Spiritual Care for Healing and Growth

To apply, complete the ACPE Application Form (selecting Residency or Extended Internship) and the ACPE Consent Form. Submit all completed materials to:

Judy Gary, Administrative Assistant, St. Luke’s Spiritual Care

St.LukesCPE@sluhn.org | 484.526.4772

There is no application fee. Accepted students pay a non-refundable $150 deposit toward the $450 tuition, with the remaining balance due on the first day of the program. Applications are accepted year-round, though early submission is encouraged.

I’m interested in CPE but would like to learn more before I apply.

The Rev. Natalia Shulgina, PhD, PharmD, BSN, is a Manager of Clinical Pastoral Education and ACPE Certified Educator. Natalia is of Russian-Korean descent and among the first Russian-speaking educators in the history of ACPE. She is an ordained elder in the Russia United Methodist Church, Lay Cistercian oblate at Gethsemani Abbey, and long-term practitioner of Zen meditation. Most recently, Natalia served as a ACPE Certified Educator and Pastoral Care Manager at UNC Health REX. With a background in surgical nursing, clinical pharmacology, and practical theology, she brings a strong interdisciplinary orientation, research competency, and cultural diversity to her CPE practice. Natalia has taught in congregational, seminary, and university settings, and has a special interest in systems-centered and trauma-informed educational practice, caregiver resilience, and compassion-centered spiritual health. She shares her life and learning adventures with her husband, Mark, and Rhodesian Ridgeback, Rey.

The Rev. James (Jim) Browning, MDiv, is an ACPE Certified Educator. Jim was ordained in 1989 as an elder in the United Methodist Church, having made the transition to the UMC from priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church. Originally born in Illinois, he has served in the spiritual care field as chaplain, ACPE Certified Educator, and Director of various departments in children’s hospitals, Level 1 trauma centers, prison, and long-term care facilities across the country (California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania). Since retirement in 2021, Jim has traveled extensively, on both land and sea. He has also had the opportunity to supervise several units of CPE at St. Luke’s. He is married to Lucretia, who is also an ordained minister and Pastoral Psychotherapist. They enjoy their adult children, Zach, who lives in California, and Jess, spouse Pierre, and adorable son Rumi, who live in New Zealand. And they take every opportunity they can to spend time with them.

Allie Ulrich, M.Div., BCCC, is an ACPE Certified Educator. Allie has over a decade of experience in the field of spiritual care, serving as a chaplain in mental healthcare settings, hospice care, a community hospital, and most recently at RWJUH in NJ, a Level 1 Trauma hospital where she also began her supervisory training. A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and Rutgers University, Allie brings a diversity of clinical, educational, and intercultural experiences to her practice of CPE, including time spent living and volunteering in Guatemala. Allie serves as a lay leader in a diverse Anglican congregation, and shares her life and adventures with her husband, Jeff. She enjoys hiking, birdwatching, playing music, and creating artwork in her free time.

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