HI! I'm Deacon Dan! I engage people on a holistic level - addressing the mind, body, and spirit with the Socratic method, physical fitness, and spiritual care, optimizing human performance. A good chaplain is able to discern and to address people's spiritual and existential needs, helping to cope, to heal, and to make positive changes that improve the lived experience. I have extensive interdisciplinary education and training in theology, psychology, sociology, biology, and kinesiology, which are integrated into my work with people. I utilize Spiritual AIM to assess distress and to meet the core spiritual needs for reconciliation, for meaning and direction, and for self-worth and belonging. I also utilize Heinz Kohut's Self-Psychology and Murray Bowen's Family Systems Theory in exploring the connection between people's spiritual and existential distress, their relationships, and their unmet needs and expectations.  I have experience with cannabis therapeutics, non-ordinary states of consciousness, and psychedelic integration in addition to holding a Master of Divinity degree and several certifications:​

• National Strength and Conditioning Association:

  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

  • Tactical Strength And Conditioning-Facilitator

• Association of Professional Chaplains:

  • Board Certified Chaplain

• Americans For Safe Access:

  • Certified Cannabis Caregiver

In today's fast-paced world, stress is pervasive while opportunities for rest and recovery are limited. Unrelenting demands and the alarming rise in burnout rates have made work-life balance increasingly untenable. Traditional approaches to medicine and to mental health fall short for some people.  Deacon Dan's Chaplaincy Consulting is here to help. Email me to book your free consultation today!