Cindy Neely

Cindy Neely received her certificate to practice spiritual direction in 2007 through the West Virginia Institute for Spirituality (WVIS) as well as her certificate to guide the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. She has maintained a private practice of individual spiritual direction, led spiritual direction groups, workshops and silent directed retreats since 2007 as an Associate Spiritual Director of the West Virginia Institute for Spirituality where she continues to serve as faculty in the training of spiritual directors. Cindy also serves on the leadership team of the North Carolina Institute for Spiritual Direction and Formation.

Cindy feels particularly called to accompany those who are survivors of trauma, suffering from serious illness, and those seeking to maintain faithful relationships, including parents of LGBTQ children struggling with coming to terms with their children’s sexual identity/sexual orientation.  Cindy defines her spiritual direction practice as accompanying those seeking wholeness through the Paschal Mystery to live from their authentic self, created by God,  the full gospel of their life.

Cindy is a laywoman, married, mother, grandmother and retired nurse and healthcare administrator. Cindy received her BS in Nursing from WVU in 1972 and her MS in Child Development and Family Resources in 1978. She taught as an instructor for the WVU School of Nursing with a specialty in mental health. She then served as the Vice President of Woman and Children’s Hospital and the Chief Quality Officer for Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV until her retirement.   She now devotes her time to full-time ministry.

Cindy meets with directees at St. Thomas More Parish.