Jefferson and Katie Godfrey
A married couple, both counsellors, who built Querencia together, and host it together.
We're a married couple who work together in counselling and retreat facilitation. Over many years, we've chosen to invest our time, training, and expertise in creating spaces where people can slow down, feel cared for, and give attention to the things that matter most.
What we offer grows not only from professional experience, but from a life of walking, working, learning, and serving alongside one another. We bring different strengths, but share a common heart for creating retreats that are thoughtful, grounded, and deeply welcoming.
Katie
COUNSELLOR · CLINICAL SUPERVISOR · EDUCATOR
Katie
Katie is a counsellor, clinical supervisor, educator, and skilled group facilitator with extensive experience supporting individuals, couples, and groups. She brings a calm, attentive, and deeply relational presence to the retreat space, helping people feel safe, steady, and genuinely welcomed.
Her work has taken shape across counselling, supervision, teaching, and group facilitation. She brings both depth and steadiness to how she works with people and her care for the finer details shapes a retreat experience that feels warm, thoughtful, and well held.
QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Counselling
Graduate Certificate in Supervision
Advanced Diploma of Counselling and Family Therapy
Diploma in Working with Compulsive Sexual Behaviour and Sex Addiction
COUNSELLOR · ARCHITECT · HOST
Jefferson
Jefferson is a counsellor with over a decade of experience working with individuals and couples. He brings a grounded, approachable, and thoughtful presence that helps people feel comfortable, understood, and able to engage honestly.
Alongside his counselling work, he has run an architectural practice since the early 2000s. That wider world of design, building, and responsibility has given him a practical, down-to-earth way of relating to people from many different walks of life. He also contributes to the retreat through thoughtful hosting and good food, helping guests feel relaxed, welcomed, and well cared for.
QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Counselling
Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Spiritual)
Advanced Diploma of Counselling and Family Therapy
Diploma in Working with Compulsive Sexual Behaviour and Sex Addiction
Jefferson