaries are an essential part of ethical, trauma-informed spiritual care. They support safety, trust, and respect for personal autonomy.
This page outlines the scope of spiritual direction and psycho-spiritual accompaniment offered here, so you can decide whether this approach is the right fit for you.
What this spiritual care offers
Spiritual direction and psycho-spiritual coaching here are offered as non-clinical, non-medical support focused on inner life, meaning, and discernment.
This work may include:
attentive listening to for life of your soul seeking to express
exploration of meaning, values, core desires and inner experience
support with discernment, transitions, and questions of integrity or direction
invitations to perceive in new, unfamiliar ways
contemplative practices such as meditation, silence, reflection, prayer, or guided inquiry, as supportive
spaciousness to explore faith, doubt, longing, or spiritual disorientation
The focus is not on giving answers or instruction, but on creating a spacious, supportive environment where your own inner wisdom can be heard and trusted.
What this spiritual care does not provide
To remain clear and ethical, spiritual direction here does not include:
Psychotherapy, counseling, or mental health treatment
Medical care, diagnosis, or medication management
Crisis or emergency mental health services
On-call or 24/7 availability
Pastoral authority, religious instruction, or spiritual control
Advice-giving intended to direct life decisions
This work is not designed to replace therapy, medical care, or emergency services when those are needed.
About autonomy and discernment
This means
you are the authority on your own experience
no belief system is imposed
no spiritual conclusions are prescribed
curiosity and not-knowing are welcomed
My role is to walk alongside you — to listen, reflect, and help you notice what is emerging — not to interpret your experience for you or tell you what to believe or do.
This form of spiritual care is grounded in respect for personal autonomy.
Relationship to counseling and medical care
Spiritual direction is offered as a distinct, non-clinical pathway, separate from counseling/psychotherapy and integrative medical care.
While these forms of work may share values such as presence, discernment, and respect for autonomy, they are not blended within sessions.
If you are also engaged in counseling or medical care (here or elsewhere), we can acknowledge that context as part of your lived experience, without shifting the role or scope of spiritual direction.