About Laura Taylor
Get to Know Laura
A Companion for Your Journey
It was nearly 25 years ago when I first learned about the ministry of spiritual direction. It was serendipity - an unexpected, accidental discovery from a book pulled from a bookstore shelf - that resulted in one of the most life-giving and transforming discoveries. I was yearning for something more spiritually, and finding a spiritual director became the key that unlocked a door to more intimacy with God and discovery of who I am in God.
Spiritual direction has been a gift to me, and it is a joy to offer this gift of companionship to others.
Getting to Here From There
My “from there” is a career in corporate communications and public relations. I was a working wife and mom and loved my 40-year corporate career. But it demanded a lot. I often struggled to juggle my multitude of roles and my performance at all of them became my definition of self.
Spiritual direction was a place to stop for even one hour and pay attention to all that was underneath the surface in my life. Finding a place to quiet the noise and listen to my soul, and the Spirit was so important. I knew that when it was time to transition out of my corporate career that spiritual direction would be how I would invest myself in others.
“It is easier to find guides, someone to tell you what to do, than someone to be with you in a discerning, prayerful companionship as you work it out yourself. This is what spiritual direction is.” - Eugene Peterson
Engaging with a spiritual director who listens with curiosity and acceptance, helping you to see the work of the Spirit in your life, is a way to know you are not alone in the journey and to grow in awareness and hope. I have found this to be true in my own life and would love to be a spiritual companion for you as you navigate your from here to there.
My Passion for Spiritual Direction
Creating a Safe Space for Your Sacred Story
Having a place where there is complete freedom to tell your story, explore challenges, confess distress and mistakes, and always to celebrate what is going well;
It Is All Welcomed in Spiritual Direction
Spiritual direction is not new, nor is it particularly trendy, but it has a historically rich legacy. We see spiritual direction in the New Testament as Jesus companions, listens, asks great questions of those who seek him out. The third century church included the Desert Fathers and Mothers, some of the earliest Christian spiritual directors. Spiritual companions can be traced throughout history, both Catholic and Protestant traditions, to the present day.
I discovered spiritual direction more than 25 years ago. It brought attention to God’s love for me, freedom for spiritual growth, and a new ability to care for my soul more completely. Through the presence of a spiritual director, I felt invited to both understand and experience what Jesus said, “I am with you always” and “I come to make your joy complete.” Spiritual direction helped me connect with God’s love and experience more spiritual creativity.
My Approach: What You Can Expect
In spiritual direction, you will be welcomed to come as you are. To live your questions, as Henri Nouwen once said. You will be received with great attention and kindness to all you bring into this space, whether in person or on zoom. During a 60–90-minute session, there will be moments of silent reflection, scripture, and prayer. And there will be uninterrupted space for you to share where you are right now. One of the many gifts of spiritual direction includes being asked a good question, one that helps you stop and ponder what is true. You have as much time as you need to unpack all that is at work within you.
Trust in the Slow Work of God
Above all, trust in the slow work of God.
We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay.
We should like to skip the intermediate stages.
We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new.
And yet it is the law of all progress
that it is made by passing through some stages of instability—
and that it may take a very long time.
And so I think it is with you;
your ideas mature gradually—let them grow,
let them shape themselves, without undue haste.
Don’t try to force them on,
as though you could be today what time
(that is to say, grace and circumstances acting on your own good will)
will make of you tomorrow.
Only God could say what this new spirit
gradually forming within you will be.
Give Our Lord the benefit of believing
that his hand is leading you,
and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself
in suspense and incomplete.
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ
A Glimpse Into Transformation
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Deepened My Connection With God
“Laura is compassionate and insightful, creating a safe, non-judgmental space for reflection and growth. Through deep listening and thought-provoking questions, she has helped guide me to uncover spiritual patterns and deepen my connection with God."
- KM
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Offers Empathy and Questions
“For the past 10 months, Laura has shepherded me to the loving embrace of the Trinity in the midst of deep grief and questions in my life. Whether in-person or virtual, it's clear she has prayed for me and over each meeting that we have. At the start of our time, she selects a song, scripture, or other written reflection, specifically for me, that slows me down to be with God. She offers empathy and questions that turn me to God for answers, again and again. No matter what I share, I have never felt judged for my frailty but rather truly accepted and loved for who I am, a Beloved daughter of Christ.”
- RD
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She Helped Me Embrace My Emotional Depth
“Laura Taylor’s Enneagram training felt like having my soul understood. As an Enneagram 4, I’ve wrestled with shame and longing, but Laura’s insights helped me embrace my emotional depth and find strength in it. Her advice, like making my bed to ground myself, was simple yet transformative. She also helped my husband and me improve our communication, creating deeper connection. If you’re in Colorado and seeking clarity, I can’t recommend Laura’s compassionate guidance enough."
- SJ
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There Is One Constant When Working With Laura - That the Holy Trinity Is at the Center Each Time
“Laura has been an immense part of my faith journey for the last 18 months! Her personalized, flexible approach to each session has met me exactly where I was each day. Some days we made big strides along the journey that pushed me to think and explore my faith in different ways - other times were spent in much silent reflection. There is one constant when working with Laura - that the Holy Trinity is at the center each time, leading us along the journey, whatever that may look like.”
- JM
