As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I especially welcome the opportunity to work with LGBTQ+ individuals who feel culturally and/or religiously marginalized. With 3+ years of experience as a spiritual director, working with those in the queer community, I sit with individuals who identify as and/or are experiencing:
coming out
trans and non-binary
gender questioning
self image
religious trauma
religious and spiritual abuse
reclaiming spirituality
deconstruction
leaving religion
I care deeply about sitting with LGBTQ+ persons of faith, and Saguaro Roots Spiritual Direction desires to be that safe, brave space for you to explore your spirituality alongside your queerness.
Wherever you are, you will be met right there.
what i don’t do…
use shame as a tool
You will never be met with shame here. Shame is not a tool for transformation.
conversion therapy
Conversion Therapy is abuse. l will not sit with those who are processing how to de-queer their child. We don’t do that here. Any attempt to convert a person from their identified gender or sexuality is harmful and abusive. We will not refer you to a therapist who practices Conversion Therapy.
hold to an agenda
Aside from growing in your spiritual journey and loving yourself even more, I have no hidden agenda for your journey. I simply feel humbled and honored to have been invited alongside you.
what i do…
love
You will be seen in a posture of affirmation, non-judgement, met with compassion, genorosity, and love.
sit with you
I will sit in your emotional discomfort. I understand that growth requires discomfort and that transformation does not take place in our comfort zones. I will encourage you to press into your current season through prompts and open-ended questions.
listen
Mostly, I will be listening. A lot. In spiritual direction, you should be able to outwardly wrestle with God/The Divine/Universe/Yourself. To say the things that you might normally only say in your own head. To cry, scream, cuss (yes, even the F-bomb!), and doubt! - only to be met with a listening heart, love, and someone who will hold space for you on your journey.