Brooke Maffia Wang
Spiritual Direction, Supervision, IFS
MA
Contact Brooke:
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Availability: Weekdays between 9am to 3pm PST. In person and zoom. Schedule a free intro session here.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Training & Experience: Continually transformed by my own experience of receiving spiritual direction, I've been studying and offering the art since 2003. * MA in Spiritual Formation & Soul Care from The Institute for Spiritual Formation in 2005 * Supervisor training with Together In the Mystery in 2015 * Level 1 Internal Family Systems (IFS) Certificate with the IFS Institute September of 2023 * Deeper Dive IFS training in 2024 * Lead facilitator for the Compassion Based Spiritual Direction training program with the Center for Engaged Compassion * Served on staff in the local church for 7 years in youth and children's ministry where I saw and experienced the deep need for safe space, and permission, to care for the inner life and wrestle with the questions life brings. * Co-founder and previous director of The Contemplative Center of Silicon Valley Affiliation: I'm a bit of a Christian mutt. I was raised Catholic and Baptist. (Yup, you read that right.) Survived an almost fatal dose of evangelicalism before finding some healing in a small presbyterian church. Church continues to be an unfolding journey for me. I hold deep respect and find wisdom in all faith traditions. And, the Jesus story is most familiar to my own experience. I believe how we live our daily life matters and that our smallest contribution within our own circles can change the world. Specialties: * Internal Family Systems * Those who identify as spiritual but not religious * Supervision of spiritual directors * Direction for spiritual directors * Pastors, therapists and those in helping professions * Those seeking healing from past church experiences Style of Direction: “There is a place in you where you have never been wounded, where there is still a sureness in you, where there’s a seamlessness in you, and where there is a confidence and a tranquility in you. And I think the intention of prayer and spirituality and love is now and again to visit that inner sanctuary.” -John O’Donohue. My listening style is grounded in a contemplative stance as I trust you are able to hear and discern the voice of God in your life. I see my role as being open to notice and be curious with you about where God is in the content you bring to a session. I seek to use the language for God that you bring into the room. If desired, I can suggest practices for different seasons of life to help you connect with yourself and God. Personal Information: I feel most at home at the beach and in the redwoods in Santa Cruz, CA. I enjoy travel, hiking, Box-fit, mountain biking, yoga, a good romcom, research psychology podcasts and, bobbing in the warm Hawaiian ocean. I'm married to a first gen American born Chinese man and we have two bi-racial daughters who frequently serve as my daily training in how to listen, love and live fully. |