State and Local Organizations

The following lists are provided as a source of information for our constituents. Neither FamilyLife nor FamilyLife Today endorse, certify, or verify any of the following counselors, counseling organizations, or training resources. The purpose and objectives of the list are strictly informative and educational.

The official position of FamilyLife and FamilyLife Today on Christian counseling is that persons seeking Christian counseling should consult with their pastors and trusted Christian friends in their community first as they seek how to find a Christian counselor or organization that can help meet their needs.

Regional and Local Organizations:

Alabama

Briarwood Presbyterian Church
Director: Peggy Riley – Lay Counseling Program
2200 Briarwood Way
Birmingham, AL 35243
(205) 776-5281
earkie1@earthlink.net

Warren Counseling Services
Cindy H. Warren
P.O. Box 1947
Daphne, AL 36526
(251) 621-8737
cindyhwarren@yahoo.com

Eastwood Counseling Ministries
Director: Rev Lou Priolo
1701 E Trinity Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36106
(334) 277-8404

Alaska

Fairbanks Baptist Bible College
Director: Rev. Marshall Hamilton
138 Farewell Ave
Fairbanks, AK 99701
iyq@Agci.net

California

Institute for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship
Executive Director: George Scipione
5333 Lake Murray Boulevard
La Mesa, CA 91942-1335
(619) 462-9775
www.ibcd.org

The Bernstein Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy
Director: Dr. Peter M. Bernstein
600 Seavey Road
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707)781-3335, Ext. 2
peter@bernsteininstitute.com
www.bernsteininstitute.com

Biblical Counseling Ctr. of Sonoma County
Director: Rev. Kevin Kirby
620 E Washington St., Ste. 205
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 778-1296
revkevpet@aol.com
www.counselfromthebible.org

Lu Ann Ahrens, MS, LMFT
5015 Canyon Crest Drive, Ste. 106
Riverside, CA 92507
(951) 782-8050 (phone)
(951) 782-9639 (fax)
luahrens@sbcglobal.net
www.luannahrens.com

Biblical Counseling Center
Director: Dr John Street
21726 Placerita Canyon Rd
Santa Clarita, CA 91322
(800) 568-6248 ext 3031
ckropf@masters.edu
www.masters.edu/DeptPageNew.asp?PageID=481

Manuel R. Vazquez
Vazquez Counseling
1152 North Mountain Avenue, Suite 202
Upland, CA 91786
(714) 402-7688

Visalia Evangelical Free Church
Director: Dr Robert Somerville
1317 W Main St
Visalia, CA 93291
(559) 627-3912
bobs@vefc.net

Delaware

Life Enrichment Christian Counseling Center
Biblical counseling
Executive Directors: Dot Huff, Jeff Stark
1006 Wilson Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19803
(302) 478-3848

Florida

Charis Counseling Center
Director: Jim Keller
2714 Rew Circle
Suite 300
Ocoee, FL 34761
(407) 656-3111 (phone)
(407) 656-3973 (fax)
info@chariscounselingcenter.com

Georgia

Crossroads Counseling
Director: Brad Hambrick
3665 Wheeler Road, Suite 1B
Augusta, Georgia 30909
(706) 364-1270
www.crossroadsaugusta.org

Christian Life Coach of Atlanta
Priscilla J. King
4485 Tench Road, Suite 840T
Suwanee, GA 30024
(678) 523-0525
pjking@bellsouth.net

Illinois

Biblical Counseling Center
Dr Ronald Allchin
3233 N Arlington Heights Rd., Ste. 302
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(847) 398-7193
BiblicalCC@aol.com
www.biblicalcounselingctr.org

New Horizons Counseling and Coaching Center
Lynn Bednarz, LCPC, CADC, BCPCC
Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor
237 Southwick Lane
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 951-1457
bednarzlw@ameritech.net

