Stephen’s gentle nature and open non-judgemental approach will help you make sense of your experience.
Stephen, a Marist priest, is committed to the psycho-spiritual growth of people. He assists individuals, groups, and organisations through counselling, spiritual direction, professional supervision, retreats, organisational reviews, and vocational assessment for priesthood and religious life.
Stephen Truscott provides professional development seminars and personal growth workshops, including the Myers-Briggs, the Enneagram, dream work, organisational spirituality, and Open Space Technology.
Stephen’s extensive experience and qualifications include:
- Associate Diploma in Welfare Work
- formation as a spiritual director at the Institute of Spiritual Leadership (Chicago)
- Master’s Degree in Pastoral Studies, majoring in Spirituality, Loyola University (Chicago)
- professional supervision at the Wasley Institute (Perth)
- PhD from Murdoch University, examining the developmental influences that shape the practice of contemporary spiritual directors
- Stephen has a range of articles. His most recent are:
- ‘Spiritual Accompaniment in the Digital Age – a Dual Practice: in-person and digital.’ Coolamon, Autumn 2019: 31-32.
- “Coronavirus and digital spiritual direction.” CathNews New Zealand. 2020 5 4.
- ‘A Model for Practising Spiritual Direction in our Secular Age’ in P. Bentley, & A. Lock (Eds.), Companioning at the Edges: Exploring New Dimensions of Spiritual Direction in Australia, Ashburton, Victoria, Australia: WellSpring Centre Inc, 2021: 68-91.