Vision
To create a safe environment where persons can address their emotional and mental health issues and to have the counselor walk with them through their present brokenness and darkness towards hope, wholeness, and redemption.
The story in the book of Luke begins to unfold with two people on the road to Emmaus, in a state of emotional crisis. They were greatly discouraged, confused, feeling hopeless, and in despair. It is at this precise moment when Jesus showed up and began to walk with them. ... Jesus himself came up and walked along with them…
NIV, Luke 24: 15
And as persons embrace their own story of pain in the security of being known, they will be able to:
1. receive God’s love,
2. respond by loving God,
3. love others authentically, and
4. contribute to their social community as an emotionally and mentally healthy individual.
Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
NIV, Matthew 22:37-39
Goal
To integrate Christian faith with counseling practices in an effort to address the needs of the whole person: body, mind, spirit, emotions, and relationships.
It’s impossible to be spiritually mature, while remaining emotionally immature.
Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Unleashing a Revolution in Your Life in Christ.
Ignoring our emotions is turning our back on reality. Listening to our emotions ushers us into reality. And reality is where we meet God. … Emotions are the language of the soul. They are the cry that gives the heart a voice. … In neglecting our intense emotions, we are false to ourselves and lose a wonderful opportunity to know God.
Dan Allender and Temper Longman III, The Cry of the Soul.
Counseling Specialties
Marital Issues
Family Issues
Premarital Issues (Prepare/Enrich Certified)
Loss and Grief
Abuse and Trauma
Depression
Anxiety
Co-occurring Issues (addictions and mental health)
Cultural Issues
Consulting to Asian American ministries (local churches, college fellowships)
Find Emmaus Counseling and Consulting Services, LLC on facebook.