About

Meet Bethany

Spiritual director, fellow traveler, and keeper of sacred space.

Bethany, spiritual director at Respair Spiritual Direction

Her story

I am a certified spiritual director who walks alongside people in the tender, sometimes disorienting work of paying attention to God, and to themselves.

My own journey through seasons of doubt, deconstruction, and quiet renewal has shaped the way I holds space for others. I knows what it is to sit with questions that don't resolve neatly, and to find that the questions themselves can become a kind of prayer.

I recieved my training and certification in Spiritual Direction while completing a Master of Divinity degree at Portland Seminary. I hope to bring warmth, curiosity, and a deep respect for each person's unique spiritual path.

I offer individual and group spiritual direction sessions, both in-person in Washington State and remotely all around the world. Whether you are rooted in faith, questioning everything, or somewhere in between, you are welcome here.

What guides this work

Unhurried presence

There is no agenda here — only space to slow down and notice what is already stirring.

Non-judgmental welcome

Doubt, grief, anger, and wonder are all welcome. Nothing you bring is too much or too little.

Rooted in tradition, open to mystery

Drawing from the deep wells of Christian contemplative practice while honoring the full complexity of your experience.

Ready to begin?

If something in you is stirring — a longing, a question, a sense that there might be more — I would be honored to walk with you.

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