You may be arriving here with questions, longings, grief, curiosity or simply a quiet sense that something more is stirring within you. Whatever brings you, you are welcome.
Listening Heart is a space grounded in deep listening, compassionate presence, and trust in the wisdom already alive within you. Here, you don’t need the right words, the right beliefs, or a clearly defined spiritual path. Together, we create space to notice what is emerging, with gentleness, patience, and without judgment.
Through practices such as labyrinth walking, SoulCollage®, drumming, and Reiki, offered alone or in addition to spiritual direction, we cultivate quiet, restorative spaces for reflection, renewal, and deep listening to the movement of life within and around us. I also provide end-of-life doula and companioning services, offering compassionate presence and gentle support for those nearing life’s final chapter.
Listening Heart LLC was formed in 2017 while I was completing my certificate in Spiritual Direction through the Benedict Inn in Beech Grove, Indiana. From the beginning, the heart of this work has been simple and steady: to offer a safe, confidential space where your lived experience is honored and your spiritual questions are taken seriously.
I serve as a guide for people from many spiritual backgrounds, Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, interfaith, and those who identify as spiritual but not religious. Spiritual direction is not about fixing or advising; it is about listening together for how the Holy is already present and inviting you forward.
My path has been shaped by many experiences, including work as a child advocate attorney, college instructor, youth minister, and teacher, as well as providing spiritual care in mental health settings, hospices, and long-term care communities. These experiences inform a grounded, trauma-aware approach rooted in respect, dignity, and care.
Through spiritual direction, workshops, retreats, and supportive practices like SoulCollage®, labyrinth, Reiki energy work, drumming and companioning individuals and families at the end of life, I accompany individuals and groups seeking balance, renewal, and meaningful connection with the sacred in their lives.
If you are longing for a place to slow down, listen more deeply, and tend your inner life with care, you may have found what you are looking for. You do not have to walk this path alone.
What to expect . . .
In spiritual direction sessions, I offer a calm, non-judgmental presence that allows you to explore your spirituality as it truly is and not as it “should” be. Practices such as SoulCollage®, labyrinth, Reiki, or drumming may be integrated if helpful, always in a way that supports your reflection and renewal. Each session is tailored to your needs, creating space to listen deeply to what is emerging in your life.
About Me
I bring both formal training and lived experience to this work, including degrees in Religious Education and Pastoral Ministries, a Juris Doctorate, and training as a SoulCollage® facilitator, labyrinth facilitator, HealthRhythms® facilitator, Holy Fire® Reiki practitioner, and end-of-life companion (doula). I’ve worked in mental health, hospice, and community programs, and I accompany individuals and professionals in finding renewal, balance, and spiritual well-being.
Outside of my work, I find joy in baseball, photography, reading, music, and time spent in nature. I live on a farm in rural southwestern Ohio with my husband of 35 years, where the rhythms of the land continue to shape my listening, my spirituality, and my life.
Let’s connect . . .
If you are longing for a place to slow down, listen more deeply, and tend the inner life with care, you may have found what you are looking for. You do not have to walk this path alone.
Certificates and Continuing Development
- Spiritual Direction Internship, 2018
- SoulCollage® Facilitator, 2019
- Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator, 2020
- HealthRhythms® Facilitator, 2022
- INELDA End of Life Doula Training, 2022
- Advanced Certified Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator, 2023
- Background checked and SAFEPARISH compliant through Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
- Attended educational workshops and trainings from Spiritual Directors International including but not limited to Gift of Ignatian Spirituality, Spiritual Direction & Resilience: Companioning Those Who Feel “Burned Out”; Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Companionship; Exploring Spiritual Companionship Across Traditions; Spiritual Direction Supervision with Lucy Abbott Tucker; contemplative photography, dreams, and others.
Memberships and Associations
Member of Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
World of SoulCollage® Spiritual Companion Village moderator for facilitators World of SoulCollage®
Associate Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg, Indiana SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS – Home (oldenburgfranciscans.org)
Alumni Benedict Inn Spiritual Direction Internship Program Spiritual Direction Internship Program | benedictinn
KaleidoSoul KindredSpirits SoulCollage – KaleidoSoul Kindred Spirits – KaleidoSoul – please use this link to order SoulCollage® supplies.
PUBLICATIONS
“Holding Sacred Space in an Era of Artificial Intelligence,” in the November issue of Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction, a peer-reviewed journal of Spiritual Directors International (SDI).
