Christian Counseling

Like most counselors, we recognize that personal problems can come about because of physiological, social-environmental influences, and psychological pressures.

We also believe that many problems can be spiritual in nature, resulting from either not understanding Biblical truth or from sinful behavior. We also believe that individuals are created in God's image and can only feel complete and fulfilled through a relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ. Thus, Christian Counseling, as opposed to other kinds of counseling, is very concerned with the spiritual as well as the emotional and physical needs of clients. The main goal of Christian Counseling, like the goal of Christian living, is to enable clients to move toward greater emotional and spiritual health by becoming more like Jesus Christ.

As Christian Counselors, we are not limited to psychological techniques or to our own human effort and wisdom. We believe that God is the real authority in counseling, and He gives us the resources to change. We believe that counseling without the JESUS FACTOR is about as effective as applying a band-aid over a huge bacteria-infested wound. We believe that counseling should involve praying about the Client's difficulties and looking to the authority of the Bible for guidance. In this way, we seek to encourage clients to build dependency on God. The client can find forgiveness for the past, strength, and comfort for the present, and hope for the future by trusting the Lord daily to meet needs and heal emotional wounds. We try to reflect the character of Jesus Christ and to love our clients as He does.  While we do not try to force religion on our clients, we do urge them to develop a RELATIONSHIP with the only true Healer of body, soul, and spirit, Jesus Christ.