Spirit Care
Union Theological Seminary offers students variety of spiritual care workshops and counseling sessions.
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Direction is a process wherein a person is attentive to inner movements through conversation with a director to discern God's presence in the particulars of life and to respond in how we live. At its best it is a tool of discovering the place where one's deepest desire meets God's invitation.
Rev. Fran Thiessen, Spiritual Director
The Rev. Fran Thiessen graduated from Union Theological Seminary in 2004 and is extravagantly grateful for her time there. As an ordained Presbyterian Minister, she is the Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Norwood, NJ. and is actively involved in spiritual direction in that region. Rev. Thiessen studied the Art of Spiritual Direction at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, California. She has also earned a Certificate in the Art of Supervision for Spiritual Directors from the Mercy Center and she is currently a member of Spiritual Director’s International.
Contact
By Appointment Only:
franthiessen@gmail.com
201-390-1546
Schedule
Lampman Chapel from 12:33-5:30 p.m.
Every Monday during the Fall semester beginning September 10th and ending December 10th
Every Monday during the Spring semester beginning February 4th and ending May 6th
Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care Counseling is form of SpiritCare that involves confidential, short-term, supportive, and spiritually-attuned counseling that is given around any life issues concerning to the student.
Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy-Mason, Pastoral Counselor
The Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason graduated from Union and the Columbia School of Social Work in 2004. She is a community minister who also maintains a private practice as a clinical pastoral psychotherapist in New York City. Dr. Mason is a former Director of the Pastoral Care and Counseling Programs at the Blanton-Peale Institute and current Curriculum Co-Chair for the Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy continuing clinical education program. She is an alumna of its past training program with the National Institute for the Psychotherapies, where she later served as an NIP clinical affiliate specializing in the treatment of trauma.
Contact
By Appointment Only:
via confidential voicemail at 347-497-3741
kmmason@uts.columbia.edu
Schedule
James Chapel Tower Office from 1:30-6:30 p.m.
Every Wednesday during the Fall semester beginning September 12th and ending December 12th
Every Wednesday during the Spring semester beginning February 6th and ending May 8th
Workshops:
The following workshops facilitated by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy-Mason will occur on specific Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in AD 116 on the following dates:
Monthly Self-Care Circle
Fall 2012
September 19, Wednesday
Monthly Self-Care Circle
September Recovery Month: Drug & Alcohol Awareness & Education Open Session with Q&A
October 3, Wednesday
Monthly Self-Care Circle
October 10, Wednesday
Education around Mental Health Topic: Managing Anxiety
November 7, Wednesday
Monthly Self-Care Circle
November 14, Wednesday
Education around Mental Health Topic: Addressing Depression
December 5, Wednesday
Monthly Self-Care Circle
December 12, Wednesday
Education around Mental Health Topic: Finding Support & Staying Connected during the Holidays
Spring 2013
March 6, Wednesday
Monthly Self-Care Circle
March 13, Wednesday
Education around Mental Health Topic: When Mental Illness is Recurring
April 3, Wednesday
Monthly Self-Care Circle
April 17, Wednesday
Education Around Mental Health Topic: Understanding Grief & Loss
May 1, Wednesday
Monthly Self-Care Circle
Pastoral Care Chapel Service
March 6, Wednesday
12:00-12:30 p.m.