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Certified Boundless Compassion Facilitators
At Boundless Compassion, we want to provide an inviting way for you to contact a certified Boundless Compassion Facilitator (BCF). The facilitators listed in this directory have completed facilitator certification training and are committed to ongoing integration and growth as a BCF. By exploring this directory, we hope that you can connect with a BCF who lives near you, shares your interests, or offers programs that fit your unique needs.
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Find a Facilitator throughout the U.S. and in Canada
Arizona
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Ruth Baker
Ruth M Baker, Prescott and Scottsdale, AZ. Spiritual Director with a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counseling. Trauma and PTSD healer, specializing in sexual abuse. Interest area: compassion and spirituality
Learn more at Franciscan Renewal Center. Email Ruth.
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Leann Thrapp
Leann Thrapp, RN, MA, CHPCA, Sun City West, AZ. Consultant, speaker, and end-of-life doula specializing in grief counseling and hospice care. Interest areas: compassion as a way of life and self-compassion.
Learn more at NewHaven Healing Center. Email Leann.
California
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Erin Matteson
Erin Matteson, Modesto, CA. Spiritual Director and Retreat Facilitator. Interest areas: compassion as a way of life, self-compassion, compassion and creation.
Learn more at soultending.net Email Erin.
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Amante Pulido
Amante Pulido, San Dimas, CA. Deacon. Interest areas: Boundless Compassion Book Study, compassion and spirituality, spiritual direction. Email Amante.
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Christina Pulido
Christina Pulido, MD, San Dimas, CA. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, compassion and caregiving. Email Christina.
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Colleen Shepard
Colleen Shepard, Ladera Ranch, CA. Retreat and Small Group Facilitator. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion, Boundless Compassion book study. Email Colleen.
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Heather Smith
Heather Smith, San Diego, CA. Interest areas: self-compassion, compassion and marginalization, compassion and creation.
Learn more at Heather Smith Yoga. Contact Heather.
Florida
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Michelle Mehan
Michelle Mehan, Port Richey, FL. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion, compassion and spirituality, compassion and healthcare, compassion and youth.
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Patricia Valderrama
Patricia Valderrama, Miami, FL. Ignatian Focused Spiritual Direction. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, small acts of compassion.
Learn more at Morningstar Renewal. Email Patricia.
Illinois
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Lynn Barnett
Lynn Barnett, Peoria, IL. Interest areas: self-compassion, Boundless Compassion Book Study, self-compassion for teachers.
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Bobbi Bussan
Sr. Bobbi Bussan, OSB, Rock Island, IL. Director, Benet House Retreat Center. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat, compassion and cancer survivors/families.
Learn more at Benet House Retreat Center. Email Sr. Bobbi.
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Suzanne Carter
Suzanne Carter, Chicago, IL. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion, Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat, Boundless Compassion book study.
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Janice Keenan
Sr. Janice Keenan, OSF, Frankfort, IL. Director of Spiritual Ministries, Portiuncula Center for Prayer. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion.
Learn more at Portiuncula Center for Prayer.
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Wendy Mospan
Wendy Mospan, MDiv, Palatine, IL. Spiritual Director. Interest areas: self-compassion, compassion and spirituality, compassion and creation.
Learn more at Mindful Spiritual Direction, Instagram or LinkedIn. Contact Wendy.
Indiana
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Hope Moran
Hope Moran, Indianapolis, IN. Deacon. Interest areas: self-compassion, Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat, Boundless Compassion book study.
Learn more at hopemoran.com or Messiah Lutheran Church. Email Hope.
Iowa
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Julie Honsey
Julie Honsey, Des Moines, IA. Certified Enneagram Coach. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, Boundless Compassion book study, Enneagram and Boundless Compassion.
Learn more at Enneagram Journeying. Email Julie.
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Lorene Knobbe
Lorene K. Knobbe, Davenport, IA. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion, Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat, compassion and spirituality.
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Emily Peasley
Emily Peasley, Lucas, IA
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Carolyn Pfiffner
Carolyn Pfiffner, Waterloo, IA. Spiritual Director and Mentor. Interest areas: self-compassion, compassion and spirituality, compassion and healthcare.
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Kevin Pokorny
Kevin Pokorny, Des Moines, IA. Interest areas: self-compassion, Boundless Compassion book study, compassion and business.
Learn more at Pokorny Consulting and LinkedIn. Email Kevin.
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Jane Trasowech
Jane Trasowech, Davenport, IA. Educator. Interest areas: Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat, Boundless Compassion book study, compassion and adoption, compassion and caring for older adults and individuals on the spectrum.
Kentucky
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Lisa Downs
Lisa Downs, Nazareth, KY. Director, Nazareth Retreat Center. Interest areas: self-compassion, Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat, Circle of Compassion.
Learn more at Nazareth Retreat Center, Facebook, or Instagram. Email Lisa.
