Bridget L. Piggue, Th.D. is a leader and educator in the field of Pastoral Theology, Care & Counseling. Her focus and passion in ministry has been to accompany spiritual leaders in the development of greater self-awareness and mental health. Through the disciplines of psychology, theology, spirituality and the sciences she has devoted her vocational call to educating and empowering those committed to growth, healing and transformation.
Dr. Piggue earned her Bachelors of Science in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin; her Master of Divinity in Pastoral Care & Counseling from the Interdenominational Theological Center; and her Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. Bridget is a native of Compton, California and subsequently San Antonio, Texas, before making Atlanta, Ga. her home.
Dr. Piggue is also an ACPE Certified Educator and ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. With over twenty-five years of tenure at Emory she serves as the Director of Spiritual Health at Emory University Hospital Midtown where she leads a staff of chaplains in the spiritual care of those who encounter trauma and crisis within and beyond the clinical setting.
Dr. Piggue’s vision and promotion of wholeness for all people has opened doors for her to minister in numerous settings also dedicated to this call. She is currently working on a book drawn from her doctoral research and preparing for the creation of her FIERCELYHEALING institute.