Knox College, Canada

Areas of graduate student supervision

• Pastoral Theology
• Spiritual Care, Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy and Supervision
• Trauma-Informed care
• Collaboration between Community and Healthcare for Spiritual Wellness

Angela Schmidt joined the Faculty of Knox College in 2017. She is a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO), a Certified Supervisor-Educator, and a Certified Spiritual Care Practitioner with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care/Association canadienne de soins spirituels (CASC/ACSS).

As Director of the Master of Psychospiritual Studies (MPS) degree, Angela has helped develop a robust program in spiritual care and spiritually integrated psychotherapy, recognized by the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) as meeting the educational requirements for psychotherapy training. She also serves as Director of Experiential Learning, where she fosters students’ personal and professional formation as they prepare for vocations in psychotherapy, spiritual care, social services, and faith-based leadership.

Angela’s research interests include how practitioners develop competency in spiritually integrated psychotherapy, spiritual care in long-term care settings, and collaboration among community-based organizations to promote spiritual health and education. Her work is particularly focused on the integration of spirituality and psychotherapy in clinical practice and on supporting practitioners as they develop the knowledge, skills, and self-awareness required for spiritually integrated care.

Angela is an active Supervisor-Educator with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care/Association canadienne de soins spirituels (CASC/ACSS). Her teaching and supervision emphasize helping students integrate theoretical knowledge with practical clinical experience while grounding their practice in research and evidence-informed approaches to care.

Her teaching at Knox College includes Psychotherapeutic Theories for Therapy and Spiritual Care, Introduction to Counselling, Spirituality in Professional Practice, and Dying and Suffering Across Cultures. Through the Toronto School of Theology, Dr. Schmidt is eligible to supervise graduate students in both the PhD and DMin programs.

Her spiritual home is St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (ELCIC) in Chesley, Ontario, where her husband serves as pastor. She co-chairs the church’s Children and Worship/Godly Play program.

My publications:

• Schmidt, A., Potgieter, M. & O’Connor, T. (2026). Weaving the Sacred and the Psychological: A practice-based study of how practitioners conceptualize spiritually integrated psychotherapy, Pastoral Psychology, (Published online: 21 September 2026)  doi.org/10.1007/s11089-026-01377-w
• Schmidt, A., Ajagunna, A., Oparaike, D., Rado, E., Oliogu, D. and O’Connor, TSJ (2025). Putting Theory into Practice: A Pilot Study exploring Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy in SPE (Chapter). In Van Dijk, A., O’Connor, TSJ, & Meakes, E. (Ed.), Making Space for Meaning.
• McCarroll, P. & Schmidt, A. (2025). The Present and Future of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy in Canada (Chapter). In In Van Dijk, A., O’Connor, TSJ, & Meakes, E. (Ed.), Making Space for Meaning.
• Schmidt, A. E., & O’Connor, T. S. J. (2024). Exploring Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy as a Modality: How it is Evolving in the Ontario, Canada Context and the Relevance of Contributions from the Fields of Theology and Spiritual Care. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050241275475
• Kuepfer, J., Schmidt, A., and O’Connor, T. (2022). Promise, Provision, and Potential: A Hopeful Trajectory for Spiritual Care in Long-Term Care. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counselling, https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050221090870
• Kuepfer, J., Schmidt, A., and O’Connor, T. (2022). Spiritual Care in Ontario Long-term Care: Current realities and recommendations. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, pp 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050211073571
• McCarroll, P. & Schmidt, A. (2020). The Future of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy in Canada (Chapter 18). In Taher, Mohamed. (Ed.), Multifaith Perspectives in Spiritual & Religious Care: Change, Challenge and Transformation. (pp. 114-123). Toronto: Canadian Multifaith Federation. ISBN: 978-1-896377-18-6
• Schmidt, A. (2018). Caring for the Soul of a Nation, Published in Didajé, Journal of the Evangelical Seminary of Theology of Matanzas. (No. 13, Jan-June, page 40-46) Spanish citation: “Cuidar el alma de una nación.” Didaje 20, no 13 (enero-junio 2018): 40-46.
• Schmidt, A., O’Connor, T., Chow, M., Berendsen, P. Eds. (2016). Thriving on the Edge: Integrating Spiritual Practice, Theory and Research. Kitchener: CASCSWONT.
• Schmidt, Angela E. (2013). Partnerships Between Hospital and Community for Spiritual Care. Berlin, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.