What are spiritual direction and coaching?
Spiritual direction and coaching are collaborative processes of listening deeply for what matters to you and putting your inherent strengths into practice in support of your wellness. Where spiritual direction is typically more open-ended, guided by a reverence for the unanswerable questions that often form the heart of spiritual life, coaching tends to be more goal-oriented and structured. I tailor my approach to each client based on their goals and comfort working within a spiritual direction or coaching framework.
In both modalities, My commitment as a companion is to follow your lead, do my best to create a space that is trustworthy and supports you to bring your full self to the relationship, and to hold what you share in confidence and with care. I strive to work with a proactive awareness of the role of religious trauma and trauma related to systems of oppression in shaping what we mean when we talk about wellness. I am particularly passionate about working with artists and teachers and people that identify as religiously fluid and/or not traditionally religious, Jews, and queer people.
To set up a free 30-minute consultation, please use the form below to email me.
“Ben, from that first call all the way through each one of them, always made me feel like an expert in my own feelings. He would restate my stories that allowed for fresh insight and listened with intensity that provided feedback which was specific and accurate to my experiences.”
-Caroline, K-12 educator and former client
My training and experience
I am a graduate of the Spiritual Direction Practicum at Still Harbor, a Boston-based organization that trains and supports spiritual caregivers committed to social justice.
I am a founding coach with edwell, a national organization that provides free wellness-focused coaching to K-12 educators.
I completed training in nondenominational clinical chaplaincy at Hebrew SeniorLIfe, with a particular focus on the spiritual care of LGBT elders.
Nuts and Bolts
I offer free 30-minute consultations by Zoom and subsequently work at a sliding scale of $80-100 per session.
All sessions are virtual. I provide professional Zoom links and easy scheduling through Calendly.
I keep a short, de-identified written record of each session to assist in guiding continued progress toward your goals.
Interested?