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Pastoral Counseling with Rev. Abigail Ifatola Jefferson

​If you are in need of emotional support and would like to speak with someone who is compassionate, caring and an empathetic listener, consider participating in pastoral counseling with Reverend Abigail “Ifatola” Jefferson.  All counseling sessions are one-to-one by phone, Zoom or in person.

Contact [email protected] or call (401) 932-6565 to schedule an appointment.  (Appointments are available Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and occasionally on Saturdays.)

Reverend Abigail “Ifatola” Jefferson, ordained in 2017 at One Spirit Learning Alliance of New York City, is currently a Chaplaincy Pastoral counselor in training under the supervision of Bishop Kenneth Corbin of Amity, New York.  She is also a chapter member of the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy of New York.  She is certified in Kripalu Yoga, Karma Kids Yoga, Kemetic Yoga, and Yoga 4Cancer.  Rev. Abigail has served as an adjunct professor for Lesley University’s Creative Arts in Learning Program, as a teaching artist for Brown University’s Arts Literacy Program, and as Manager for the New York Public Library Schomburg Center’s Teen Curators Program.  A resident of South County, Rhode Island and a founding member of the Rhode Island Black Storytellers, Abigail has released a beautifully illustrated children’s book titled Imani’s Heart:  The Dancing Angel.  Her short story, 1968, was prominently featured in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Visible Ink Program’s anthology and 12th annual performance.  On March 28, 2022, her poetry, “I Need Rest” was featured in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Visible Ink Program’s 13th annual performance and streamed exclusively at visibleink.vimeo.mskcc.org (time stamp 49.28).

What is Clinical Pastoral Education?  It is interfaith professional education for ministry.  It brings theological students and ministers of all faiths (pastors, priests, rabbis, imams and others) into supervised encounters with persons in emotional distress.  Out of an intense involvement with persons in need, and the feedback from peers and teachers, students develop new awareness of themselves as persons and of the needs of those to whom they minister.  From theological reflection on specific human situations, they gain a new understanding of ministry.  Within the interdisciplinary team process of helping persons, they develop skills in interpersonal and interprofessional relationships. (ACPE, 2020)
  • Home
    • Calendar
    • 2025 Pride Events
    • Feed Your Funny Bone Thank You!
    • Feed Your Funny Bone Fundraiser
    • 2025 Holy Week Schedule
    • Ordination of Rev. Charles Vohs to Bishop
    • Ordination of Deacon Kathryn Mainor-Goodness
    • Activities/Events >
      • 2025 Spring Food Drive for Project Hand Up
      • Addressing Housing Needs in West Warwick
      • IMPORTANT! February 16th Mass Via Zoom Only!
      • 2024 Christmas Food Drive
      • 2024 Transgender Day of Remembrance
      • 2024 Thanksgiving Food Drive
      • Blessing of the Animals
      • 2nd Annual Arts & Crafts Fair
      • Holy Week Schedule
      • Spring Food Drive for Project Hand Up
      • 2024 Mardi Gras Pot Luck Dinner
      • Prayer Chain
      • 2023 Holiday Food Drive
      • 2023 Thanksgiving Food Drive
      • First Annual Arts & Crafts Fair
      • St. Margaret's Society March Meeting
      • March Fellowship Outing
      • Marian Memorial Prayer Garden
      • Lenten Penintential Service
      • Spring Food Drive
      • Supporting Anxious Kids and Teens: Tips and Resources for Adults Caring for Children
  • About Us
    • More Than a Church
    • How We Are Catholic
    • Business Spotlight in The Reminder
  • Mass & Sacraments
    • 2025 Holy Week Schedule
    • IMPORTANT! February 16th Mass Via Zoom Only!
    • Christmas Mass Schedule
    • Holy Week Schedule
    • Reconciliation
    • Baptism
    • Confirmation
    • Marriage
    • Sacrament of the Sick
    • Holy Orders
  • Community Involvement
    • Parish Bulletins
    • Family Resource Information
  • St. Therese of Lisieux
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
  • Gallery
    • Palm Sunday 2024
    • 2024 Dance Marathon Fundraiser