Many people think that only a certain "type" of person needs counseling, someone who fits into a certain category; however, that line of thinking is very far from the truth. In times of family crisis, illness, marriage breakdown, or other stress factors, any person may benefit from talking to a caring professional, who can offer insights or a perspective different from their own.
Often a person in a crisis situation has lost hope that their situation can or will ever be any different. Hope is essential to life as oil is to an engine. When we lose hope we lose motivation. A person may regret past failure(s) and feel worthless. With GOD, we don't have to look back with regret, we can look forward with hope! God can change any situation and He can restore hope.
Over the years, God has seen fit to bless my counseling and I have seen a number of marriages restored, parent/child relationships healed, and individuals--both young and older--whose lives have been changed for the better. We named our service ADVANCE because we like the meaning of the word; it can mean: to progress; to move on; to go on; to help on; to aid; to cause to move forward; to accelerate the growth or progress.
Often a person in a crisis situation has lost hope that their situation can or will ever be any different. Hope is essential to life as oil is to an engine. When we lose hope we lose motivation. A person may regret past failure(s) and feel worthless. With GOD, we don't have to look back with regret, we can look forward with hope! God can change any situation and He can restore hope.
Over the years, God has seen fit to bless my counseling and I have seen a number of marriages restored, parent/child relationships healed, and individuals--both young and older--whose lives have been changed for the better. We named our service ADVANCE because we like the meaning of the word; it can mean: to progress; to move on; to go on; to help on; to aid; to cause to move forward; to accelerate the growth or progress.
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In 1992, I found out I was losing my eyesight to complicated glaucoma.
Shortly thereafter, I spent five months at the Criss Cole Rehab Center for the Blind, in Austin, Texas.
On the advice of my vocational counselor there (who was aware that I had counseled and was able to help some of the staff and clients at the Rehab Center), I decided to study toward a degree in the field of counseling.
Using a closed-circuit TV, reading two words (or less) at a time, I earned my Ph.
D. in 1998.
I have been doing counseling as a ministry since 1994.
Shortly thereafter, I spent five months at the Criss Cole Rehab Center for the Blind, in Austin, Texas.
On the advice of my vocational counselor there (who was aware that I had counseled and was able to help some of the staff and clients at the Rehab Center), I decided to study toward a degree in the field of counseling.
Using a closed-circuit TV, reading two words (or less) at a time, I earned my Ph.
D. in 1998.
I have been doing counseling as a ministry since 1994.
Stop a moment to consider what might happen in our homes and marriages if we were to take God's advice seriously and "clothe" ourselves with these characteristics.
What if we "wore" these qualities every time our spouse failed or hurt us?
I want to especially focus on the aspect of forgiveness.
Many marriages are gradually eroded and eventually destroyed because one partner is unable (actually unwilling) to forgive the other.
Many people are more willing to let go of their marriage than to let go of an offense (or hurt) through forgiveness.
What if we "wore" these qualities every time our spouse failed or hurt us?
I want to especially focus on the aspect of forgiveness.
Many marriages are gradually eroded and eventually destroyed because one partner is unable (actually unwilling) to forgive the other.
Many people are more willing to let go of their marriage than to let go of an offense (or hurt) through forgiveness.
Anger in and of itself is not wrong.
It is an emotion given to us by God.
As with other God-given emotions, we tend to use it sometimes in a destructive manner.
People often have a distorted understanding of what anger really encompasses - to many, it is only pure uncontrolled rage, or seething hostility.
Frequently, when a Christian counseling professional suggests to someone that anger may be at the root of some of their problems, they will deny they are angry.
When they learn to appropriately identify anger, they can learn appropriate ways to manage anger.
It is an emotion given to us by God.
As with other God-given emotions, we tend to use it sometimes in a destructive manner.
People often have a distorted understanding of what anger really encompasses - to many, it is only pure uncontrolled rage, or seething hostility.
Frequently, when a Christian counseling professional suggests to someone that anger may be at the root of some of their problems, they will deny they are angry.
When they learn to appropriately identify anger, they can learn appropriate ways to manage anger.
Hope is an important element for success in living.
Therefore, an important goal in my counseling is to give hope.
To have hope is to "cherish a desire with expectation of fulfillment."
Hope is a key ingredient in how we function -- it gives us the incentive to perform in our job/career, in our home and marriage, our parenting, even in our hobbies.
Hope is essential to life as oil is to an engine.
When we lose hope we lose motivation.
The Bible tells us that "hope deferred (postponed, delayed) makes the heart sick."
Therefore, an important goal in my counseling is to give hope.
To have hope is to "cherish a desire with expectation of fulfillment."
Hope is a key ingredient in how we function -- it gives us the incentive to perform in our job/career, in our home and marriage, our parenting, even in our hobbies.
Hope is essential to life as oil is to an engine.
When we lose hope we lose motivation.
The Bible tells us that "hope deferred (postponed, delayed) makes the heart sick."
Several people have asked why we do not post testimonies of people who have benefitted from counseling.
Because of the personal nature of counseling, people often do not like to let others know they are in (or have been in) counseling; therefore, they do not like to write of their experience in counseling.
God has seen fit to bless my counseling ministry and I have seen a number of marriages restored, parent/child relationships healed, and individuals--both young and older--whose lives have been changed for the better.
Because of the personal nature of counseling, people often do not like to let others know they are in (or have been in) counseling; therefore, they do not like to write of their experience in counseling.
God has seen fit to bless my counseling ministry and I have seen a number of marriages restored, parent/child relationships healed, and individuals--both young and older--whose lives have been changed for the better.
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