Spiritual Direction at Claret Center

Our spiritual direction staff are honored to support your process, whether you’re religious, spiritual, agnostic, atheist, or simply on a journey of inner growth.

What is Spiritual Direction and how can it be helpful?

Spiritual Direction, also known as Spiritual Companioning, offers an opportunity to deepen and explore spiritual aspects of the human journey. All major faith traditions have included some form of spiritual direction to help seekers contextualize their experience.

A Spiritual Director companions, rather than “directs” individuals. Through conversation, storytelling, and reflection, a director forms a supportive relationship with a directee to foster openness and responsiveness to the Sacred.

Spiritual Direction at Claret Center takes place in a confidential one-on-one or group setting. Typically, meetings are once a month. However this may vary according to individual needs.

Spiritual Direction can help you:

explore deeper meaning in everyday life events.
cultivate a richer spiritual life.
deepen your contemplative experience.
find clarity regarding major life transitions.
open the experience of grief and loss.
tap into your personal creative wisdom

Intake Process

Contact us: You can inquire about Spiritual Direction by calling our office (773) 643-6259. Our office staff will ask for your contact information on the phone. They will ask briefly about what Spiritual Director you have in mind.

Speaking with a Spiritual Director: The office staff will have a Spiritual Director contact you and schedule a meeting.

Your First Meeting: At your first session, the Spiritual Director will invite you to share more about why you are coming to Spiritual Direction and answer any top-of-mind questions you may have. If they have not already, they will share your per-session cost. Sessions are once a month for an hour.

Fees

Spiritual Direction Internship

Information on our Spiritual Direction Internship can be found here.

Group Spiritual Direction

Circles of Trust allow spiritual community to emerge from a process of group sharing, with particular attention to the Divine. Supported by a Certified Spiritual Director specially trained in group dynamics and formed by individuals with similar goals or concerns, groups typically meet monthly for a designated length of time.

A list of Spiritual Directors/Companions on staff can be found here.

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