We believe that accompaniment is the center of all caregiving…the baseline of effective care.
Meet Shane
Shane is a caregiver advocate, a spiritual director, and the founder of Restwork. He holds a Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation and brings over 25 years of experience in critical care chaplaincy, nonprofit leadership, and spiritual health education. His work and research interests focus on meaning-making, compassionate presence, analogical imagination, and the integration of spirituality in clinical environments. At Restwork, Shane accompanies individuals and organizations toward flourishing.
Meet Danielle
Danielle is a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Diagnostic Privilege (LMHC-D), a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and a Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), with over 15 years of experience providing compassionate clinical care to individuals in need. Danielle is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Narrative Therapy, Play Therapy, and Vinyasa Yoga. She has experience across a variety of treatment settings including inpatient, residential, outpatient mental health/substance abuse treatment facilities and higher education. Her primary mission as a helping professional is to create a relationally safe environment that fosters the necessary space for individuals to become compassionate toward self and others.
Meet Julene
Dr. Tegerstrand is a certified spiritual director with fifteen years of experience accompanying individuals and groups seeking a contemplative way of being. She holds a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies with expertise in contemplative leadership and conflict transformation. She creates accessible scholarship and designs evaluation and learning studies to enable organizations to verify their outcomes. Her evaluation work emphasizes complexity, cultural humility, and pluralism, helping organizations capture meaningful outcomes while supporting holistic development.
What Sets Us Apart
Radical Hospitality
Everything we do is built around understanding your needs and helping you succeed—because when you thrive, so do we.
Long-Term Relationships
We’re not just here for the now. We love creating lasting relationships with our clients and growing with them over time.
Proven Process
We bring structure where it counts and adaptability where it matters. Our methods are clear, but always responsive.