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This is the place where hope and healing meet.

I'll help you unpack the burdens you are carrying.

With over 12 years of professional ministry experience, I have had the privilege of accompanying people of diverse ages, backgrounds, and states of life. As a Certified CPMAP Mentor, I am here to help you make space to express and unpack your wounds, pains, and burdens, walking alongside you on your healing journey. Even though we are wounded in relationship, God made a way for us to heal through relationship. This is the heart of Mentorship.

“And he who sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” - Revelations 21:5

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Paola Peña, CM

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How do I navigate difficult family relationships? Where do I begin to pick up the pieces of my life that are broken and shattered? How do I overcome my critical parts and fears in order to become who God meant for me to be? How can I learn to hear God the Father’s voice when all I feel is shame and abandonment?

These deep, interior questions resonate with many of us, and you may have some of your own. So whether your story involves coming from a broken family, navigating first-generation experiences, struggling with anxiety and depression, or dealing with the highs and lows of daily life, know this: you are worthy of healing and freedom.

Paola Peña, CM

the world needs a catholic standard of mental health

“Everyone, in fact, especially those who have heeded the divine call to follow Christ closely, needs to be accompanied personally by a guide reliable in doctrine and expert in the things of God”

~Pope Benedict XVI

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Integrated Mentorship

We know how God made you, why you're stuck, and how to get you unstuck

The mentorship model I provide allows me to walk with you in full view of your whole humanity- your body, mind, and SPIRIT. We are trained by the CatholicPsych Model to understand you through the lens of Faith, Reason, and Science. This is the ONLY way to really know you, and how to help you.

A Daily Model

Accompaniment modeled after Christ should meet you in the context of your daily life, just like He does.

We help you understand and experience the work of God in your life. And even if you struggle with, or don't even believe in God, we can help you to experience how Goodness, Truth, and Beauty are pursuing you in the context of your lived life. You don't have to compartmentalize your "self-care" away from the rest of your life - I'll be with you every day, to walk with you as you are making your way through whatever real challenges are presented to you.

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Covering all the bases

If you're having a human experience, I can help you

Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, or other typical mental health related issues, are looking for support and clarity in vocation-related struggles or discernment, are simply feeling burned out where you're at in life, or want to go deeper and reach further along your path to holiness and happiness, the Catholic model I practice from will help you.

What is the mentorship experience

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What are your qualifications?

As a graduate of the CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism (CPMAP) through the CatholicPsych Institute, I am a certified Mentor and CatholicPsych Partner. Trained in the areas of Catholic Anthropology (philosophy of the human person), Spirituality and Psychology, I’m trained to accompany you into the depths of your mind, heart and soul.

In 2021, I started a 2-year spiritual director training program that FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) provided, and I have been offering direction to adults since then.

While I am not a licensed therapist and cannot diagnose, or prescribe medications, I am here to collaborate with the Holy Spirit in his plan for revival and resurrection in every part of your life. I’d consider it an honor to be a part of your journey toward healing, freedom, and peace.

What exactly is Mentorship?

Mentorship (technically called Integrated Daily Dialogic Mentorship, or IDDM) is neither traditional counseling nor spiritual direction, but occupies a unique space in between those two fields. Mentorship is daily accompaniment, looking at you and your story as an integrated whole, examined at your pace, with the goal of finding happiness and holiness in your life.