we are excited to introduce you to a new offering at Elbow Tree!  SPiritual direction is a type of coaching/consulting that has a slightly different flavor and purpose than traditional counseling

 ​Russell Courtney, M.A. 
Lead Spiritual Director at Elbow Tree
direct: 423.657.1442
​fax: 423.208.9022
Is your interior life a noisy place? Are you hoping to experience God in stillness? Do busyness and overcommitment keep you feeling anxious? When you slow down, do you feel resistance to attend to your soul?

You may benefit from the companionship of a Spiritual Director.The Spiritual Director is a listening leader. They lead from a warm and curious posture of quiet attentiveness. Presence matters more than performance. 
The place of spiritual direction is one of hospitality, an invitation for weary hearts to come into rest. The work of spiritual direction is slow. Success is never the point.  Savoring is. 

The Christian life in its fullness is far more then being active in a christian community, affirming a set of beliefs or adopting a particular behavior pattern.  these are the secondary result of the primary reality of a life engaged in an ever deepening union with god and love.

-M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
the deeper Journey: The spirituality of Discovering Your True Self