Kristen E. Vincent Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Spiritual director and retreat leader. Offer individual and group spiritual direction. Contract with the North Georgia United Methodist Church Annual Conference to provide spiritual formation retreats and classes for clergy. Highly sought-after speaker on spiritual formation, healing from trauma, Protestant prayer beads, and the Enneagram as a spiritual practice. Serving as a leading voice in introducing Protestants to the idea of praying with beads, providing hundreds of workshops to churches and groups throughout the United States. Partnered with The Upper Room to lead retreats for communities recovering from the trauma of major hurricane disasters on the islands of St. Martin and Dominica. Served as faculty for the Three-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation, speaking on the spirituality of healing. Certified Enneagram practitioner. Author of five books on spirituality.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Made Protestant and Catholic prayer beads, filling more than 13,000 orders to people in all 50 states and 18 countries. Partnered with The Upper Room to make over 3,500 sets of prayer beads for the 2016 General Conference of the United Methodist Church delegates.

Atlanta, Ga

Owner of a neighborhood wellness center offering classes on yoga, tai chi, meditation, and contemplation.

Coordinated The ADA Legacy Project, including ADA25 and DisBeat (2012 - 2017)Coordinated the ADA25 Summit in Atlanta, GA, which led to the development of The ADA Legacy Project (2012)Facilitated the implementation of recommendations from the SOPOS Report and coordinated the activities of the SOPOS Coalition (2011 - 2014)Facilitated the writing of "Shut Out, Priced Out and Segregated: The Housing Needs of People with Disabilities,"​ (the SOPOS Report) a public policy report for Metro Fair Housing Services, Atlanta, GA, and the development of the SOPOS Coalition (2011)Led the strategic planning retreat for the Brain Injury Association of Georgia, Atlanta, GA (2010)Developed a five-year strategic plan for Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, Augusta, GA (2009)Wrote "Georgia's Neurobehavioral Crisis: Lack of Coordinated Care, Inappropriate Institutionalizations," a public policy report for the Brain & Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission, Atlanta, GA (2008)Wrote the Needs Assessment and State Action Plan for the Brain & Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission, Atlanta, GA (2008)

Wrote the memoir for Mark Johnson, one of the leading disability rights activists in the U.S.

Master'S Degree, Theology/Theological Studies

Certification, Enneagram

Spiritual Formation

Bachelor, Religion

Spiritual Direction

I am currently seeking certification as a spiritual director.