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Often during spiritual direction, the director experiences inner movements that relate to how he or she is responding to the directee.  For example, a director may hear about some abuse from the directee and be startled and put off by it.  Yet the director may know that it is important for the directee to talk about it in the presence of the director and God.  Because the director noticed what was happening within, she will take that to her supervisor to help gain more freedom in directing this person.  For example, as she talks to her supervisor about her reaction to her directees abuse, it may surface that she was abused herself.  She can then take that to her own spiritual director for more integration.

The supervision relationship is confidential, and focuses on the director.  The directee's identity is kept hidden.

Nancy Pfaff, M.A., received her certificate in the art of supervising spiritual directors from the Mercy Center in Burlingame, California.  Her masters degree is in Christian Spirituality from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.  She is currently ministering in Reno, Nevada.