Exploring Spiritual Direction

Searching for a spiritual director can feel like walking through an unfamiliar landscape. Most practitioners offer an initial 30-to-60-minute Introductory call to see if your approaches click. Discover the essential questions to ask the director and yourself, to discern if they are the right fit for your current spiritual season.

Explore our Directory of Spiritual Directors to connect with an accompanier in the UK, Europe and Globally. Our search tools allow you to filter by location, fee structure (donation-based or fixed), and online spiritual direction options. All our directors follow a Code of Practice ensuring you find a safe, professional, and ecumenical companion for your faith journey.

Finding a spiritual director is a deeply personal process. Knowing what to ask yourself is key to finding what is important to you. This guide helps you navigate factors like faith denomination, personality types (Enneagram/MBTI), and counseling backgrounds to find the right soul friend for your journey.

This reflective review invites directees to review the past year using the rhythm of the seasons as a framework. By exploring experiences of growth, loss, dormancy, and renewal, this seasonal review helps individuals notice God’s presence across the year and identify emerging invitations. Ideal for use in spiritual direction sessions, end-of-year reflection, or retreat settings.

A guide for those looking for a spiritual director to know how if someone is the right director for you.

Ever experienced seasons of spiritual dryness? It's a common part of the faith journey. Peter-Bas Spronk explores this concept, offering insights and encouraging a deeper understanding.

Mary Monfries invited us to stand at the gate of the year to reflect on where God has led us and what we might be being invited into.

Mirjam Ngoy-Verhage reflects on a profound encounter with a Black Madonna statue in the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Liesse in rural France. She observes how this image challenges perceptions of God and the way people interact with divinity. The presence of a Black Madonna, representing Mary or God as a black woman, is significant, especially for her daughter, who can relate to the image as a young, black woman of dual heritage.

Nick Tatchell reflects on the climate crisis and his response to Annette Kaye's Developing Direction workshop.