Jennifer Bell
Thinking Environment Facilitator & Spiritual Director
jennifer@spiritdirection.com
Creating environments where your best thinking flourishes
“The human mind doesn’t want to be advised or fixed or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed – to be seen, heard, and companioned exactly as it is.” Parker Palmer
Jennifer holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego, and has completed Time to Think Group Facilitation and Leadership practicum totaling 140 hours. She is a community leader and professional speaker and has worked with numerous groups and businesses.
Dedicated to helping individuals and teams create meeting environments that support independent thinking, foster creativity, and deliver measurable results, Jennifer focuses on more than just facilitation—she emphasizes clarity of purpose and alignmentaround shared goals. When objectives are understood by all, focus sharpens, communication strengthens, and meetings become purposeful, productive, and impactful.
Jennifer lives in Sonoma County with her husband and loves to kayak, birdwatch, cook, and drink good wine!
Lunchtime Thinking Pairs
Free, Wednesdays 12:00–12:45pm PT (via Zoom)
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Have you ever had something important on your mind that you just needed to talk through?
Something that’s bothering you — and you know that if you had a little time, and the right kind of listening, you could find relief, clarity, or even a solution?
But the problem is… you don’t have someone who will simply listen.
Someone who won’t jump in with advice, won’t try to fix you, and will stay truly neutral.
This is a place for that.
Family Thinking Circle​
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In the rush of daily life, families rarely have uninterrupted time to think and speak.
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The Family Thinking Circle offers a simple, powerful structure that helps families:​
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Listen without interrupting
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Speak without fear of correction
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Think more clearly
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Strengthen connection
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Reduce reactivity
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Grow mutual respect
Spiritual Coaching Work:
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Empowers clients to know themselves deeply, fostering practical and imaginative self-understanding.
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Enhances cognitive function and emotional well-being by providing generative attention, which improves decision-making and problem-solving.
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Helps clients uncover and challenge false assumptions, replacing them with truths that lead to personal and professional breakthroughs.
"The manifestations of serene and peaceful joy the children display in the meeting with the world of God lead us to maintain that the religious experience responds to a deep “hunger” in the child."
- Sofia Cavaletti
