Meet Our Spiritual Directors

Patty Clement, M.A.

Our exciting and challenging responsibility as UUs is to find and define our own individual spiritual beliefs and path. As a spiritual director I provide companionship and support in this ...

Sophia Douglas, M.A.

As a certified Spiritual Director, I am particularly attuned to the spiritually independent seeker. My Approach Bring your curiosity, your creative spark, the questions you ponder, and your aspirations. I’ll ...

Sara Hamill, M.A.

Spiritual Direction is the gentle unfolding of your life’s experience and personal life story that supports who you are and who you are becoming. I will act as a guide, ...

Kathleen Maloney

I believe we are all connected to each other, the earth, and the cosmos. We are each animated by a soulful essence transcending our limited perceptions and experiences. Our choices ...

Katie Radditz

We all have a thirst for knowing, a yearning for freedom, and following one's own true nature. We also want to be at peace with what is beyond our changing ...

Karen Shawcross, M.A.

As poet, Mary Oliver asks: “What will you do with your one wild and crazy life?” This can be a hard question to answer on your own. As a spiritual ...


Spiritual Guidance: Our Spiritual Directors…

  • Have completed professional certification training in spiritual direction
  • Are committed to the eight principles of Unitarian Universalism
  • Follow the ethical guidelines of Spiritual Directors International
  • Are pledging members of First Unitarian Portland
  • Have a spiritual practice and a spiritual director
  • Receive regular supervision and training
  • Honor confidentiality
  • Offer a first meeting at no charge
  • Offer a sliding scale fee
  • Provide safe alternatives to in-person meetings.