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Journey deeper into self-discovery, spiritual growth, and healthy leadership

Discover & deepen to transform.

If you are feeling stuck in recurring patterns, navigating transition, or longing for alignment in your life and leadership, you are not alone. I accompany people ready to engage in deep inner work that nurtures sustainable change—from the inside out. Together, we explore spiritual formation, discernment, healing, and growth, aligning your leadership and purpose with your core values and commitments to justice and wholeness.

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You are in the right place if…

  • You are seeking spiritually grounded leadership and personal transformation

  • You are often the one holding space for others, and you long for a space to be held yourself

  • You are tired of repeating patterns in life, work, or relationships and wonder what meaningful change could look like

  • You are facing conflict—internally, in relationships, or in your community—and want to meet it with courage and compassion

  • You are leading through change and need support with discernment, clarity, and alignment

  • You are a church leader, spiritual director, activist, or nonprofit leader navigating burnout or complexity

  • You are committed to racial justice, equity, and collective liberation as part of your spiritual journey

  • You are curious about using the Enneagram as a tool for self-awareness, healing, and growth

  • You want to reconnect with joy, rest, and meaning in your daily life

  • You are looking to weave contemplative practices into your leadership, activism, or spiritual rhythms

  • You feel ready to engage in the inner work that sustains and shapes outer transformation

Explore How We Can Work Together

Testimonials

  • “Desta is a thoughtful and gifted guide through difficult ground. Her encouragement, focus, and insightfulness helped a colleague and I begin a long term process toward working together more deliberately and effectively. I highly recommend Desta for walking through valleys of all sorts.” - Pastor

  • “Desta is an attentive, open listener which leads her to ask really really good questions. Her skillful tending has been life changing.” - barbara

  • “I would recommend Desta and her leadership in the highest possible terms. She is gifted, committed, passionate, funny, sensitive, and loving. I have known her for over 20 years and seen her grow tremendously as a valuable leader in our faith community.” - Pastor

  • “Desta was helpful in listening and teaching new ways of communication with one another. She helped to re-align our desire to find ways to work together with the same goal.” - Pastor

  • “Desta brings her intuitive gifts and her training as a spiritual director to the table when designing and leading retreats. She meets with each participant ahead of time to get a sense of what they need from the experience. Hers are not cookie-cutter events, but carefully planned opportunities for growth.” - Pastor

  • “Desta has a passion and a commitment to anti-racism and the dismantling of white supremacy. The result is a leadership style that does not center white voices and is able and willing to interrupt unchecked bias or outright racist comments”. - Pastor

  • Desta is a truth teller, often naming truths that may be difficult for individuals or groups to see or feel comfortable sharing. Throughout any process, Desta is compassionate, caring, reflective, and above all, committed to building a better future for all of us, no exceptions. Time spent working with Desta is productive and inspires personal and collective transformation. - Dr. Lacey Davidson