Are you interested in exploring who you are and your purpose for being?

Would you like to explore spiritual truths more deeply?

If you've answered, "yes," to any of these questions, you might enjoy spiritual counseling, also known as spiritual direction or mentoring.  Spiritual counseling is about strengthening the deeper, more spiritual part of who you are, in order to more gracefully approach life’s rewards and challenges.  It is about using everyday circumstances to foster your growth and development by focusing on your interactions with others while exploring spiritual practices and ideas.  It is about creating finders from those who seek.

How is spiritual counseling different from traditional psychotherapy? 
Spiritual counseling  looks beyond ego functioning, to a person's higher nature, and focuses on strengthening that which is already whole and complete.  It is about deepening a connection to a higher consciousness in order to experience more meaning and satisfaction in life.

As a trained Interfaith minister, Jude Smith offers individual spiritual counseling sessions, both in-person at her Rhinebeck office and by phone. Jude comes from a non-denominational and interfaith perspective, seeing the basic truths that underlie all of the world’s spiritual traditions and the validity of each of those paths.  Her orientation is spiritual rather than religious.

If you'd like to explore how spiritual counseling might support you on your own spiritual journey, Jude invites you to contact her by phone or email.  Both daytime and evening appointments are available.  The initial consultation is always her gift to you.

845-337-6996

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"Jude has opened up my awareness of all the goodness that surrounds me on a daily basis. My work with her has been one of deep reflection and continuous healing. Jude has a keen sense of what a person needs to transform their lives.  This awareness has transformed my life. I am a better wife, mother and person because of Jude's guidance, love and support. Thank you Jude for entering my life when I needed you the most!!!"
~ CJ ~

"It is rare to find a person who truly loves what they do, and who is as dedicated to their clients as Jude is.  Jude puts her whole being into her counseling and this shows itself in the way she connects with her client, and in the unrushed pace of her sessions. Jude is very insightful and connected to her spiritual self. My sessions with Jude have been eye opening and affirming, and have been a blessing to my spiritual life, and my family life."  
~ CB ~

"My time spent with Jude has been so incredibly rich.  With her gentle loving guidance I have developed my own unique spiritual practice, I now have my own Sacred Space that I cherish, I have met people and gone places that I had no idea existed, and I have had my own Radiant Essence reflected back to me in a way that I can no longer deny.  I never know what each session will hold for us but I always know it will be powerful beyond my imagination, chock full of her "Pearls of Wisdom", lots of laughter, sometimes tears and always, always love. Without a doubt my time with Jude has been one of the greatest gifts I have given myself."
~ EA ~

"My conversations with Jude have been such a blessing.  She has the ability to see me more clearly than I can
see myself, and I’ve finally begun to discover what I am truly capable of.  I am so grateful for her support, 
her encouraging words, and her gentle guidance.  She is a loving, compassionate, and very beautiful soul who
has taught me so much.  My life is more abundant because of her.  I am eternally grateful that she showed up
in my life."
~ CS ~