Marina Manassei
Spiritual Director/Accompanier
07957 657577
As a Spiritual Director I accompany people on their Spiritual journeys. This may involve exploring faith paths, developing and deepening your relationship with God, finding prayer practices that feel authentic for you, or negotiating various life stages, experiences or changes in direction. I am a compassionate listener offering a sacred space to support you in finding where God (the Divine/Love/Light) is present in all aspects of your life.
Whilst I have a family background in Catholicsm, I have been a Quaker with a liberal Christian outlook for the last 15 years. I also work as a Hospital Chaplain offering pastoral and spiritual support based in a multifaith chaplaincy team in an NHS Hospital. I have worked for several decades in the field of mental health, first as a drama therapist, then as a psychotherapist (Masters level) working with adults, families, children and young people.
I trained for two years in spiritual accompaniment with Gloucestershire Spiritual Direction Trust, developing this with further study in spiritual direction at St Beuno's Centre in Wales. I am also trained as a Prayer Guide offering Retreats in Daily Life in the Ignatian tradition, having studied at Manresa Link in Birmingham.
I am a member of Spiritual Directors International, the Retreat Association UK and Manresa Link, and I follow their professional guidelines and ethical practice standards.