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The Purpose of Spiritual Direction is

To Hear the Voice of Love

Spiritual direction is a way of noticing - What is Alive beneath the surface of your days, where your body already knows something your mind hasn't caught up to, and how Love has been finding you all along.

About

About Me

I'm a spiritual director, pastor, and retreat facilitator. My work is to be a compassionate witness to your life — to sit with you in what's actually happening, attune to where the Divine is already present in it, and reflect that back to you. Sometimes that looks like a gentle question that helps something beneath the surface come into view. Sometimes it's an invitation into prayer, imagination, or simply noticing what's happening in your body. I trust that you already carry wisdom about your own life; my role is to help you hear it.

I came to this work after realizing it's possible to spend decades inside a religion without ever experiencing an intimate, trustworthy connection with God — that a lot of what gets called "faith" is really fear, performance, and behavior management dressed up in religious language. Learning to listen for God differently changed my body, my relationships, and how I move through the world. That shift is what I want to help make room for in yours.

My spirituality is Christian, and it's also liberative, holistic, and decolonized — meaning I hold a critical eye toward the ways religious systems have been used to control, shame, or exclude people, especially those on the margins. You don't need to share my theology to work with me. I'll honor your own sense of the sacred, whatever tradition or lack of tradition you bring.

Juliet Liu, Spiritual Director

Qualifications

  • A deep commitment to providing a safe, compassionate presence — one that bears witness to your life and offers gentle guidance as you encounter God's attentive, transformative presence

  • Training in body-based and imaginative approaches to spiritual formation, alongside traditional contemplative practice

  • Experience leading contemplative retreats and providing teaching and guidance for nurturing spirituality (2016-present)

  • Educational Background:

    • D.Min. (Doctor of Ministry) in Spiritual Direction, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

    • M.Div. (Master of Divinity) in Pastoral Theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (2005)

  • Over 20 years of vocational Christian ministry experience; 12+ years of experience in Pastoral Counseling (2014-present)

  • Continued education and further formal training such as:

    • Certificate in Supervision for Spiritual Direction, The Joy of Supervision

    • Doctoral-level research in Decolonizing Spirituality, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

    • Group Spiritual Direction training, Shalem Institute 

    • Continued Education in Trauma-Informed Modalities, Race-Conscious Spirituality, Anxiety

Treatment

How do you know Spiritual Direction is Right for You?

Desire

Love doesn't coerce — it invites, and waits for you to be ready to receive it. If some part of you wants to listen more closely to your life, that's enough of a starting point.

Curiosity

You don't need certainty about God, or even about whether you want one. Curiosity about what's underneath the surface of your days is enough.

Willingness to Slow

Sessions happen every other week or monthly, giving space to actually notice what's happening in your body, your relationships, and your inner life — not just talk about it in the abstract.

Contact Me

For any questions you have, you can reach me here:

Spiritual Direction Sessions

Juliet Liu, D. Min, M. Div.

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