Michigan
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Kathleen Loughrige
Kathleen Loughrige, Marshall, MI. Certified Enneagram Coach. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat, compassion and spirituality.
Learn more at Purpose Filled Coaching. Email Kathleen.
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Kateri Schrems
Kateri Schrems, OP, Grand Rapids, MI. Spiritual Director and Pastoral Caregiver. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, compassion and spirituality, compassion and healthcare.
Minnesota
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Jacque Bieber
Jacque Bieber, Minneapolis, MN. Ph.D. in Education, Boundless Compassion Retreat and Small Group Facilitator. She serves as the vice president of the St. Paul Synododical Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (WELCA).
Interest Areas: Self-compassion, Compassion for Creation, and Boundless Compassion book study.
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Tammy Devine
Tammy Devine, Bloomington, MN. RN, ELCA Deacon, Beloved Community Originator, Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Boundless Compassion facilitator and Certified End of Life and Grief Coach.
Interest areas: Self-compassion, Compassion for Marginalized, Compassion for Creation, Suffering and Four Seeds.
Nebraska
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Patty Forsberg
Patty Forsberg, Lincoln, NE. Spiritual Director. Interest areas: self-compassion, Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat, compassion and spirituality, compassion and healthcare.
Learn more at pattyforsberg.com. Email Patty.
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Michaela Johnson
Michaela Johnson, Omaha, NE. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion. Boundless Compassion book study.
Learn more at LinkedIn. Email Michaela.
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Terri Storer
Terri Storer, Lincoln, NE. Spiritual Director. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion. Boundless Compassion book study.
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Jeanne Johnson
Jeanne Johnson, Lincoln, NE. Spiritual Director. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat.
Nevada
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Carol Larson
Carol Larson, Henderson, NV. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion, compassion and healthcare.
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Kenneth Larson
Kenneth Larson, Henderson, NV. Interest areas: self-compassion, compassion and marginalization, compassion and spirituality.
North Carolina
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Mickey Reed
Mickey Reed, Hillsborough, NC. Associate Sister of Bon Secours. Interest areas: self-compassion, compassion and youth, compassion and healthcare.
Learn more at Soulful Journey Collective. Email Mickey.
Ohio
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Mary Dean Pfahler
Mary Dean Pfahler, SND, Toledo, OH. Spiritual Director and Retreat Facilitator. Interest areas: Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat, compassion and creation, compassion and spirituality.
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Judith Mary Frederick
Sr. Judith Mary Frederick, SND, Toledo, OH. Interest areas: compassion as a way of life, self-compassion, Boundless Compassion book study.
Oregon
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Kim Voyle
Kim M. Voyle, Ph.D., Hillsboro, OR. Spiritual Director. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, compassion and spirituality, Boundless Compassion circle of compassion.
Learn more at Contemplative Compassion. Email Kim.
Pennsylvania
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Joan Doherty
Joan M. Doherty, Bethlehem, PA. Retired Marriage and Family Therapist, Pastoral Counselor. Interest areas: self-compassion, Four-Day Boundless Compassion Retreat, Boundless Compassion book study, compassion and suffering.
Texas
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Shirley Chambliss
Shirley Chambliss, Fort Worth, TX. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion, Boundless Compassion book study.
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Beverly Collin
Beverly Collin, Austin, TX. Retreat Presenter and Spiritual Director. Interest areas: self-compassion, compassion and marginalization, Boundless Compassion book study.
Learn more at Encountering the Divine. Email Beverly.
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Karen Kelley
Karen Kelley, Burleson, TX. Spiritual Director. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion, all topics from the Boundless Compassion book.
Virginia
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Karen Massingale-Ewan
Karen Massingile-Ewan, Locust Hill, VA. Benedictine Oblate. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, compassion and marginalization, compassion and healthcare.
Wisconsin
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Susan Adrians
Susan Adrians, Milwaukee, WI. Licensed Professional Counselor. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion, Boundless Compassion book study.
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Stella DeVenuta
Stella DeVenuta, OSF, Milwaukee, WI. Visual Artist, Spiritual Director, Retreat and Creative Process Facilitator.
Learn more at stelladevenutaosf.com. Email Stella.
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Jane Stumm
Jane Stumm, Eau Claire, WI. Educator and Counselor. Interest areas: self-compassion, compassion and grief, compassion and forgiveness.
CANADA
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Nancy Brown
Sr. Nancy Brown, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, Boundless Compassion book study, compassion and spirituality.
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Jan Evans
Jan Evans, London, Ontario, Canada. Spiritual Director, Spiritual Formation and Retreat Facilitator. Interest areas: compassionate way of life, self-compassion, compassion and creation, compassion and the enneagram.
Learn more at Jan Spiritual Direction. Email Jan.
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Kathleen Coyne
Kathleen Coyne, MEDes, EdD, Gibsons, British Columbia . Areas of interest: Compassionate LIstening, Reconciliation with indigenous and non-indigenous people.