Rev. Pamela Cooper-White, MDiv, PhD
City: Orrtanna
State: PA
Languages: English
Personalized Affiliation: Christianity
Spiritual Spheres: Christianity, Eco/Nature-based, Interfaith, Interspiritual, Spiritual but Not Religious, Spiritual Independent
Affinity Groups:
Category: Spiritual Director, Spiritual Companion, Life Coach
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1-267-254-5712
Website: http://in progress
Focus Area: Dreamworker, Ecospirituality/Nature-based, Education, European Cultures, Grief and Loss, Group Spiritual Direction, Women's Issues
Social Media:
Profile: Hello! I welcome you to join me in the peaceful orchard country a few miles west of historic Gettysburg, PA where I'm an Episcopal priest assisting at a local parish (Prince of Peace, Gettysburg), engaged in work for progressive social change, and also an active in the arts community as a musician and art photographer. I practice spiritual direction/companionship in person or on Zoom with persons of all religious and spiritual affiliations, including those who are unaffiliated, and those who have left a particular religious tradition or institution and are seeking new pathways. I think of spiritual direction as deeply attending together the traces of Spirit as they may appear through our hopes and aspirations, dreams and images, signs and synchronicities along one's journey. We are not just one one single being, one "doing," and spiritual direction can help us find our multiple creative paths. My specializations include vocational discernment, preparation for ordination, Celtic and nature spirituality, dream interpretation, and women's retreats. As a consultant member of The Gettysburg Group, I am also available to do consultations with religious and non-profit organizations (solo or together with my spouse the Rev. Michael Cooper-White). As for my experience and training (scroll down as you wish!) I'm retired assisting priest at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and Professor Emerita of Psychology and Religion at Union Theological Seminary, New York. I bring long-term experience as a certified pastoral counselor (ACPE), Board Certified Counselor (NBCC), and teacher of spiritual care to the practice of spiritual direction/companioning and short-term life coaching. I have published 10 books and over 100 articles on topics relating to pastoral care and counseling, the multiplicity of God and persons, the history of early psychoanalysis and religion, and her most recent book "The Psychology of Christian Nationalism," all of which can be viewed at amazon.com. A second edition of my book "Shared Wisdom: Use of the Self in Pastoral Care and Counseling" is forthcoming from Fortress Press in 2024. Prior to teaching at Union Seminary, I've taught at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA (Presbyterian), the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (ELCA, now United Lutheran Seminary), and Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL (Episcopal; now Bexley-Seabury). I've been active in leadership in organizations devoted to research and practice of spiritual care, including as President of the International Association for Spiritual Care (Switzerland), Co-Chair of the Psychology, Culture and Religion group of the American Academy of Religion, and Editor of the Journal of Pastoral Theology.
