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I view my work in counseling/therapy as a ministry based on Christian values and clinically sound therapeutic techniques. I offer this therapy to individuals and families struggling with a variety of issues. I have earned a master’s degree in religious education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a master's degree in clinical psychology from Illinois State University. I am licensed by the state of West Virginia as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). The International Board of Christian Counselors has recognized me as a Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor (BCPCC). I have been providing counseling/therapy to children, adolescents, individual adults, and families since 1992.

I believe in assisting others to use their God-given abilities to grow as healthy individuals and families. I understand that the life at stake is not my own. It will be your responsibility to make life changes, applying what you learn in therapy as God leads. I use a variety of approaches, including but not limited to rational-emotive, solution-focused, trauma reprocessing, communication-based and strength-building couples counseling, and Christian counseling. Further description of each of these approaches is available.

About Christian Counseling
 

Modern Christian counseling builds from biblical wisdom and Christian spiritual formation, salted with be best of modern mental health clinical practice for client and community betterment. It is holistic in that it is oriented toward a bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessment and in intervention. Christian counselors of all kinds—when in the client’s interest, with their consent, and when appropriate in therapy—pray for and with clients, read the Bible and make reference to Scripture, encourage the confession of sin, the practice of forgiveness, and the making of amends, support the practice of spiritual disciplines, and give assistance or make referral for spiritual warfare and other specialized practices. At its best, Christian counseling integrates these spiritual practices and biblical truths with the best theory and proven methods of the mental health professions.  
 

(The above is adapted from “21^st-century Christian Counseling” “A Statement for Credentialing and Public Communication to be advocated by the American Association of Christian Counselors and the International Board of Christian Counselors, January, 2006”)    
 

Many people find this approach valuable in introducing a power for change beyond that which the client thinks personally attainable, thereby increasing hope. Some clients may find that there are elements of this approach that call them to re-evaluate traditional religious practices and/or the teaching of their local congregation.

                             
                                    
                                      more than just a quiet presence
                                    for over 35 years
                                  and now a samaritan counseling center

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