Are you a Queer soul looking for spirit?
You've come to right place.
In case you were wondering, Queer people still get to have God. Fabulous, compassionate God. Powerful, radical, accessible God. God, queer and simple.
OMETIMES, WHEN WE WANT TO TALK, we want to talk to or about God. We might want to ask, as Queer people who embrace our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Questioning identities, where do we stand in relation to the Divine Spirit, to the Sovereign of the Universe? We might want to contemplate the concepts of salvation or redemption, sin and grace. We might want to look at the abundant richness of our lives and discern the ethical structures on which we rely.
Queer people of all ages, genders, and religious origins have harvested unique wisdom and also often have undergone a unique kind of spiritual alienation. Queer Spiritual Counseling seeks to respond to both. How can our individual spiritual resources heal our individual spiritual hurts?
We may want intimate connection to God, but may feel impeded by the understanding of God that we were given as children. Sometimes the God of our childhood is exactly the God we need as adults. Other times we need to release that image of God and shape or intuit the nature of God according to our mature wisdom and identity.
Queer Spiritual Counseling is a unique process. It is distinct from therapy and can be a wonderful supplement to a therapeutic relationship. Queer Spiritual Counseling uses prayer and silence, text and conversation, breath and movement, to enhance our awareness of the presence of God in our lives. It is an appropriate option for people of any religion or of none, to active members of parishes and congregations, and to those who are not part of any particular faith community.
The process of Queer Spiritual Counseling honors all faith traditions and respects the valuable potential within any religious tradition to guide us along our life paths. The infinite names of God and the countless forms of religious practice stand by as available resources for our spiritual journey. Queer Spiritual Counseling begins with the certain knowledge that experimentation with belief and practice are essential to – not a deviation from – a healthy relationship to God.
Click here to contact me to talk about how we can work together. You can also read more about me and beginning the process of Queer Spiritual Counseling.