Marriage and Family Therapist, EdD; EdS; MA; MA; LCMFT#0404011018; BCCLC#0131
At LEAPS we approach Christian Counseling by first learning about client’s spiritual history, faith preferences, and commitments. We adopt a systematic protocol to gather relevant information about their Christian faith. A clinical spiritual assessment is conducted prior to the implementation of any prescribe treatment approach, thereby achieving consistently favorable solution-driven outcomes. For example, we use the FICA tool: faith, importance, community, and address protocol:
• Do you consider yourself a person of faith and how would you describe your faith tradition?
• What importance does your faith have in your life?
• Are you a member of a local church or faith community?
• How would you like me to address these spiritual matters?
Ultimately, our goal is to use Christian principles integrated with proven therapeutic approaches to help resolve your mental health challenges.