Spiritual Counseling
Spiritual Growth with a Trusted Companion
Are you looking for someone to listen deeply to you, hear you, and accompany you on your spiritual journey? Do you want to explore your inner spirit in any direction you choose without judgment or agenda?
Our Spiritual Counselors are here to be with you as develop your inner, spiritual self.
Looking to become a spiritual counselor? Click here for our training program instead.
Find Spiritual Counseling through One Spirit
“The sessions have been so soothing with helpful and inspired guidance for the things I need help with. Things are shifting and becoming clearer, paths to spirit and inspiration are opening back up, I feel more confident and comfortable in my own skin. Lyena is very gifted and is guiding me to be my best self.”
We believe in developing core spirituality - the ONE bright space where all faiths and beliefs, love and compassion, and spirituality intersect.
We do this by providing training for the next generation of spiritual leaders in our seminary, and in our spiritual counseling certificate program - which is the world’s premier professional spiritual counseling development program. We then connect you to our graduates who offer spiritual counseling worldwide in person, and online.
Our Spiritual Counselors are the most compassionate, supportive, well trained, and understanding spiritual counselors around. Collectively, they are ministers, licensed social workers, clinical therapists, doctors, and may have other professional certifications. That means our Spiritual Counselors are as diverse as the people, like you, who are looking for the right spiritual direction.
We facilitate the connections between these renowned Spiritual Counselors and clients like you. You’ll have access to the best spiritual counseling to further your own, individual spiritual practice.
We’re certain you’ll find the right spiritual counselor through One Spirit.
How One Spirit Spiritual Counseling Works
It’s easy to find a Spiritual Counselor through One Spirit in 3 simple steps:
1. Search
Keeping your personal preferences in mind, search our directory of trained, and certified spiritual counselors, spiritual companions, spiritual advisors, and interspiritual counselors.
2. Connect
Connect with the counselors of your choosing. In conversation, choose to work with the counselor that best fits your spiritual needs, schedule, and budget.
3. Grow
Once you’ve selected your advisor, you’ll take your sessions at a pace that feels right to you and work on growing your spirituality with a trusted companion who will guide you along the way.
What is Spiritual Counseling?
When was the last time you really felt heard and listened to with an openness that was palpable? When were you last able to explore your spiritual life in a deep and thoughtful process? This is what Spiritual Counseling sessions are like with One Spirit.
Our Spiritual Counselors don't have an agenda. They are not here to fix things or to offer advice without your invitation. There are here to be present with you and to listen to what arises from your inner spiritual explorations. They accompany you in your spiritual exploration and, for this reason, more and more Spiritual Counselors and Spiritual Directors are now calling themselves Spiritual Companions. They accompany you on your journey of deeper understanding and connection in your life.
Spiritual Counseling offers you opportunities to engage with yourself at the soul level, where you are encouraged to go within to find your own answers and to be reminded of your connection to Spirit.
One Spirit’s Spiritual Counselors listen deeply, asking gentle questions and reflect your thoughts back to you to help you develop your inner wisdom and allow your inner guidance to emerge.
“Rev. Nancy Dessables has been gently guiding me on my path as I seek to learn from and heal past childhood trauma. [She] has never told me what to do. She has instead simply been a constant resource and held a mirror so I could process and remove blocks that have kept me from loving myself and connecting to life deeply. The past few months would have been infinitely more difficult without her help. I am grateful to have found her. ”
Spiritual Counseling is not psychological counseling or therapy, which is mainly about fixing and goal oriented. Spiritual Counseling is open and fluid, allowing Spirit to guide the sessions and create the opportunity to welcome the wholeness of your humanity.
Through One Spirit, our providers often offer a more open type of Spiritual Counseling called Interspiritual Counseling.
What is Interspiritual Counseling?
We believe that all spiritual traditions share universal teachings, which bring us together as ONE in harmony.
Interspiritual Counseling focuses on the core spirituality that ties all beliefs together, rather than on one specific belief. Interspiritual Counselors draw on different religions or spiritual practices to invite those they work with to benefit from the insights available from different perspectives.
Interspiritual Counseling supports spiritual seekers in cultivating their inner wisdom as they explore the meaning of life, love, compassion, and inner peace; seek clarity about their purpose and place in the world; and nurture their relationship with the Divine, known by many names.
As we live in an increasingly interconnected and diverse world, the emerging interspiritual and interfaith movements gives you the opportunity to deepen your own spiritual beliefs and practices while also exploring the gifts offered by many faith and wisdom traditions.
Who is Spiritual Counseling For?
Spiritual counseling is for anyone who wants to grow and develop their own spiritual beliefs and practices with the assistance of someone trained in the nuances of listening deeply and asking questions without an agenda in a non-judgmental and safe space.
Who is Interspiritual Counseling For?
You may benefit from Interspiritual Counseling if any of the following apply to you:
Are you spiritual but not religious?
Do you practice multiple traditions?
Are you agnostic or atheist?
Do you not have a religious tradition?
Are you fascinated with the world and the things that connect all people together?
If so, we’d love to connect you with one of our Interspiritual Counselors:
How are One Spirit’s Spiritual Counselors trained?
When we connect you to one of our Interspiritual Counselors, you’ll be connected with the best trained Spiritual Counselors around.
Our counselors meet strict qualifications before they are accepted into our renowned training program.
Once accepted, they earn their certificate through One Spirit which provides thorough, rigorous training. The training takes a year to complete and covers counseling skills, awareness, pro-bono work, mentoring, and much more.
What does spiritual counseling cost?
Our Spiritual Counselors set their rates based on their experience, certifications, and training. Some may also offer rates based upon your income or need.
While some spiritual counselors may provide services for no cost in limited circumstances, most will charge something. Most clients in the US will pay somewhere between $60 and $120 per session for Spiritual Counseling services on average.
The most costly providers in the US can charge $250 per hour or more, while the least may offer services pro-bono.
What happens in a spiritual counseling session?
You lead the way, because you are bright, wise, and full. In your sessions, you choose you own direction, and your Spiritual Counselor will be there to accompany you along the way.
Together, you may explore Spirit and the unknown in a sacred, safe space. You may explore love, compassion, or the meaning of life. You may seek clarity or inner peace. Perhaps you will find your place within your relationships and the world. You may nurture your relationship with the Divine.
As you journey, your spiritual counselor will ask you questions, listen intently, and reflect your inner self back to you.
You may work within a specific tradition if you choose, but the world is open to you. One Spirit’s counselors are trained interspiritually, so they can accompany you anywhere you wish to go, without the limit of any particular tradition or belief.
“As a gifted listener Teresa helped me weave together pieces of my life in new ways that enhanced the tapestry of my soul’s journey.”