Melinda Athey

Spiritual Director

Melinda’s companionship centers on listening, empathy and discovery. Her informal training began during her childhood in the Middle East, followed by teaching in socio-economically disadvantaged California public schools and her work with incarcerated and post-incarcerated people. Her formal training is grounded in the Spiritual Director’s Institute at Mercy Center (2008), Certified Trauma Recovery Coaching, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level I and Level II, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Richard Rohr’s -The Living School, and SoulCollage® Facilitation.