What we believe about
Christian Counselling
We believe in the relevancy of what the Word of God teaches us today about any and all challenges we are facing today. In Christian Counselling, we explore and seek a deeper and true understanding of: our core identity in Christ, the foundations of our faith, and the tension between the world we live in and the truth of God’s Word. Christian counselling is a place to bring your real-life laments, struggles, and heartache. It's a space to not only seek refuge in the Strong Tower but to understand why and how.
Theology and evidenced-based psychology are not opposing forces. Rather, we believe that God has given us grace to understand all true things. Christian counselling does not dismiss external sources of wisdom, instead it critically examines them through the lens of Scripture and when applicable, carefully incorporates them into counselling.
Wisdom
in Relationship
Counselling is an exchange of wisdom in relationship. When we share our innermost struggles, we want to know that the recipient in that sacred moment is receiving and responding with their trust in the wisdom of the God of the Bible.
When the authority of Scripture is the absolute foundation in a conversation between believers, the God who made you, knows you, and loves you can and will redeem you. When the Holy Spirit is invited, revelation is inevitable.
What makes biblical counselling biblical?
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Scripture is the light that reveals who God is and who we are
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Scripture is the interpretive lens for all of life – for interpreting people, understanding their problems, and determining the solutions to these problems
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For counselling to be "biblical”, it must be consistent with the central message of the Bible: the restoration of all things through Jesus Christ
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Scripture reveals the character and relational approach necessary for counsellors and counsellees
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Scripture gives us shape to how we conceptualize counselling, and how we work in counselling
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Scripture trains us to use its ideas even if we are not quoting chapter and verse
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The Bible shapes our goals for change
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We use Scripture explicitly to further intentional conversation and goals in counselling
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“Biblical counselling” means that we utilize “extra biblical” information carefully and cautiously