M.Div.
ANDREW WRIGHT
What is Spritual Accompaniment?
Spiritual Accompaniment is a way for one person to listen to another.
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We meet for an hour and I support you in listening for how the Spirit is present and unfolding in your life. ​
It is always the case that you have, through your felt experience, firsthand knowledge of how the Spirit is at work in your life. I am only able to support you by asking questions and offering resources that might be helpful. I am not directing you or guiding you, but rather inviting you to listen to the Spirit in ways that may be new or that are a helpful reminder.
How is Spritual Accompaniment Different from Therapy?
While we may touch on, and even open in a specific way, themes and topics in your life that are more often the focus of therapy, our conversation will always come back to how the Spirit is working in your life. Another way to think about this is that therapy and counseling are often about how to build a healthy ego with healthy boundaries. Spiritual work is about opening and yielding to something “other” than oneself, something larger than oneself.
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It is common that my clients have been in therapy before or see a therapist concurrently. Sometimes something arises for a client and I will suggest they work with a therapist to understand the psychological dimensions of that concern.
It is also important to understand that I am not a pastor, denominational minister, or priest. I cannot offer the sacraments or give you guidance specific to your denomination. While I have training that is similar to many people in the clergy, I am a member of the laity.