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Sometimes you need someone
who's just there with you.

For the moments when something big happens. Illness, loss, separation, crisis, or a time that shakes everything. For the feelings and thoughts that have no place. For reconnecting with what's inside.

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend."
Albert Camus
The Chapel
What is spiritual companionship

Body. Mind. Spirit.

When someone faces a crisis, three dimensions are intertwined: body, mind, and spirit. Medicine treats the body. Psychology treats the mind. A spiritual companion searches together with the person for their unique inner strengths. Even when it seems there's nothing left to draw from.

Spiritual companionship (Chaplaincy) is a profession rooted in hospitals, palliative care, rehabilitation, and hospice worldwide. Not therapy. Not coaching. Not religion. A companion who sits beside you, truly listens, and gives space to pain, shame, fear, and the questions that have no ready answers.

Spiritual companionship is not a substitute for clinical treatment.
When psychiatric, psychological, or medical treatment is needed, it's important to receive it. Companionship is an additional layer, beyond what treatment covers. Both work side by side.
Who is this for

You might recognize yourself.

After something broke
Trauma, crisis, separation, a life junction. Treatment helps with the symptoms. Who sits with you with the question "why?"
"Nothing new yet, and it's okay to be in this together."
Living with what is
ADHD, high sensitivity, disability. The diagnosis explained what's happening. Not how to live with it day to day.
"Your sensitivity isn't a problem. It's an operating system."
Carrying someone you love
Caring for someone dear. Accompanying end of life. Part of a care team that forgets to care for itself. Who sees you?
"Taking care of everyone. Who takes care of you?"
After someone left
Grief isn't just about who left. It's also about who I was when they were here. Space to process, remember, and find who remains.
"When something that defined you is taken, who remains?"
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How I work

Every session looks different.

A private session. An hour, two hours, whatever is needed. At the clinic, at home, or wherever feels right. Also for families and teams.

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Healing Presence
Being beside, not fixing. Presence itself is the tool.
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Spiritual Needs
Meaning, hope, connection, inner peace, purpose.
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Recognized Worldwide
Hospitals, hospices, and rehab worldwide.

Tools in a session: conversation, music, cards, writing, texts, breathing, guided imagery.

Also available at Goldenthal Center, multidisciplinary psychiatry, Tel Aviv
Youngivers — Carrying the Journey
A community for young family caregivers (20-45). Digital course, supportive community, personal and group accompaniment.
Visit Youngivers →

No commitment.
Just a quiet conversation.

To see if this is the right space for you.

I want to talk

Lionel Mitelpunkt · CPE Certified Spiritual Companion · Ichilov / Keshuvot