Orenza L. Jaske, LCPC, CADC
600 Spring Hill Ring Road, Suite 110
West Dundee, IL 60118
(846) 338-9076
ojaske@gmail.com

Indiana

Rod & Staff Ministries
PO Box 176
Greenwood, IN 46142
Dr Woodrow Church
(317) 859-6941 ext 278
GodsWord23@aol.com

Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries
Edris Olson
5526 State Road 26 East
Lafayette, IN 47905
(765) 448-1555
eolson@fbcmlafayette.org
www.fbcmlafayette.org

Iowa

Dr. Gary & Barb Rosberg ~ Your Marriage Coaches
2540 106th Street, Suite 101
Des Moines, Iowa 50322
(888) 608-COACH (x9120) (phone)
(515) 334-7486 (fax)
www.drgaryandbarb.com

Louisiana

Dr. Roger Butner
17170 Perkins Rd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 753-7773
www.hopeforyourfamily.com

Biblical Family Soulcare
Director: Rev Sid Galloway
3823 Coventry St
Slidell, LA 70458
(504) 646-1413
sid@soulcare.org
www.soulcare.org

Maine

Hollis Center Baptist Church
Director: Pastor Ron Sargent
Box 180 Hollis Center, ME 04042
(207) 929-4711
ronsargent@sacoriver.net

Massachusetts

Christian Counseling
Craig Mattheson, Pastoral Counselor
446 Prospect Street
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 273-5100
www.craigmattheson.com
craig@craigmattheson.com

Michigan

Biblical Counseling Center
Director: Rev Kenneth Smith
515 Baldwin St Jenison, MI 49428
(616) 457-0050
Ksmith4880@CS.com

Minnesota

Brent Baumler, MS, LPC
Wendy Baumler, MA, LMFT
1500 McAndres Road West, Suite 201
Burnsville, MN 55337
(952) 892-8495
www.bachmanncounseling.com/index.htmlBachmann & Associates, Inc.
Tim Johnson, MSW, LMFT, LICSW
Linda I. Gale, MA, LMFT
Sara Werner, MA, LP, RPT-S
Andrya Dieter, PsyD
8669 Eagle Point Blvd
Lake Elmo, MN 55042
(651) 379-0444
www.bachmanncounseling.com/index.html

Montana

Gallatin Valley Presbyterian Church
514 Terrance Loop Rd
Bozeman, MT 59718
Dr Craig Rowe
(406) 585-2223
craigrrowe@aol.com

New Jersey

Robin Downs
11 Metekunk Drive
Ewing, NJ 08618
(609) 247-4343
downsrobin@aol.com

New York

Grace Counseling Ministry
John J. Iamaio, Ph.D.
649 Adeline Drive
Webster, New York 14580
(585) 671-9365

North Carolina

Pastors for Nouthetic Ministry
Director: Pastor Jim Bledsoe
610 E Lake Dr
Greensboro, NC 27405
(336) 275-9275

Ohio

Directions Counseling
Ryan P. Smith, LISW-S, LCDL-III
6797 North High Street
Suite 350
Columbus, OH 43085
(614) 888-9200
ryansmith@directionscounseling.com

Biblical Counseling Institute
Director: Rev Joe Propri
8146 High St
Garrettsville, OH 44231
(330) 527-4205
info@bci-ohio.com

The Fountain Counseling Ministries
Director: Pastor Will Lohnes
101 Public Square
Medina, OH 44256
(330) 722-4847
will@lohnes.com
www.thefountainofgrace.comClearcreek Chapel Counseling Ministries
Director: Pastor Rick Wilson
P O Box 327
Springboro, OH 45066
(937) 885-2143
joni@clearcreekchapel.org
www.clearcreekchapel.org

Wheelersburg Baptist Church
Director: Pastor Brad Brandt
PO Box 224
Wheelersburg, OH 45694
(740) 574-5116
brandt@zoomnet.net

