Sacred Conversations: Six-Month Accompaniment

Joan Cooper Burnett

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BEGIN YOUR ACCOMPANIMENT
Sacred Conversations: Six-Month Accompaniment offers six months of confidential, spiritually grounded accompaniment for what weighs on your heart, stirs in your soul, or simply needs your attention.

You don't need to decide whether you need spiritual direction or coaching.

Simply bring what is present.

Together, we will make room to listen for God, attend to what is emerging, and discern what is asking for your response.

Over six months, our conversations create continuity—room to return to what has been spoken, notice what is changing, and allow discernment to unfold over time.

Your story is remembered.
Your questions are held.
Your discernment has room to unfold.


Heard.  Held.  Accompanied.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Sacred Conversations therapy?
No. Sacred Conversations offers spiritual direction and coaching, not psychotherapy or clinical mental-health treatment. Our conversations center on spiritual awareness, discernment, intentional living, and meaningful response. When concerns arise that would be better supported through therapy, I may encourage care from a licensed mental-health professional. Spiritual direction and coaching may also complement therapeutic care.
How might I benefit from Sacred Conversations: Six-Month Accompaniment?
Six months of Sacred Conversations offers something especially valuable: a trusted, spiritually grounded relationship devoted to you and the circumstances you bring to our conversations.

You have the opportunity to give sustained attention to what weighs on your heart and preoccupies your mind—personal and professional relationships, the demands of leadership, difficult decisions, spiritual questions, and the tension between outward success and inward well-being.

Through our 12 conversations, you may experience:

  • Greater clarity and self-understanding: Explore what lies beneath persistent concerns, recognize patterns, and gain fresh insight into circumstances that have been difficult to navigate.
  •  Deeper spiritual discernment: Attend to God's presence and guidance, explore questions of faith and purpose, and consider what may be calling for your attention or response.
  • Compassionate care and restoration: Receive pastoral encouragement and spiritual support as you navigate disappointment, grief, uncertainty, weariness, or significant life transitions.
  • Meaningful decisions and resolutions: Thoughtfully examine difficult choices, explore possibilities, address unresolved concerns, and discern a way forward that honors your faith, values, and well-being.
  • Practical wisdom for everyday life: Consider how emerging insights can inform your relationships, leadership responsibilities, personal boundaries, and the decisions before you.
  • Continuity through changing circumstances: Benefit from a companion who knows your story, remembers what matters to you, and can help you recognize how your understanding, circumstances, and responses are evolving.

The distinctive gift of six-month accompaniment is the opportunity to return to what matters, deepen understanding, and respond thoughtfully. Some concerns may find resolution; others may invite continued discernment, renewed perspective, or a different way of living with what cannot immediately be changed.

You are making an investment in six months of intentional attention to your life, spiritual well-being, and the possibilities before you.
Do I need to know whether I want spiritual direction or coaching?
No. Simply bring what is present. Our conversations may include deep listening and spiritual discernment as well as exploration of how what is emerging might shape the way you live and respond. You do not need to choose the modality before you come.
Are our conversations confidential?
Confidentiality is foundational to Sacred Conversations. What you share will be treated with care and discretion, subject to the limitations outlined in the Sacred Conversations Agreement. We will review those boundaries together before beginning our work.
How often will we meet?
Your six-month accompaniment includes up to 12 private, 60-minute Sacred Conversations. We will establish a rhythm together based on what you are navigating. At times, more frequent conversations may be helpful; at others, greater space for prayer, reflection, and living with what has emerged may be appropriate.
What happens between our conversations?
Sacred Conversations is relational, and communication from me is personal rather than automated whenever it concerns your accompaniment. Our agreement will explain appropriate between-conversation communication and response expectations so that the relationship remains both caring and well-boundaried.
What if I need more specialized support?
Part of responsible accompaniment is recognizing when another form of care may serve you better. When appropriate, I may recommend additional support from a therapist, physician, clergy person, or another qualified professional. A referral does not necessarily mean our Sacred Conversations must end; different forms of care can sometimes work alongside one another.

Price

$5,000
OR
6 payments of $850 (monthly)
BEGIN YOUR ACCOMPANIMENT
This package includes

  • Up to 12 private, 60-minute Sacred Conversations, with a rhythm shaped by what you are navigating.
  • Continuity of care and conversation, allowing us to return to what has been spoken, notice what is changing, and recognize what may be emerging over time.
  • Space for both discernment and response. Sometimes that may mean movement—a decision, conversation, boundary, or beginning. At other times, it may mean waiting, grieving, praying, releasing, or remaining with a question.
  • A concluding conversation to reflect on what has unfolded, honor what may remain unfinished, and discern what this next season is asking of you.