Quaker
Spiritual Directors

Welcome!

Spiritual direction, also known as spiritual accompaniment or spiritual companionship, offers an opportunity for you to come as you are, allowing yourself space for an intentional pause to bring your spiritual life into conscious awareness and focus.
-Lynette Davis

The title "Spiritual Director" is misleading; I won't be directing anything. My role is to create a trustworthy space in which your authentic self can show up. Think of my work as that of host, doing what I am able to make you comfortable so that you can, perhaps, go places and learn things about yourself and what the Divine is asking of you that move you out of your comfort zone.
-Mary Linda McKinney

The spiritual director serves as a companion on the journey, listening attentively, without pressure or expectation, to whatever comes to the surface as people seek to give expression to their experience of the holy in their lives.
-April Allison

The intent and hope is to become more attuned to God’s presence – in all areas of life – in order to live more prayerfully and respond to God more faithfully. The director and directee come together to open up to the real director: the Holy Spirit.
-Mary Kay Glazer

What is Spiritual Direction?

It is NOT counseling, therapy, or life coaching. While the larger conversation MIGHT include problem solving, changing behaviors, creating accountability and goal setting, this is not that. A large part of my work is helping clients shift perspective, hear the wisdom in their own words, listen for their soul’s longing and for God’s response. Very often, clients are in the process of discerning a right next step, grieving a loss, or looking for new sources of light and delight.
-Jennie Isbell Shinn

...it has been an absolute gift to be able to chat several times a year with someone wise in the ways of the soul where we have an intentional conversation about faith (and life and whatever else is relevant). it's a safe space and one where there is no judgement - in fact the opposite is the case as I always come away feeling encouraged. for me it is up there as one of the most important spiritual practices that sustains me...misnomer really but it's what it seems to get called - soul friendship or accompaniment is a lot better description. whatever you call it, he says that "the primary focus of the conversation is to help the person track their own particular journey with god" - sounds about right!
-Jonny Baker

Quaker Spiritual Directors:

Beckey Phipps

“To listen another's soul into a condition of disclosure and discovery may be almost the greatest service one human being ever performs for another.” (Douglas Steere)

baphipps51@gmail.com
Waltham, MA

Virginia Swain

Virginia was a spiritual director at the United Nations for 30 years. While there, she developed and implemented Reconciliation Leadership training, based on the needs of the world for leadership formation (www.global-leader.org) The Quaker Reconciliation Leadership workshops began in 2025 after a successful 2024 pilot supervised by New England Yearly Meeting Programs. Friends Meeting at Cambridge has a letter of introduction for Virginia.

Virginia supports Friends by prayerfully offering deep listening and response to our soul’s longings, leadings and vocations. Learn more about her work in her book, My Soul’s Journey to Redefine Leadership: A New Phoenix Rises from the Ashes of 9/11 (Xlbris 2016) (Audible 2022) pdf here

https://fmcquaker.org/welcome-virginia-swain-2/

Quaker Reconciliation Leadership Workshop Syllabus

Della Stanley-Green

"I love to serve as an extra set of ears and eyes to help discern God's movement and call in your life."
dellastanleygreen@gmail.com

Rachel Doll O'Mahoney

In spiritual direction I seek to God's movement in you in whatever complexities and riches your life holds.

dollrachel@yahoo.com

610-585-8420

Online and evening meetings welcome.

Holly Baldwin

Holly Baldwin, she/her

Journey Toward Light

Spiritual Accompaniment & Retreat Leading

holly@journeytowardlight.com

www.journeytowardlight.com

Liz Peacock

Do you feel a spiritual longing? That thirst for something beyond? Maybe you have language for it. Maybe you don't. Either way, I want to walk with you on your personal journey of discovery of the Unknown. I generally meet with directees monthly on Zoom, though I can meet in person if you are near northeast Georgia. I do not charge a fee for spiritual direction.

macrina02@gmail.com

Mary Linda McKinney

Listening Interfaith Spiritual Direction
friendmarylinda@gmail.com

Faithful Meetings: Spiritual formation for Friends communities grounded in Quaker faith and practices
faithfulmeetings@schoolofthespirit.org

Lorene Ludy

"a companion to witnessing god "
loreneludy@gmail.com
Lincoln, NE

April Allison

"I serve as a companion on the journey, listening attentively, without pressure or expectation, to whatever comes to the surface as people seek to give expression to their experience of Spirit in their lives."
heronrising.com
aprilallison@heronrising.com
Durham, NC

Wade Boswell

"At the intersection of spirituality and social justice. "
www.spiritheals.me
wade@spiritheals.me
Greenfield, MA

Connie Lezenby

Constance A. Lezenby

724 Derstine Ave.

Lansdale, PA 19446

lezenby@gmail.com

267-664-3721 (Cell)

Spiritual Director Resume

Connie Lezenby offers individual and small group spiritual direction once a month

in one hour sessions in Lansdale, PA or on Zoom. She works with seekers from

many faith traditions or those beginning a spiritual journey. Through questions

and silent reflection we will explore your unique relationship with God, spiritual

practices that deepen intimacy and the freedom that flows in a life lived in the

awareness of God’s love. Connie has an M.A. degree from Chestnut Hill College

in Holistic Spirituality and Spiritual Direction (1998). She is clerk of the Gathering

Garden Center for Spiritual Life at Gwynedd Friends Meeting. She also offers

companionship for the Ignatian retreat in daily life, silent or dream retreats and

workshops for churches on beginning small spiritual direction groups. Sliding

scale fee. lezenby@gmail.com or 267-664-3721 (cell)

Mary Kay Glazer

I love to meet with those who feel God’s invitation into deeper relationship; who long for a more vital relationship with the Divine; who seek to live evermore faithfully. I am accessible to those in eastern North Carolina, and on Zoom. I am also available for spiritual direction supervision, having trained with Lucy Abbott Tucker.

Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant &

Wedding Officiant

Soul Song Ceremonies

www.soulsongceremonies.com

NC Institute for Spiritual Direction & Formation

Leadership Team and Faculty

https://ncspiritualdirection.org

Spiritual Director, Retreat Leader, Writer

www.mkglazer.com

YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsj3RwLsepVe6TyJHV_9sCQ

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100047101697718

Invitation to Quaker Eldering

http://www.barclaypressbookstore.com/Inner-Light-Books/An-Invitation-to-Quaker-Eldering.html

Donna Eder

I offer spiritual guidance to people of all ages and denominations. I am especially drawn to dreamwork, nature meditation, and chanting in my own spiritual practice.
donnajeder@gmail.com

Jeanne-Marie (Jaimie) Mudd

Watershed Ways

Equipping you to flourish through creative, holistic spiritual nurture in the midst of all the volatile uncertainty we encounter. I support those navigating grief, healing religious trauma through both Friendly companioning ways and brief coaching.

jeannemarieMudd@gmail.com

520-975-2087

Lynette Davis

"I take a non-directive approach to spiritual accompaniment for (mostly LGBTQIA+) creative changemakers utilizing the expressive arts."
http://sacredpausetoday.com/
hello@lynettedavis.com

Shulamith Clearbridge

Spiritual Director & Workshop Facilitator

No matter what is going on in our lives or in the larger world, there is a spring of peace, personal meaning, and joy available to all of us through a relationship with God. Whether we need practical help to make the connection, need a way into deeper communion, need help finding or releasing a block. or just need occasional check-ins for an ongoing fruitful spiritual practice, a spiritual director or companion can be there for us.

Though I am Quaker, I am an “interfaith” director, which means I will not steer you into any particular spiritual path or religion. I will help you find what fits for you.

I work by love offering. That means you pay what you can, if you can.

Please contact me for more information or to find a time to get together.

Shulamith Clearbridge, M.Div.

clearbridge@fastmail.com

Woodlyn, PA 19094

Phone: 802.324.9149 (New York/Montreal time zone)

Email and phones don’t fail often, but they do fail. Please try again if you don’t hear from me within a few days.

April Vanlondon

"Currently in Spiritual Director Training with Benedictine Center, Quaker Public Minister "
aprilvanlonden@gmail.com
Centerville, IN

Andy Stanton-Henry

"Spiritual companionship - listening, asking questions, making observations, suggesting spiritual practices; learning to see/hear the divine in ordinary life and the movements of our journey. Grounded in Quaker way but ecumenical; guided by open + relational theology; experience working with post-evangelical/deconstructing, LGBTQ, and folks in rural/small town settings."
andy.recoveringabundance@gmail.com
Jefferson City, TN

Rhonda Pfaltzgraff-Carlson

"I support and encourage the life of the Spirit in leaders and their organizations. "
https://workingwisdom.co/
rhonda@workingwisdom.co
Cincinnati, OH

Zachary Moon

www.chaplaincystudies.org
zacharymoon@gmail.com
Chicago, IL

Judd Hu

"I help people to discover true self through encountering the divine and others. "

Judd works at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. He has years of experience in hospice chaplaincy. He speaks Cantonese and Mandarin and describes Taoism and Buddhism are important parts of his formation and spiritual direction approach.

Phone: 626-559-5793

Email: hujudd@gmail.com

Viv Hawkins

"I offer spiritual direction and integral coaching, particularly to spiritual changemakers and encore careerists. "

Friendviv2@gmail.com
Https://LifeCallsCoach.com
Philadelphia & Zoom
Certified spiritual director by Sisters of Mercy and with SQ21 (Spiritual Intelligence) by Deep Change. Practice mutual accountability groups.

Angela York Crane

"I have a trauma informed Jungian-oriented SD practice that works mainly with those impacted by childhood physical, sexual and spiritual abuse. I also work with those examining their embedded spiritual core beliefs, especially where there are two or more opposing core beliefs. Currently, my growing edge is working with disassociation as a portal to the numinous."
Angelayorkcrane.com
Anj@angelayorkcrane.com

Jennie Isbell Shinn

"My way of offering spiritual direction aspires to help clients listen for their soul’s longing and for (God’s) holy invitations through deep listening, questions that open to wonder, stories, metaphors, reflected threads, dreamwork, and embodiment practices that engage the body as a source of wisdom. "
www.jennieisbell.com
jennieisbell@gmail.com
West Tisbury, MA

Susann Estle

"I am a CPE Supervisor, spiritual direction is part of that context. I am also taking a course on Coaching, and hope to branch out to individual care. "
Susannestle@gmail.com
Danville, IN

Elaine Emily

"Getting in touch with your essence and how to live from that place."
elaineemily1@gmail.com
Berkeley, CA

Joan Crawford

ecumenicalhope@gmail.com
Tempe, AZ

We are a loosely connected group of Quaker Spiritual Directors who gather with one another occasionally to provide mutual support. We share the names and contact information for any Quaker spiritual directors who want to be listed and do no vetting about qualifications, skills, or affiliations.

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