Spiritual Counsel & intuitive guidance

A spiritual counselor’s calling is to partner with spirit to hold sacred space for your healing and to remind you of the sacredness of your being. Informed by compassion and kindness a spiritual counselor uses a process of intuitive inquiry to companion you along your revelatory and personal path of healing and wholeness.

Analogous to pastoral counseling, spiritual counsel is a confidential and trauma-informed therapeutic healing modality that supports clients in moving from grief, distress and confusion towards healing, grounding, 'wholing' and transformation.

Resourcing with spirit ushers healing and (re)connection with your own resplendent, wise, and resilient core. Your power, consent, and intuition is always honored by this process and is never bypassed. When sitting in spiritual counsel your heart and thoughts are held softly, carefully and intentionally, within a safe and supportive container.

Revealing, deepening or expanding your own unique relationship to spirit can be a source of gentle awakening, unveiling meaning in your life or making sense of your world. In collaboration with spirit, your reclamation of sovereignty can be supported, i.e., releasing anything that binds or burdens you, resourcing with your own inner wisdom, and (re)discovering your own vibrant resiliency.

approach

A lifetime of Earth connection, a life as an animist, informs this practice. Deep compassion comes from the experience of having walked the long roads of trauma healing from a youth of physical and emotional abuse resulting in complex ptsd followed by years of difficult relationships, challenges with focus and work, and soul confusion. During the darkest periods of this life’s walk, resourcing with the spirit of the natural world was a lifeline, the non-human communities of trees, waters, stones, and stars were a source of connection and a bridge through loneliness. These ancient and precious beings as my guides helped me to resource and connect with an inner resiliency I was unaware I had. This healing community was my original source of connection and support before I was able to turn towards, and trust, human healers and guides. My inner complexity was so beautifully mirrored by the complexities of the natural world and I found a sense of belonging, a sense of universal truth, when I saw my weaving connected to the whole of life.

This relational, wellness-informed practice is one of unyielding compassion, sovereign re-building and practical guidance. For some, I simply hold space, offering presence, a kind ear and a source of connection. For some, support is offered through gentle reflection and awareness building, unraveling stories that no longer serve and collaboratively creating conditions that result in the (re)discovery of deeply resilient and radiant natures. For some, we pray together, connecting quietly with the divine or the spirit of the mountain, ocean, or sky. For some, I guide them into journey space to meet their own unique spiritual support to recover soul parts, unravel contracts, and discover their path and purpose. I undertake rites, hold space, tend the temple of the Earth, translate experiences, advise leaders, and offer coaching and guidance to resonant hearts in ways that are sometimes called a counselor, and sometimes called a wisdom keeper or a high priestess.

Support via this counsel is guided by the natural world, woven with ancestral wisdom, and lives in honor of the wonders of the human vessel (body) to prompt and gently, subtly, guide us towards wholing. I am a trained shamanic healer and seer and this practice is also deeply informed by my own trauma-healing, facilitated via years of both Sensorimotor and Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy; guided by the graceful, undomesticated, infinitely kind, unfailingly wild, fully sovereign heart and profoundly present spirit of nature.

scheduling a sitting

New Clients: Please first book a complimentary introductory phone call via the ‘Schedule Here’ button below.
Current Clients: Please text/email for session times.
Returning Clients: If you would like to understand how this approach to counsel differs from my former practice, please reach out either below or via email and we can schedule a catch-up call.
Non-US Clients: if you are based in Europe, Africa, or Asia-Pacific please include your location when scheduling below.

Rates & Payment

$US175 / 1 hour 30 minutes
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Please also note that I accept payment on a sliding scale for any in need.

Please schedule your sitting below.
I so look forward to connecting with you soon.

a few kind words

Heather has been providing me with counseling and healing for many years now, and I’m beyond grateful for her support. Her clarity of sight is a rare gift, and I always know I can trust what comes through her. Heather’s ability to see into the heart of the matter is powerful. She delivers healing and wisdom with a fearless, get to truth of it vibe, complimented with truly unconditional compassion, free from any judgment. Heather is one of the most intuitive, accurate, ethical, and compassionate practitioners I know, and I highly recommend her. - js, Oregon, USA

Heather is blessed with an outstanding gift of sight. With compassion, clarity, and love, she helps her clients see the many layers around their question or situation that were previously inaccessible. A reading with Heather is a gift from the depths that continues unfolding in the weeks to come. I highly recommend her to anyone who is at a crossroads in their life. - rg, British Columbia, Canada

Heather is masterful at delivering messages with compassion, empowerment, and warmth.  Her ability to hold safe and sacred space with humility, curiosity, and grace is profound.  Her healing works its magic and mystery on so many levels, and I am grateful for her ability to bring this through so beautifully.  I feel brighter after talking with her and working with her. - kp, Washington State, USA

Participating in healing sessions with Heather has been a great blessing in my life.  She is an amazingly gifted healer and seer. Heather enfolds her sessions with great nurturing, wisdom and grace. I highly recommend her to everyone! - lg, Texas, USA