Supporting Wellbeing in Spiritual Leaders

I work with pastors and other faith leaders who want a safe, confidential space for their own inner work.

Spiritual leadership carries unique psychological and emotional burdens. I support leaders in navigating their unique human journeys, including the inherently difficult challenges that spiritual/church leadership can bring.

One-to-one support sessions provide a nonjudgmental, compassionate, relational space for tending to your inner world.

Together, we work with whatever you’d like to work with. Common themes include burnout, grief, spiritual questions, emotional difficulties, relational challenges, identity shifts. All of you is welcome.

I’m not affiliated with any religious denomination, but I come from a deeply religious background and understand the structures, joys, and challenges of church life. I’ve chosen to offer an intentionally neutral space because neutrality provides safety and space — necessary components for healing, growth, and the possibility of inner resolution or new perspectives. Whatever you bring to our work together, you will be met with genuineness, curiosity, and care.

If desired as a part of your process, we can explore and work through inner experiences of paradox, doubt, and complexity. I see these as human, normal, and even essential parts of the human journey. And also, understandably, often very isolating and painful to navigate.

I use the term integrative coaching for this kind of interpersonal support and view it as personal development work. For spiritual leaders, as for anyone working in relational contexts, personal development and professional development are deeply interconnected. Thus, this kind of inner work often leads to growth in many areas of life — emotional health, quality of relationships, spiritual development.

This type of one-to-one support may be a good fit if you:

  • Are interested in personal or professional development from a depth perspective — working “from the inside out”

  • Want non-judgmental support and space to explore inner conflicts

  • Have a desire to deepen your relationship with yourself

  • Need an unbiased space to explore spiritual or existential questions

A Trauma-Informed Approach

I work from a trauma-informed lens. This means I have understanding and awareness of the impact of trauma, I’ve been trained in recognizing signs of trauma, and I prioritize creating an environment of safety, transparency, collaboration and empowerment. The goal is always to prevent re-traumatization and support healing and recovery.

While sessions are not psychotherapy, my decade-plus of experience as a mental health clinician is an important part of the background I bring to my work.

My training and ongoing work in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) has been significant in my own development and informs how I work with clients. You can read more about NARM, as well as additional trainings and credentials, on the FAQs page.

What are sessions like?

At a basic level, sessions are a conversation between two humans. We together explore what you’re wanting to explore. I might support you in slowing down your internal experience and supporting your increased awareness of what you’re connecting with inside, as well as how you’re relating to it — mentally, emotionally, physically, or spiritually. We might explore internal barriers between you and what you’re wanting to feel or experience in your life, while honoring the important role those barriers may have played in your life.

Each session is anchored by your questions and aims for our time together. What would you like support around? What, internally, would you like to feel or experience?

Session Details

Sessions take place online (over Zoom) and are 55–60 minutes in length. The fee is $200 per session.

Next Steps

If you’re interested in experiencing this kind of support, please be in touch. We’ll start with scheduling an initial consultation over the phone (15-30 minutes). This is a time simply to connect and ask any questions you have. We’ll also talk about whether the type of support I provide seems like a good fit for you, versus therapy or another type of support.

After the consultation, I offer a no-charge initial session. I offer this with awareness of the significant investment that personal/professional development work is, and a desire to help provide a true sense of what working together is like.

I’m also available for consultation with church leadership teams around leader wellbeing, mental health, trauma, and religious trauma awareness.

You can contact me via the contact page or by emailing me directly at crozier.anne@protonmail.com.