Immanuel Approach prayer is a gentle and effective model of heart healing led by Jesus with a trained facilitator coaching you through the process. The prayer session begins with a relational connection with Jesus in a positive memory of appreciation, joy, or peace. I will coach you to look for the presence of God in your positive memory. The goal is to deepen connection and intimacy with Him and remove any blockages between you and Him. I will coach you to let Jesus gently lead and guide you to places in your heart that need healing without bringing further trauma. Your session will conclude as I coach you to remain connected with Jesus in gratitude and peace and any healing that was gained.
An UNHINDERED relationship with Jesus is at the heart of Stacey. Whether studying brain science research or helping her friends and clients ask Jesus curious questions during an Immanuel session, you will find Stacey learning, stretching, and growing in intimacy and identity with Him.
Over three decades of ministry, a Masters in Biblical Counseling, and other training combined with her own heart healing journey have equipped Stacey to help others pursue him. His fingerprints on her life and the convergence of all her experiences have propelled her into the world of inner healing prayer and the Immanuel Approach. Nothing has proven more gentle, surprising, and deeply transformative than an interactive connection with Him. And what a joy and honor she feels to accompany others into this lovely connection.
When not engaged in training and Immanuel sessions, you will find Stacey hanging around her firepit with her best friend and husband, Jay — an author / illustrator, firewood enthusiast and recovering web developer — their daughter, Delenn, and their two cats. She enjoys laughter, conversation, and curiosity about the metamorphosis of dragonflies, thunderstorms, and gathering the goodness of God. And on quiet days, you might catch her petting bumblebees.
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1+ year, trainers:
Over 350 sessions
Offered heart healing sessions to IV staff with team of IA facilitators such as
Coached those who are learning IA to minister to their war-traumatized neighbors
Coaching students who are enrolled in IA training programs (Foundations, Core, Facilitator Support, etc) Immanuel Institute
For the Life of the World: Letters to The Exiles (video curriculum)
Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge
The Rest of the Gospel by Dan Stone & David Gregory
Listening and Inner-Healing Prayer by Rusty Rustenbach
Becoming Myself by Staci Eldredge
Joyful Journey: Listening to Immanuel by Dr. Jim Wilder, Anna Kang, J. & S. Loppnow
The Author Still Speaks by Denesia Huttala
All Things New (book & video) by John Eldredge
Building Bounce by Stefanie Hinman & Marcus Warner
Journey Groups Level 1: A Relational Discipleship Experience by Amy Hamilton Brown
Training to lead in 2019
Began leading groups online & locally in 2020
Continue to use the material, skills, etc in many ministry contexts
Relational Wisdom 360 | rw360.org
Founder, Ken Sande
Completed Discovering Relational Wisdom online course in 2018
Polyvagal Institute
Integrating Internal Family Systems And Polyvagal Theory Certificate in January 2026
Immanuel Approach - Dr. Karl Lehman
Immanuel Institute - Cathy Little & Melinda Wilson
Life Model Works - Dr. Jim Wilder
ThriveToday - Chris Coursey
Deeper Walk International - Marcus Warner
Alive & Well - Margaret Webb, Amy Glaser, Teddi Rodgers
Christian Challenge (Baptist Student Union) | I discipled students.
MABC (Masters of Biblical Counseling) student | Graduated 1996
Instructors included Larry Crab and Dan Allender.
Christian Challenge (Baptist Student Union) | I discipled and offered counseling to students.
Served on a church leadership team launching a Four Square church in Spring Hill, TN
For local Evangelical Free Church
Began offering paid 1:1 sessions
Received training for leading Journey Groups
Spring - Cathy Noa (trained by Patti Velotta) 1:1 training
Fall Cohort - 6wk training
officially leading JGs material & extracurricular groups online & locally
IA Intermediate Skills Development Group
6 week training with Michael Schaefer
Immanuel Encounter Guide Training 10-12wks training
Immanuel Approach Core Training, Oct – Dec 2024
Jan - facilitated sessions for staff and partnered with the team in Orlando
Completed F2F (Immanuel Institute) CORE Immersion training
Apr - coaching/training IA facilitators in southern Israel
Aug - began coaching for F2F
Ongoing training within F2F and gathering of outside resources ie. articles from Dr. Karl Lehman's site/research, books, webinars, etc
Ongoing coaching sessions
Over 350 sessions