The Sanctuary at Woodville has a network of vetted and spiritually seasoned Christian spiritual directors available for individual and group sessions. If you are interested in booking a spiritual direction session, please reach out with a request to your desired director below or send us a request to [email protected].
Meet Our Spiritual Directors...
ELIZABETH CARTIER
508-572-9934 | [email protected]
Hopkinton, MA
I have been involved in many forms of prayer for 20+ years. I love meeting with people and listening to their stories and helping them discover God in their everyday lives. I have a certificate for Spiritual Direction through Sustainable Faith; School of Spiritual Direction. My desire is to journey alongside others to see the fingerprints of God in their lives, to listen to their stories, to pray with them, to help them notice God in their lives. I use prayer, silence, scripture, Lectio Divina, music and the arts in my spiritual direction. I have created a retreat (Creative Contemplation) using the arts and contemplation to help meet with God in the act of creating. He is the Creator and He calls us to co-create with Him. In the process, we can journey with Him in the deep places within us as we contemplate God, the Creator. In this, we experience Him in new and exciting ways and we are free to express our faith in Him.
508-572-9934 | [email protected]
Hopkinton, MA
I have been involved in many forms of prayer for 20+ years. I love meeting with people and listening to their stories and helping them discover God in their everyday lives. I have a certificate for Spiritual Direction through Sustainable Faith; School of Spiritual Direction. My desire is to journey alongside others to see the fingerprints of God in their lives, to listen to their stories, to pray with them, to help them notice God in their lives. I use prayer, silence, scripture, Lectio Divina, music and the arts in my spiritual direction. I have created a retreat (Creative Contemplation) using the arts and contemplation to help meet with God in the act of creating. He is the Creator and He calls us to co-create with Him. In the process, we can journey with Him in the deep places within us as we contemplate God, the Creator. In this, we experience Him in new and exciting ways and we are free to express our faith in Him.
LAUREL COOLBAUGH
774-270-0516 (cell) | [email protected]
Hopkinton, MA
Being a Pastor and a Spiritual Director fit together like a hand and glove, helping others to grow both in their knowledge and awareness of God. By God’s grace, I have been a Christ-follower for over 40 years, and I have an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a certificate from the Selah School of Spiritual Direction, and am currently enrolled in a Doctor of Ministry program. I am happy to meet people one on one. I am also available to lead group spiritual direction and retreats.
774-270-0516 (cell) | [email protected]
Hopkinton, MA
Being a Pastor and a Spiritual Director fit together like a hand and glove, helping others to grow both in their knowledge and awareness of God. By God’s grace, I have been a Christ-follower for over 40 years, and I have an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a certificate from the Selah School of Spiritual Direction, and am currently enrolled in a Doctor of Ministry program. I am happy to meet people one on one. I am also available to lead group spiritual direction and retreats.
KAT GUNDERSEN
Sudbury, MA
Kat Gundersen will be leading the Ignatius Exercises. Kat received her certificate in Spiritual Direction from the PAX Institute and her Masters in Spiritual Direction from Merrimack College. She has also been the Women’s Minister and Prayer director for various churches. Her passion is walking along side men and women in their journey with God. Her desire is to provide others with a safe space to listen to their heart’s desires, hear from the Holy Spirit and grow in their spiritual formation. She believes that the Ignatius Exercises is an amazing tool to help people in their walk with God and to learn discernment for their lives.
Sudbury, MA
Kat Gundersen will be leading the Ignatius Exercises. Kat received her certificate in Spiritual Direction from the PAX Institute and her Masters in Spiritual Direction from Merrimack College. She has also been the Women’s Minister and Prayer director for various churches. Her passion is walking along side men and women in their journey with God. Her desire is to provide others with a safe space to listen to their heart’s desires, hear from the Holy Spirit and grow in their spiritual formation. She believes that the Ignatius Exercises is an amazing tool to help people in their walk with God and to learn discernment for their lives.
JAMES KNIGHT
Hi, I'm James Knight, and my greatest joy as both a pastor and spiritual director is creating spaces where people can connect with God and experience the profound depth of His love through Jesus. I firmly believe that knowing and being known in God the Father’s love brings wholeness. While many grapple with life’s questions and traumas, which can obscure this love, God persistently communicates His love and invites us to know Him more deeply (Jeremiah 30:3, John 3:13, Ephesians 3:18-19). Bridging the gap between the idea and reality of God’s love has been a transformative part of my journey, and I delight in walking alongside others on theirs. In 2024, I founded Wellspring Spiritual Direction through which I offer spiritual direction and other spiritually forming practices to the congregation I lead and also with people all over New England, the continental United States, and abroad. In my free time I enjoy reading, hiking, kayaking, exploring new and delicious foods, and traveling throughout New England and beyond with my wife and two boys.
Hi, I'm James Knight, and my greatest joy as both a pastor and spiritual director is creating spaces where people can connect with God and experience the profound depth of His love through Jesus. I firmly believe that knowing and being known in God the Father’s love brings wholeness. While many grapple with life’s questions and traumas, which can obscure this love, God persistently communicates His love and invites us to know Him more deeply (Jeremiah 30:3, John 3:13, Ephesians 3:18-19). Bridging the gap between the idea and reality of God’s love has been a transformative part of my journey, and I delight in walking alongside others on theirs. In 2024, I founded Wellspring Spiritual Direction through which I offer spiritual direction and other spiritually forming practices to the congregation I lead and also with people all over New England, the continental United States, and abroad. In my free time I enjoy reading, hiking, kayaking, exploring new and delicious foods, and traveling throughout New England and beyond with my wife and two boys.
MARY OVERHOLT
Mary received her certificate in Spiritual Direction in May 2024 through the Rolling Ridge Gateways to God program. Throughout her life she has found herself as a listener in friendships and other relationships. Mary has a deep interest in the spirituality of the medieval mystics and their experiences of union with God. Mary practices contemplative and imaginative prayer. She is interested in how spirituality affects the whole person, from diet, to physical fitness and especially our service to the world. Mary has been deeply blessed by being part of a wide range of denominations from Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Mennonite, Covenant, UCC, Lutheran and loves to visit any church from Catholic to Quaker to Evangelical and Charismatic. Mary also enjoys learning from people of other faith traditions. She has found her own greatest growth through walking through periods of darkness. When not involved with her job as a Conservation Agent, she enjoys being involved in her local church, hiking, gardening and traveling with her family.
Mary received her certificate in Spiritual Direction in May 2024 through the Rolling Ridge Gateways to God program. Throughout her life she has found herself as a listener in friendships and other relationships. Mary has a deep interest in the spirituality of the medieval mystics and their experiences of union with God. Mary practices contemplative and imaginative prayer. She is interested in how spirituality affects the whole person, from diet, to physical fitness and especially our service to the world. Mary has been deeply blessed by being part of a wide range of denominations from Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Mennonite, Covenant, UCC, Lutheran and loves to visit any church from Catholic to Quaker to Evangelical and Charismatic. Mary also enjoys learning from people of other faith traditions. She has found her own greatest growth through walking through periods of darkness. When not involved with her job as a Conservation Agent, she enjoys being involved in her local church, hiking, gardening and traveling with her family.