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Overcoming addiction is not just a matter of will-power or “trying harder.” When Christians struggle with addiction of any kind, it’s important to address the root issue of why addiction has taken hold of one’s life. Working with a Christian counselor for addiction, whether to substances, pornography, or anything else can lead you to long-lasting recovery. We will help you heal not just through your own power, but through the ultimate healing power of relationship with Christ.

You may have heard that “it’s a sin to worry” because it shows a lack of faith. And if you’re a person struggling with anxiety, this may have made you feel more broken or more of a failure. In reality, true anxiety is a much deeper problem than “worrying too much.” It is a clinical issue. While God certainly doesn’t want you to live a life ruled by worry and anxiety, He also doesn’t shame you for this struggle. During work with a Christian counselor for anxiety, you can expect to address why you’ve become anxious and be given strategies to cope in moments where anxiety feels too much. You’ll learn to rediscover who you are in Christ, freeing you from the burden of the anxious need for control. 

In a marriage where one or both partners have engaged in an affair, it may feel as though there is no path forward except for divorce. But if you’re a Christian, you know that this is not what God wants for His children. Healing and reconciliation can happen when both spouses are ready and willing to put in the work. Affair recovery is best guided by a Christian counselor who understands not only the work necessary to repair relationships, but also the spiritual work both parties will need to put in to move forward together, stronger and more able to face challenges in the future. 

When you hear the phrase “couples’ counseling” you probably conjure up a lot of references from movies and television of a couple who has been at each other’s throats for weeks that inevitably ends up apart. However, this is not the goal of Christian couples’ counseling. Counseling for a couple can be to work through a new issue such as infertility, to learn to communicate better before it becomes an issue, or to address individual issues together prior to marriage. Healthy couples who want to maintain a healthy relationship as well as couples actively struggling can benefit from working with a Christian counselor who understands not just communication techniques and conflict resolution, but can also help you place Christ at the center of your relationship, loving one another as He first loved us. 

Similar to anxiety, depression is a clinical mental health problem, not just a problem with your will power to “feel more happy” or “embrace joy.” Christians may feel particularly that their depression is not real or that it’s wrong to be depressed. If you are struggling with depression, we want you to know that it is okay if you’re not okay right now. You are loved, valued, treasured, and fearfully and wonderfully made. You were created for a purpose. Christian counseling can help you to work through your depression, to learn coping skills, and to find deeper purpose and joy in your life while still acknowledging the very real issue of depression.

Grief is one of the many things God never intended for us to feel. Before the fall, humans never knew loss. But because we live in a world riddled with sin, loss is inevitable. Grief has been described as “love with nowhere to go” and it is a deep, penetrating experience. As Christians we may often feel our grief experience dulled by platitudes like “they’re in a better place now,” but that doesn’t take away the pain of grief. Working with a Christian counselor can help you to process the pain of a loss and give you healthy ways to express your grief as you learn to live in your life after the loss.

There are few responsibilities we as Christians are given that carry more weight than raising our children. But unfortunately, our kids don’t come with a manual. Raising children who are not just good people, but who also love God and serve Him is incredibly difficult, especially when things don’t go according to plan and it feels like the world is working against us. Working with a Christian counselor can be beneficial for parents wanting to equip their children for the world they’re growing up in. A counselor can help you learn about setting boundaries with kids, discipline, communication, navigating technology, and more!

Whether you’re in a co-parenting situation after joining a blended family or after a divorce from your spouse, learning to parent children separately but on the same team is an incredible challenge. As Christians, it’s important to make sure the children in a co-parenting situation see the adults treat one another with respect, kindness, and love, even if you don’t always see eye-to-eye. By working with a Christian counselor, you can ensure that you set yourself up for success at the beginning of a co-parenting arrangement. Or, if things have become frustrating in your co-parenting situation for whatever reason, it may be time to work with a counselor. They can help you to refocus yourselves on what is most important through the lens of how we as Christians should interact with one another, prioritizing communication, conflict resolution, and a united front that most benefits the kids.