About Diane Owens

I’ve always been interested in stories—as a reader, as a writer, as a women’s writing workshop facilitator. The word story means “to know.” When you tell your story, you begin to know and see yourself more clearly. When you tell someone else your story, they know you. And when you tell your story to someone whose only job as a spiritual director is to be a listening presence, you feel free to share not only your story but also to explore and share what’s underneath the story.

Everyone’s story is sacred. As a spiritual director, I hold each person’s story as sacred and confidential.

Who Am I?

During my first class at the Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction in Tucson, I felt at home and assured that this was what God was calling me to do. This wonderful ecumenical program that I completed in 2013 prepared me to be open to people of all faiths and beliefs. In addition, various parish ministries prepared me for my calling to the ministry of spiritual direction.

I have a special interest in women’s spirituality. For several years, I created and facilitated a women’s spirituality program at a local Catholic parish, and at the same time I also created and facilitated writing workshops for women.

I’ve raised four now grown and flown daughters, including my daughter Kali who went home to God after a two-year struggle with brain cancer. Because of my grief journey, I feel called to journey with people who are struggling with loss, transitions, or health challenges.

I wrote and independently published Walking with Jesus to Jerusalem: A Lenten Pilgrimage of Hope in 2025. After losing my daughter to cancer in 2017, I felt drawn to photograph crucifixes, and eventually those photographs formed the basis for this book of Lenten reflections.

My own faith journey has been influenced by Ignatian Spirituality (finding God in all things), and by the work of Henri Nouwen, Joyce Rupp and Richard Rohr. I’m on the roster of spiritual directors at a Franciscan retreat center, so Franciscan spirituality also influences my way of being. I’ve completed more than 25 hours of classes in the Enneagram, a valuable tool for self-awareness and change as well as a pathway to better understand and accept others.

What I Do as a Spiritual Director

I have been trained to be a compassionate, listening presence and attentive to the movement of the Divine in a person’s life story. I companion people based on the Code of Ethics adopted by Spiritual Directors International of which I am a member. Currently no certification or licensing process exists for spiritual directors, such as there is in other helping professions; I hold a certificate of completion of Hesychia’s Spiritual Direction program.

How Can I Accompany You?

Do you need the presence of an attentive, nonjudgmental listener who can help you find meaning in your story and in your life? Would you like to find someone who deeply listens to you?

Do you need help seeing God’s presence in your unique life story?

Are you looking to go deeper in your relationship with God?

Are you trying to regain your center and your faith after a loss or a difficult transition?

If you’re ready to begin a conversation about what really matters or about your faith journey, contact me.