Christian Pastoral Counseling in Fort Payne, Alabama

Pastoral counseling is a branch of counseling in which psychologically trained ministers, rabbis, priests, imams, and other persons provide therapy services.  Pastoral counselors integrate modern psychological thought and method with traditional religious training in an effort to address psychospiritual issues in addition to the traditional spectrum of counseling services.

What distinguishes pastoral counseling from other forms of counseling and psychotherapy is the role and accountability of the counselor and his or her understanding and expression of the pastoral relationship.  Pastoral counselors are representatives of the central images of life and its meaning affirmed by their religious communities.  Thus pastoral counseling offers a relationship to that understanding of life and faith.  Pastoral counseling uses both psychological and theological resources to deepen its understanding of the pastoral relationship.  Membership in several organizations that combine theology and mental health has grown in recent years.  Some pastoral counselors have developed special training programs to encourage cooperation between religious professionals and medical professionals on treatment of issues like addiction, since spirituality is an important part of recovery for many people.

We offer Christian Pastoral Counseling at the Synergy Counseling Center in Fort Payne, Alabama.

Synergy Counseling Center
521 Gault Avenue N
Fort Payne, AL 35967
256-273-7216
www.SynergyCounselingCenter.net