About Christian Counseling & Coaching

Christian Counseling & Coaching offers Mental Health Counseling, Pastoral Counseling, Coaching, and Spiritual Advising: If you are not sure which category you fall into, read from the descriptions below:

Mental Health Counseling: focuses on the mental, emotional, and relational well-being of individuals (including children and adolescents), couples, and families. The core of their work lies in understanding how relationships and family systems influence a person’s overall functioning and mental health. LMFTs are trained to assess, diagnose, and treat a broad range of psychological issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, marital conflict, parenting challenges, and communication problems. Their therapeutic approach often explores patterns of interaction, unresolved relational wounds, and systemic dynamics that contribute to distress. Rather than viewing a client in isolation, LMFTs consider the broader relational and social context, working to restore healthy functioning within the family unit or support system. Through evidence-based interventions and a compassionate therapeutic alliance, they aim to promote healing, strengthen relationships, and empower clients to make lasting, meaningful change. Mental Health Counseling is often covered by insurance. Please read the FAQ page under counseling.

Pastoral Counseling: focuses on the integration of psychological understanding with spiritual and theological insight to support individuals seeking healing, direction, and growth within the framework of their faith. Rooted in a Christian worldview, pastoral counseling addresses emotional, relational, and spiritual concerns through a compassionate, biblically informed lens. While it may incorporate elements of traditional counseling—such as listening, reflection, and guidance—it uniquely emphasizes the role of God, Scripture, prayer, and the Holy Spirit in the healing process. Pastoral counselors often help individuals navigate issues like grief, guilt, moral conflict, forgiveness, identity, and spiritual dryness, offering comfort and wisdom grounded in biblical truth. Unlike licensed clinical therapy, pastoral counseling is typically provided by ordained ministers or trained spiritual advisors and does not involve diagnosis or treatment of mental disorders, unless the pastoral counselor also holds a clinical license. Its primary goal is to promote spiritual restoration, emotional resilience, and a deeper connection to God’s purpose and presence in the client’s life. Pastoral Counseling is NOT covered by insurance.

Coaching: focuses on helping individuals identify goals, overcome obstacles, and unlock their personal or professional potential through a structured, forward-moving process. Unlike therapy, which often addresses past trauma or mental health issues, coaching emphasizes growth, clarity, and action in the present and future. A coach partners with clients to clarify vision, set measurable objectives, develop strategies, and build the confidence and accountability needed to achieve meaningful change. Whether in the context of leadership, career development, relationships, or life transitions, coaching empowers individuals to recognize their strengths, challenge limiting beliefs, and make intentional decisions that align with their values and desired outcomes. The process is collaborative, goal-oriented, and non-clinical, offering practical tools and insight to help clients move from where they are to where they want to be. Coaching is NOT covered by insurance.

Spiritual Advising: focuses on guiding individuals in their relationship with God, the development of their spiritual life, and the discernment of purpose and direction in various areas of life and business from a faith-based perspective. This role centers on helping people navigate spiritual questions, deepen their understanding of Scripture, and align their lives with biblical truth and divine calling. Spiritual advisors offer wisdom, prayer, and pastoral insight to support clients through seasons of transition, crisis, or growth, often addressing issues such as identity, forgiveness, calling, and spiritual warfare. Unlike therapy or coaching, spiritual advising is not clinical or performance-based; it is deeply relational and rooted in the belief that healing, guidance, and transformation come through the work of the Holy Ghost. The goal is to nurture spiritual maturity, encourage obedience to the voice of God and His word, and provide Christ-centered counsel that brings peace, clarity, and alignment with God’s purposes.