Pennsylvania

Equipping for Life & Ministry Institute & Counseling Center
Director: Dr Wayne Mack
20 N Main Street
Coopersburg, PA 18034
(610) 282-5532
strengtheningmin@aol.com
www.mackministries.org

Evans Counseling Services
Heather Evans, LCSW
550 E. Station Avenue
Coopersburg, PA 18036
(610) 282-5735
www.heatherevansonline.com
heatherevanslcsw@hotmail.com

Life Enrichment Christian Counseling Center
Biblical counseling
Executive Directors: Dot Huff, Jeff Stark
Erdenheim, Pennsylvania 19038
(215) 481-9878

Christian Counseling Education Foundation (CCEF)
Biblical counseling education and training, resources, seminars
Contact: Ed Welch
1803 E. Willow Grove Avenue
Glenside, PA 19038
(215) 884-7676
www.ccef.org

Gingrich's Therapy Ministry
David W. Musser
100 Forney Road
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 274-1521
gingrichschurch@comcast.net

Nancy Mehesy
15 South Main Street
Manheim, PA 17545
(717) 877-1589
mehesyn@yahoo.com

Thomas Nowak, MA
Christian Counselors Collaborative
801 Union Place
Pittsburgh, PA  15212
412-200-8171
tnowak5@verizon.net

Charis Counseling Services
Christina Moyer
320 North Third Street
Telford, PA 18969
267-440-4306
chris.moyer@pennvalleychurch.org 

South Carolina

Redeemer Presbyterian Church
Director: Dr Jay Adams
3870 Duncan Moore Hwy
Moore, SC 29369
(864) 574-1661
RedeemerChurch@mindspring.com

Grace Harbor Counseling Ministries
Director: Dr. Jon Hagen
P.O. Box 25333
Greenville, SC 29616
(864) 915-7070
info@graceharborministries.org

Jim M. Harbin
Peidmont Psychiatric Services
2094 Woodruff Road
Greenville, SC  29607
864-676-9211, ex. 133
jharbin@piedmontpsych.com

Tennessee

Samuel Rainey
P.O. Box 1143
Franklin, TN 37064
(615) 656-4430 
www.samuelrainey.com

Gail M. Sikes, Ph.D.
127 Jordan Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37421
(423) 894-9878 
www.drgailmsikes.com

Texas

Biblical Counseling Resources
Director: Michael T. McCloskey
8600 Wurzbach Suite 1021
San Antonio, Texas 78240
(210) 692-9992
www.mccloskeycounseling.com

Center for Biblical Counseling
Bruce Edstrom
9401 LBJ Freeway, Suite 420
Dallas, TX 75243
Office Phone: 214-987-1776, ext. 26
(469) 688-3605 (Voicemail) 
www.cbc-dallas.com

Dr. Karl Elkins PhD, ThM, MA, LPC, CSC, DAPA
Christway Counseling Center, P.C.
Christian Marriage Counseling Specialist
952 Echo Lane, Suite 376
Houston, TX 77024-3821
drelkins@christwaycounseling.com
http://www.christwaycounseling.com
(832) 358-0900 (phone)
(832) 358-0901 (fax)

Virginia

Christian Counseling & Training Center, Inc.
Director: Andrew Redford
3602 Floyd Ave.
Richmond, VA 23221
(804) 358-1343 (phone)
(804) 358-9849 (fax)
info@cctcinc.org

West Virginia

Grace Fellowship Church
Director: Rev Robert Jones
2296 Joy Lane
Culloden, WV 25510
(304)562-6604
rdavidjones@juno.com

Wisconsin

The Center for Christian Counseling, Consultation and Training
Shauna Ezell, MSW, MA, LCSW
Kirstin Magnuson, MA, LMFT
Cheri Milton, MS, MFT
Amy Vincent, MS, MA, LCSW
Clinical Director: Kevin Randall
5310 Wall Street, Suite 500
Madison, WI 53718
(608) 274-8294
http://www.christian-counseling-center.com/home/