About Me

Training and qualifications...

Building on a BA (1999) and B.Ed (2000), I have a Masters of Theological Studies (2020) from Tyndale University which included a practicum in spiritual formation.  I also completed spiritual direction training with Compagnons de Routes Suisse in 2016

I am a Certified Spiritual Director (CSD) and a certified Practitioner with The Narrative Enneagram

I'm a member of the Tyndale Association of Spiritual Directors and am personally receiving (and greatly benefiting from) ongoing spiritual direction and supervision.  

A little background...

My experience in prayer...

For me, prayer can be incredibly rich, and devastatingly dry. Finding new ways of praying encourages me, and allows me to grow in my awareness of God and trust the Love that holds us all. Journaling helps me focus, connect with God, and notice growth. I enjoy various spiritual practices like Lectio Divina and Gospel Contemplation and sometimes sing my prayers.

Guides on the journey for me are my family, friends, church community, as well as the voices of: David Benner, Sarah Bessey, Rachel Held Evans, Richard Foster, Alice Fryling, Margaret Guenther,  Russ Hudson, Gerard Kelly, Anne Lamott, Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Richard Rohr, Margaret Silf, Suzanne Stabile, T.F. Torrance, N.T. Wright, and many others.

Contact

Trusting the Holy Spirit to guide us, I would love to hold space for you to explore God's invitations to you, so you come to know yourself and God more fully - experiencing the depth of God's love for you, and more of the freedom and joy of life in Christ. 

We can meet online or in person in the Kitchener/Waterloo area.  


My standard requested fee is $75 for a fifty-five minute session. 

(Recognizing that access to resources flows in uneven ways, please discern what you have freedom to pay within a recommended range of $60-90. Money should not be a barrier while acknowledging the cost of my training etc.)

Je pourrais vous offrir l'accompagnement spirituel en français...

I also offer Enneagram typing interviews for $75. We go through a series of questions designed to shed light on possibilties of Enneagram types for you to explore further on your own. Finding our Enneagram type is a lot like buying new shoes...find a few possibilties that grab your attention, and try them on to see how they fit. They really become yours when you live in them for a little while. 

Contact me with questions, or to set up a session. karla@drader.ca