Stillpoint Trauma-Informed Spiritual Direction Training

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What is the program?

The impact of trauma lives in the body, mind and spirit long after it has occurred. As spiritual directors, we’re often invited into the tender, unguarded spaces where that truth surfaces. This training is an invitation to deepen our capacity to sit with embodied traumatic memory when it stirs. Together we’ll explore the impression trauma leaves on the nervous system as well as the soul, and how a grounded and attuned presence can become a container sturdy enough to hold what is unfolding. Through contemplative practice, somatic awareness, and small-group story engagement, we will journey to the edges where spiritual direction meets trauma — noticing where Sacred Mystery opens doorways to healing. We will venture into our own stories in a facilitated, confidential circle as much as we enter one another’s, because the space we offer others is only as steady as the ground we've tended within ourselves.

Who is it for?

For trained and certified spiritual directors. Participants must have completed a foundational spiritual direction training program and be currently active in a spiritual direction or companioning practice.

When & where is it?

The 2026-27 cohort will meet in the summer over the course of three Saturdays. This program will be held ONLINE 9:00am - 3:00pm PT via Zoom.

THE 2026-27 SUPERVISION PROGRAM DATES ARE:

  • May 22nd

  • June 26

  • July 24, 2027

What is the commitment?

The program consists of three full-day modules. Attendance is required for all 3 training days.

What does it cost?

Non-Refundable Deposit (to hold your spot) = $100
*There are a very limited spots available for this program. You must complete an interest form and application form, followed by acceptance into the program before securing your spot by paying the the non-refundable $100 deposit.

Total Tuition = $750 (includes a $100 non-refundable deposit)

The total cost of $750 covers your instruction, facilitated triad interaction, practicum, and certificate of completion. See “Other FAQs” below for payment options.

How do I apply?

If you would like to be considered for this program, complete the following steps:

  1. Fill out the interest form here.

  2. Fill out the application form here.

  3. Pay your non-refundable deposit.

  4. Pay remaining tuition here.

Other FAQs

 
 

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How is tuition paid & when is it due?

There are two payment plan available after your application and deposit are completed.

  1. Pay in full.
    Your $750 total tuition payment includes a non-refundable $100 deposit.

  2. Pay in installments:
    Reserve your place by making your first payment and setting up a payment plan. Full tuition is due by

    May 1st, 2027. If you need to extend your payment plan due date, please contact Krystle Hart: khart@stillpointca.org.

  3. If you wish to pay by check, full tuition must be received by the first session. Mail your check to:
    Stillpoint
    849 N Lake Ave
    PMB 195
    Pasadena, CA 91104

Can I miss a module or portion of a module?

No. Because of the nature of the program, attendance is mandatory at all sessions. Applicants must be able to commit to attending all three full day modules.

Are there scholarships available for this program?

Yes, there are a limited number of scholarships available. Please fill out our scholarship request form prior to making a tuition payment. Our scholarship committee will review your request and let you know if you have been granted a scholarship.

Scholarship Request Deadline: February 28th, 2027

Vanessa Sadler (she/her) is a mixed woman of African American, Native American, Northern Irish and English descent, and honors the wisdom available in each of these ancestral streams. Her spirituality pulls from Celtic Christianity, Indigenous practices, as well as contemplative mysticism. As a certified trauma-informed spiritual director and integrative story work practitioner she approaches companioning with the understanding that our styles of relating with the Sacred, with ourselves and with one another weren’t formed in a vacuum. She believes our formative experiences profoundly shape who we are today — personally, collectively and intergenerationally — and are worth exploring with curiosity, kindness and intention. In addition to her private practice, Vanessa is a principal training instructor and advisor in Narrative Focused Trauma Care® at the Allender Center, where she navigates complex waters at the intersections of spiritual abuse, sexual abuse and racial trauma.