These beliefs form the basis of our work with each client, building on biblical wisdom and Christian spiritual formation. We also believe that the best of modern mental health clinical practice is also a God-given tool that can be used to create a holistic approach to healing body and soul. In other words, the combination of both biblical and clinical counseling creates a bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessment and intervention that is highly successful in helping people overcome current crises and grow into Christian maturity.

Belief into Practice
Like most therapists, we recognize that personal problems can be traced to physiology, social-environmental influences, and psychological pressures. We will always explore those issues with our clients, but we also believe and understand that many problems are spiritual in nature. We strongly believe that individuals are created in God’s image and can only feel complete and free when they are in proper relationship to Him. As both clinical and pastoral counselors, we are holistic--being concerned about spiritual health as well as the emotional and physical needs of our clients.

As counselors, we are not limited to psychological techniques or to our own human knowledge and training. We believe that God is the real authority in counseling and gives us the resources to change attitudes and behavior. We believe specifically that counseling without integrating the life and teaching of Jesus is about as effective as applying a band-aid over an infected wound.

We do not pressure or force religion on our clients; we simply encourage them to develop a relationship with the only true Healer of the body, soul and spirit.

These spiritual methods, combined with the clinical treatment model of creating behavioral definitions, short and long term objectives, and therapeutic interventions form the holistic approach of responsible counseling.