Judy Girard is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Colorado Springs Colorado.Judy is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a clinical member of AAMFT. She is a wife, mother, stepmother and grandmother and a perpetual student of life. Judy will listen to you, help you set your goals, hold you accountable and challenge you. She will have your best interests at heart, work with you on your health and well being and give honest and constructive feedback. These rich life experiences, combined with her background in holistic healthcare, make Judy Girard an abundant source of powerful techniques, insights, and guidance to assist others in adopting a natural, healthy lifestyle, journeying on a spiritual path and/or creating the life you truly desire.Life Coaching What is Coaching?Coaching is a relatively new professionDifferent from consulting, counseling or psychotherapyProfessional Coaches working closely with clients to define, clarify and achieve personal goalsDoes not deal with emotional problems or past issuesWorks with people who want to go beyond the average to have an extraordinary lifeCan explore spiritual and personal issuesUsed to define a purpose for life or for clarifying personal values and principles Provides unconditional support, guidance and encouragementSpiritual Direction What is Spiritual Direction?Spiritual Direction is a relationship of Christian companionship. One person, usually called the Spiritual Director prayerfully listens to another, the Directee, and helps this person notice, name, and respond faithfully to the movements of the Spirit of God in the life of the Directee. It might be best to describe a spiritual director as a "spiritual companion." The word "director," sometimes leads people to believe the director's purpose is to "provide the direction or answers" for the directee. This is not the case!This relationship of companionship is called Spiritual because the focus remains on how God, who is holy and transcendent, is moving, acting, calling, prodding, comforting, etc. through the events and experiences of life. The relationship is called Direction because following the Lord implies going in a particular direction on our life-journey.Spiritual Direction ...focuses on the presence of God in human experience and seeks to enable