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ABOUT / SERVICES / BIO

My mission is to accompany others in walking with Christ, and share those natural health-filled ways of living in order for you to flourish more fully in the midst of life's stresses, so as to be graced by the Holy Spirit, with the strength of peace that passes all understanding in co-creating with our Father our Creator with hopeful joy.
 
May my years of experience in practice help you, from my serving thousands of patients within a foundation of ongoing studies in health care, preventative care, wellness, internal medicine, neuroscience;  the history of spirituality and religions, theology, counseling, bioethics, virtues; and research studies on these relationships to health and spirituality.  I hope you will find here refreshing new ways or as reminders of improving your health in body and soul. 
 
Blessings to you and all you love.
Karen 
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SPIRITUAL CARE

In-Person

Phone/FaceTime/Zoom/Skype

 

INDIVIDUALS & GROUPS

Ignatian Spiritual Direction

6 Week Contemplation Retreat

The10 Week Ignatian Encounter

The Spiritual Exercises - 19th Annotation

 

RETREATS & PRESENTATIONS

Retreat in the Everyday 

The Examen: A Daily Prayer of Finding God in all Things

Lectio Divina, Contemplation, Meditation.

Advent: A Heart Attuned to God's Mercy

Lent: Preparing Our Souls

Meeting Christ In Sickness & In Health

Clergy Stress & Self Care

 

 

PROGRAMS FOR LAY MINISTERS

In the Journey of Illness

The Experience and Theology of Illness

Pastoral Care of the Sick

HEALTH & WELLNESS COUNSELING

In-Person

Phone/Skype/FaceTime/Zoom

DR. KAREN SHIELDS WRIGHT, MS, DC 

Clinician/Spiritual Care Provider

 
Recent CME & CE
  •  "Practicum in Giving the19th Annotation"  September '20 - May '21offered by the Murphy Center of Ignatian Spirituality 
  • "Giving the Spiritual Exercises in the 19th Annotation Format to Others" by Fr. Jame Bowler: offered through the (OIS) Office of Ignatian Spirituality. Jan 2019
  • "Adult Psychological Development and Spirituality: Ignatian Spirituality Across the Life Cycle offered" by OIS by Fr. David McCallum, SJ  Nov 2018
  • Fundamentals of Cognitive Behavior Therapy" offered by Mass General Psychiatry Academy (10.75 CME credits)
  • Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART)” offered by Mass General Psychiatry Academy based upon the research from Herbert Benson Institute at Harvard Medical School. 38 CME credits (14 Weeks). 
  • "Essentials of Palliative Care" Chaplaincy Program offered by California State University 64 CE credits (8Weeks). 
 
Selected Publications & Presentation
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