Erika serves with Soul Shepherding as a Sr. Spiritual Director, where she is often described by her clients as safe, gentle, and an insightful question-asker in her sessions.

Through the Soul Shepherding Institute and Certificate in Spiritual Direction program, she realized how she had significantly neglected her own soul care as she took on the responsibility of caring for others in her leadership roles. God in His kindness has been restoring her soul through the tools and fresh ways of connecting with Him that she now delights to share with others, especially in the often lonely place of leadership.

Erika has a B.A. in Education and has a history of teaching, full-time church ministry, directing an inner-city missions program, and holistic advising. She loves learning and has completed many other trainings and Bible classes to increasingly know her greatest love, Jesus. She has also had the privilege of knowing God in deep ways through the vehicle of suffering, something that has been formative in her journey.

In addition to spiritual direction, she is also a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, where she journeys with others holistically to support healing at a root-cause level and sees the immense value of soul care in this. Regardless of the setting, she loves the honor of discovering someone’s unique identity and journeying with them to experience God more deeply as they bring their whole self to Him. Erika lives in Evergreen, Colorado where she delights in the adventure of exploring the beauty around her, there and around the globe!

You can contact Erika at erika@thrive-holistic.com.