
What We’re Thinking About
Welcome to our blog!
Every week, we publish articles written by our counselors on various mental health, spiritual formation, or overall wellness topics.
In Pursuit of Perfection
Humans have been chasing perfection forever. Can humankind reach perfection and not have a need to strive anymore?
Love Languages and the People Around Us
Love languages are most known in the context of couples, but they show up in other relationships too.
How Curiosity Can Improve Your Mental Health
Curiosity has a way of opening us up, both to ourselves and the world.
Love Your Social Media Neighbor
What does Scripture say about the way we interact with others on social media?
Is It Selfish to Focus on Myself?
It might seem selfish to prioritize yourself, but it actually leads to a healthier life—for yourself and others.
2023 Summer Reading List
Add one of these theological and psychological books to your summer reading list!
Striving to Thrive
Every human is a striver who desires to reach fulfillment and satisfaction. So, is striving healthy, essential, or even biblical?
Be Not Quick to Resolve All Conflict
There is a sharp difference between managing conflicts at the surface level and resolving underlying attitudes.
Mental Health Awareness Month: How to Talk About Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Our fourth week will examine how to talk about mental health with others.
Forgotten Vices, Forgotten Virtues: Envy vs. Gratitude
Envy has a way of blinding us to the reality of God’s goodness. Gratitude can restore our sight.
Mental Health Awareness Month: Self-Harm
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Our third week will examine self-harm.
Counselor Spotlight: Brynn
Brynn Gutelius, LAC discusses time spent at the beach, counseling through life transitions, and “Anne of Green Gables.”
Not All Bad: A Look at the Benefits of Social Media
Drew Fort, LAC looks at some of the forgotten benefits of social media.
Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! For our second week, we’re looking at depression.
Mental Health Awareness Month: Anxiety
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! First up, we’re looking at the common issue of anxiety.
Deciphering Your Love Language
There is no better way to feel loved and enhance emotional connection than to learn and speak our partner’s love language.
The Emotional Impact of Miscarriage and Infertility
One of the difficulties of motherhood may happen long before delivery. Miscarriage and infertility are facts of life that are difficult to bear.
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.