Information about Spiritual Direction with Thérèse
Introductory Meeting
You are invited to schedule a 30-minute conversation with me about spiritual direction.
After our first introductory meeting, if you and I both discern to proceed in spiritual direction sessions, you will be asked to agree to the following items:
Fees:
- Usually fee that is comparable to other professional services, with a sliding scale, is applied for spiritual direction services. However, for now while I am a student in a spiritual direction practicum, I am waiving all fees. I will give at least three months’ notice before fees will begin to be applied.
- In coming to receive spiritual direction with me, whether in-person, online or by phone, and whether one-on-one or in a group setting, you are entering a space that is to be intentionally 2S-LGBTQIA+ affirming, and you agree to be respectful and honour the humanity and diversity of all whom you might encounter in the space.
Confidentiality:
- I will hold in confidence anything you share in the session, and will not share any details outside of this setting without your written consent, with the following exceptions:
- I must comply with Ontario legislation that requires any individual to report if they have reasonable grounds to suspect a child is or may be in need of protection.
- In accordance with Ontario legislation, I will use my discretion to report if I have reasonable grounds to suspect significant risk of bodily harm to yourself or others.
- I usually offer spiritual direction is either in-person in a confidential space or online, but outdoor and other settings may be considered.
- If at some time you choose to participate in spiritual direction, whether online or in-person, while you are in a public or outdoor place, or any space that is open, you are asked to take responsibility for what you share in such settings when others might overhear some or all of our conversation
Changing/Cancelling a Session:
- You are expected, whenever possible, to provide at last 48 hours notice to change or cancel a scheduled spiritual direction meeting time.
Termination of Spiritual Direction Services
- Either you or I may choose to end the spiritual direction relationship at any time. Usually this decision would be communicated in an in-person, online or phone meeting.