What is Christian Counseling?

Have you ever watched a video of counseling or heard horror stories about someone else going to counseling? Have you ever thought, “I’ll never go there because they don’t understand my relationship with Jesus”?

It is vital that Christians seek help when they are going through life stressors, trauma, anxious events, grief, and more. Yet, we have a war raging inside of us about whether counseling will really benefit us.

Christian counseling uses the same modalities that secular counselors use, except we invite God into the session, and we rely on His Wisdom. Without His Help, we cannot get true Peace, so we ask Him to help us learn and process our emotions/events.

For example, if we are using CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), we will recognize the negative thought patterns and apply Scripture to this modality. The Bible teaches us to set our minds on things above, so when an anxious thought appears, we can intentionally set our mind on Scripture and change the way we are thinking.

If we are using DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) to communicate or regulate our emotions, we can meditate on Scripture, which brings a new emotion, and It regulates us. We can also look at how Paul says that love is patient and kind, then find words that reflect this when we communicate with others.  

Christian counseling isn’t looking to the world for the answer; it’s looking to the God who knows the end from the beginning, the One who sits with us in hard times, and the One who says that His burden is light.

Let us come alongside you and help you process emotions, process events, and/or learn how to communicate. There is help and hope when we can help bear one another’s burdens. We are here to provide Christian counseling in Florida and would be honored to be a part of your journey.

Refuge Springs Counseling

Phone: 850-789-8025 850-789-8025850-789-Email: refugespringscounseling25@gmail.com

Florida