Life transitions
For those moving through retirement, vocational discernment, loss, recovery, aging, illness, relationship change, or other threshold moments that invite deeper listening.
Vince Perez MD · Spiritual Director & Contemplative Companion
A quiet, faithful place to listen for the Spirit already moving in your life.
I offer virtual spiritual direction and contemplative accompaniment for adults of all ages, especially those navigating significant life transitions, longing to deepen prayer, or seeking a steady contemplative companion.
My background includes Spiritual Direction and Accompaniment, Stillpoint Certificated, along with more than 40 years as a board certified psychiatrist and addictionist, educated at Stanford and UCLA. This practice is trauma-informed and deeply attentive, while remaining distinct from clinical diagnosis, psychotherapy, or medical treatment.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
John 1:5Approach
The Spirit is the true Director.
Spiritual direction is, at its heart, a vigil kept together, a quiet, faithful attending to the small, persistent flame of the Spirit at work within you, even when the room has grown dark.
My role is to facilitate our listening together for the nudges and messages of Spirit already alive in your experience. Sessions unfold with gentleness, spaciousness, contemplative prayerfulness, and respect for your own pace and story.
Who I serve
Spiritual companionship for seasons of discernment, grief, change, and deepening desire for God.
Deepening prayer
For adults longing to cultivate a more contemplative life of prayer, notice God’s movement more clearly, or explore how Spirit meets them in daily life.
Trauma-informed presence
For seekers who need a gentle, grounded, non-intrusive space where safety, consent, pacing, and respect for the body’s wisdom are integral to the conversation.
Images of welcome and light
Thresholds, movement, and the warmth of contemplative attention.
Practical details
Virtual sessions, a sliding fee scale or donation to a charity, and clear boundaries.
I meet with adults of all ages virtually, offering a contemplative companioning practice shaped by hospitality, reverence, and careful listening. I serve as both Spiritual Director and Contemplative Companion.
FormatOne-to-one virtual sessions.
FeeSliding fee scale or donation to a charity.
FocusDiscernment, prayer, transition, presence, and spiritual companionship.
SettingA respectful, confidential, trauma-informed contemplative space.
This practice is spiritual direction and contemplative accompaniment. It is not clinical diagnosis, psychotherapy, or medical treatment.
A gentle first conversation can help us discern whether this companionship would be a good fit for your present season.
Begin here
You do not have to listen alone.
Together, we can make room for stillness, for honest attention, and for the quiet flame of the Spirit.