Northeast England

Our OneSpirit Interfaith Ministers are based all around the UK and abroad. Looking for a minister in a specific region? This page displays those based in Northeast England. See below for all ministers based in this region and for those ministers willing to travel to the region. Still not sure how to navigate, or struggling to find what you need? You can browse through our ‘all ministers’ page and read profiles of specific ministers, or you can contact us.

Ministers local to Northeast England

Katrina Padmore

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Funerals/Memorials, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Weddings, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator

I am inspired by a deep sense of connection to the natural world and co-manage a gardening therapy project in Northumberland, working with people experiencing mental health difficulties.

I also tea

Leti Hawthorn

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Chaplaincy, Coaching, Consulting, Creative Workshops, Death Literacy, Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Inspirational Talks, Personal Crafted Ceremonies, Remote Services, Rites of Passage, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Storytelling, Teaching, Weddings, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator, Worship Services

I am an accredited healthcare chaplain, specialising in palliative and end-of-life care. I completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Chaplaincy Studies at Luther King Centre in July 2025 and will grad

Suzanne Inayat-Khan

Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Meditation and Mindfulness Teaching, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator

I am committed to being of service to people of all faiths and none.

As a Celebrant, I focus on offering funeral services, which with the help of the family and friends, can reflect and honour the

John Mason

Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment

Ashleigh Ranft

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Creative Workshops, Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Meditation and Mindfulness Teaching, Non-Legal Weddings, Personal Crafted Ceremonies, Remote Services, Rites of Passage, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Weddings, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator

I am an ordained OneSpirit Interfaith Minister and Shamanic Practitioner based in the Northeast of England who has a passion for discovering and facilitating ways to nourish the s

Sylvan Michael Newsam

Ceremonies & Rituals, Chaplaincy, Funerals/Memorials, Inspirational Talks, Rites of Passage, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Storytelling, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator

I offer to support and nourish lifelong searching for purpose and for celebrating memorable life stages and events. I offer spiritual companionship in a safe and agreed way without judgeme

These ministers are also willing to travel to the area:

Robin Ravenhill

Coaching, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment

Psycho-spiritual counselling helps us to answer one of life’s most personal and deeply felt questions – ‘Who am I?’ Answers to all other questions start to fall into place when we uncover the

Leti Hawthorn

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Chaplaincy, Coaching, Consulting, Creative Workshops, Death Literacy, Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Inspirational Talks, Personal Crafted Ceremonies, Remote Services, Rites of Passage, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Storytelling, Teaching, Weddings, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator, Worship Services

I am an accredited healthcare chaplain, specialising in palliative and end-of-life care. I completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Chaplaincy Studies at Luther King Centre in July 2025 and will grad

Shianna Ravenlaw

Accredited OneSpirit Supervisor, Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Meditation and Mindfulness Teaching, Remote Services, Rites of Passage, Singing for the Heart & Spirit, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Supervision, Teaching, Weddings, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator

"You are becoming the song of your Heart, how beautiful it is... how beautiful it is... as the flower blossoms forth..." Song by Snatum Kaur and Peter Kater. See more

Razia Aziz

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Chaplaincy, Coaching, Consulting, Creative Workshops, Death Literacy, Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Inspirational Talks, Personal Crafted Ceremonies, Remote Services, Rites of Passage, Singing for the Heart & Spirit, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Supervision, Teaching, Weddings, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator, Worship Services

What I Offer

My ministry is simple at its core: a commitment to put my knowledge and skills at your service upon a particular stretch of your life pa

Holly Chetan-Welsh

Ceremonies & Rituals, Chaplaincy, Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Meditation and Mindfulness Teaching, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Weddings

Hi, I'm Holly!

I'm a celebrant, writer and ordained Interfaith Minister who believes that all life is a journey of what we might call the spirit.

My wish is to support more people to own, embrac

John Heath

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Coaching, Consulting, Creative Workshops, Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Inspirational Talks, Non-Legal Weddings, Remote Services, Rites of Passage, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Supervision, Teaching, Weddings, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator

I was ordained as an Interfaith Minister in 2023. I have already had a long career in psychology, including extensive experience as a psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor. I run a private pract

Jennifer Doherty

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Coaching, Consulting, Creative Workshops, Funerals/Memorials, Legal Weddings in Scotland, Remote Services, Rites of Passage, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Supervision, Weddings, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator

Ordained in 2010, I hold ceremonies (including legal weddings in Scotland), alongside counselling, coaching and consulting.

Much of my counselling and coaching is short-term, and focussed on lookin

Tania Menegatti

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Chaplaincy, Coaching, Consulting, Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Inspirational Talks, Remote Services, Rites of Passage, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Weddings, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator, Worship Services

My work centres around supporting women through life’s thresholds.



The moments when something old no longer fits.

When grief and possibility sit side by side.

Lesley Fraser

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Chaplaincy, Consulting, Death Literacy, Funerals/Memorials, Inspirational Talks, Legal Weddings in Scotland, Remote Services, Rites of Passage, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Weddings, Worship Services

I have a background in bereavement and relationship counselling, broadcasting and public speaking for over 30 years. A trained nurse, I have long held the conviction that helping relatives and friends

Juanna Grace Ladaga

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Consulting, Creative Workshops, Death Literacy, Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Legal Weddings in Scotland, Personal Crafted Ceremonies, Singing for the Heart & Spirit, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Teaching, Weddings, Workshop/Retreat Facilitator, Worship Services

Having been a Steiner-Waldorf Class and Music Teacher since 2002, I was ordained in 2016. Since then I have been offering wedding, funeral, memorial and baby naming ceremonies alongside teaching adult

John Mason

Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment

Nanna Boisen

Baby Blessings/Namings, Ceremonies & Rituals, Creative Workshops, Funerals/Memorials, Health/Healing/Wellness, Meditation and Mindfulness Teaching, Personal Crafted Ceremonies, Remote Services, Rites of Passage, Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment, Supervision, Weddings

I am a therapist, healer and ordained minister living in Denmark, and can offer ceremonies and services in Danish as well as in English.

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