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Every week, we publish articles written by our counselors on various mental health, spiritual formation, or overall wellness topics.
Am I Failing as a Believer if I Need to Go to Counseling?
There’s a common misconception among Christians that struggling with depression or anxiety is some kind of failure in faith. But that’s not the case.
Christians and Therapy: Won’t God Fix My Problems?
Christians sometimes ask, why would I need to go to counseling if God can just fix my problem? Pete Ruffini, LPC offers his perspective on the matter.
Why It’s Ok to Have Jesus and a Therapist Too
Having faith in God and needing help from an expert on this side of eternity aren’t incompatible.
Trauma Is The Great Silencer
Kim finishes her series on trauma and examines trauma as it relates to stress or threat responses.
God and Suffering (Pt. 3): One Counselor’s Perspective
Finishing his series on God and suffering, Peter Ruffini, LPC looks at five ways God can redeem suffering for good.
God and Suffering (Pt. 2): One Counselor’s Perspective
Continuing his series on God and suffering, Peter Ruffini, LPC builds our understanding of how God views suffering and how he views us as we experience it.
God and Suffering (Pt. 1): One Counselor’s Perspective
In the first part of his series on understanding God and suffering, Peter Ruffini, LPC examines his own experience of suffering and forms a theological framework for the topic.
Trauma: No Drama
In the first part of her series on understanding trauma, Kimberly Fritsch, LAC addresses some misconceptions and shows how trauma is so much more than being “dramatic.”