rev. dr. aqueelah salome
"When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid"
Audre Lorde
SPIRITUAL CARE AND TRAUMA SUPPORT PARTNER
The Rev. Dr. Aqueelah Salome brings experience in pastoral counseling, chaplaincy, spiritual care, and organizational leadership to Love Call Foundation’s network of mental health partners.
She founded and serves as Spiritual Director of The Shalom Spiritual Center, a ministry offering spiritual healing and refuge. Rev. Dr. Salome is certified as a Pastoral Counselor by the College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy and holds certificates in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Health Care Ethics from the University of Virginia. She completed a Clinical Pastoral Education residency at Emory University Hospital and graduated from the Samuel D. Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.
Her experience spans congregational, hospital, and community settings. She has served as Senior Pastor of The First Church of North Miami Congregational, United Church of Christ; Associate Pastor of Pembroke Manor United Church of Christ; Police Chaplain for the North Miami Police Department; and Trauma Chaplain at Sentara Norfolk Hospital. She has also served as board president of PATHWAYS Theological Education and as executive director of both The Richmond Education Peace Center and The Institute for Southern Studies. Before entering ministry, she served as an officer in the United States Army.
Her background offers Love Call Foundation a partner with experience supporting people through trauma, crisis, and spiritual questions. Within a broader mental health partnership, she can help connect spiritual care with compassionate, person-centered support.