Soul Companion

Listening with you for the Sacred.

Feel heard.
Be seen.
Find hope.

Current Availability

My spiritual companioning practice is currently full ~

My spiritual companioning practice is currently full ~

A New Chapter

My soul companioning practice is currently full while I weave a new thread into my vocational kete.

I'm completing a Master of Creative Arts Therapy, bringing together my love of creativity and companioning people through life's journeys.

I know in my bones how sustaining creativity can be. It has brought me hope and joy, and I want to support others to discover these possibilities for themselves.

If you'd like to hear about my future Creative Arts Therapy offerings, or be notified if space opens in my soul companioning practice, please get in touch.

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Nicky Scoltock (formerly Nicky Browne)

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Is your spiritual life changing?

Perhaps old ways of believing and belonging no longer fit.

You may feel lost, uncertain or somewhere on the edge - still longing for connection
with God, Spirit, Love - but unsure what that looks like now.

You don't have to find your way alone.

Nicky Scoltock in conversation during a spiritual companioning session in Auckland.
Nicky Scoltock in conversation during a spiritual companioning session in Auckland.

A place to bring all of you

I am a soul companion, trained as a spiritual director and based in Auckland.

When you meet with me, all of you is welcome.

Your doubts.
Your joys.
Your questions.
Your grief.
Your unknowing.

I believe we each have our own knowing of God's presence, and that Love meets us wherever we are.

You won’t be handed a new set of answers. I will listen with you for what is emerging.

Together we can notice what brings you alive. What draws you towards Love.

A place to be seen

Sometimes what I’ve needed most is a witness. Someone who will sit with me for an hour a month - really see me, listen without judgement and walk alongside.

Spiritual directors have been vital for my own journey and I love being able to offer this space of hopeful witnessing to others.

I know what it is to find yourself at the edge of an old way of believing and belonging, unsure of what comes next.

You don’t have to have it all figured out.

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Finding the sacred in everyday life

The sacred is not confined to church walls.

We can encounter God in silence, creativity, nature, our bodies and the ordinary ups and downs of life and relationships.

I love companioning people who are curious about an evolving or expanding spirituality and who want to discover their own ways of experiencing connection with Spirit.

Creativity and nature often become doorways into this deeper knowing.

I also draw on the Enneagram where it may be helpful. I am an IEQ Enneagram Practitioner.

Perhaps you are…

Navigating change.

Questioning or reshaping your faith

Feeling overwhelemed or lost

Drawn to nature and creativity.

Longing for a more embodied spirituality.

Looking for new ways to experience God.

Maybe you simply want someone to share the journey with.

Bring all of you.

Whatever is changing, you don't have to walk it alone.

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Two chairs in Nicky Scoltock's spiritual companioning space in Auckland.

You might be wondering…

  • Soul companioning — often called spiritual direction — is a space to pay attention to your inner and spiritual life with someone trained in deep listening, reflection and co-discernment.

    I prefer the language of soul companion. I see myself as a soul friend — someone who walks alongside you and listens with you for the Sacred.

  • My spiritual companioning practice is currently full. I’ll update this page when spaces become available. In the meantime you may like to join my seasonal e-newsletter Field Notes for inspiration and up-to-date information about other offerings you might find beneficial.

  • No.

    My own roots are in the Christian contemplative tradition, but I welcome people from other faith traditions and those who no longer identify with a particular religion.

    You are welcome to bring your own language and experience of God, Spirit, Love or whatever name you have for the Sacred.

  • There is no formula.

    We may begin with silence, then make space for whatever you are carrying — questions, experiences, doubts, grief, wonder or simply what is happening in everyday life.

    I listen, reflect and wonder with you. At times we might draw on contemplative practices, creativity, nature or the Enneagram.

  • I am based in Auckland and currently offer spiritual companioning online or in person at St Francis retreat centre in Hillsborough

  • Typically people meet with a spiritual companion about once a month, giving time between sessions to live with whatever is emerging.

  • [Nicky to insert current session length and fee.]

    When I have space for new companions, I offer a free 30-minute conversation so we can meet, talk about what you are looking for and see whether spiritual companioning with me feels like a good fit.

  • I completed my training as as spiriutal director in SGM’s Spiritual Directors Formation Programme in 2023 I am an IEQ Enneagram Practitioner and am currently training with Whitecliffe in Creative Art Therapy. My background is in nursing.

    [Nicky to add professional membership, ongoing supervision or formation, and any other relevant training she would like named.]