We provide Christian counseling and resources to heal and help others in need.
11/10/2025
FREE Resource for Educators!
Our Determination, Perseverance, & Perfectionism Toolkit helps students learn how to set positive goals, persevere through challenges, and handle mistakes with grace — all through a faith-based lens.
This ready-to-use resource includes age-specific slide decks (early childhood through middle school), activities, and parent connections to easily incorporate social and emotional learning in the classroom.
If you’ve been thinking about trying one of our HealthyMe x3 Toolkits, this is the perfect time to start!
11/07/2025
💛 True peace isn’t found in our circumstances. It’s found in God. His peace is steady, unshaken, and available to you today.
11/06/2025
When life feels overwhelming, more support can make all the difference. 💙
Our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) offers Christ-centered care and connection for adults who need a higher level of support.
🏃♂️With the school year in full swing and the holiday season approaching, many families are juggling packed schedules — sports, clubs, music, homework… the list goes on. But even good things can become overwhelming without balance.
In this article, we explore why kids (and adults!) need downtime — unstructured moments that allow for rest, reflection, and real connection.
God didn’t design us to be constantly on the go. Just like our kids need to learn and grow, they also need space to breathe, imagine, and rest in His goodness.
Discover why children need downtime. Learn how unstructured rest helps kids recharge, grow in faith, and build stronger family connections.
11/04/2025
Anxiety is the most common mental health struggle in the U.S., affecting nearly 1 in 5 people each year. But anxiety isn’t just “in your head.” It’s real, biological, emotional, and spiritual. And we have a new resource to help!
In this FREE course, CFS counselor Julie Straseske (LPC) and Pastor Titus Buelow walk with you through the science, the faith, and the hope God provides for healing.
💬 “God uses His Word to give peace to the anxious and hope to the depressed.”
10/30/2025
👋 Hello from the Wisconsin Lutheran State Teacher’s Conference! We’re excited to connect with so many dedicated Christian educators at Wisconsin Lutheran High School this week. 💙
Counselor Katie Martin (and Angela Glaeske) are representing CFS, sharing resources to support mental health and wellness, including our counseling and school-based services, new online anxiety course, and HealthyMe x3 toolkits for social-emotional learning in the classroom.
📍 Our Hartford counseling location is now located at Peace Lutheran Church, right across the street from our previous location at Spero Gardens.
We’ve been blessed to serve clients from this welcoming new space over the past couple months, a comfortable setting where we continue to provide compassionate, Christ-centered counseling care for adults, youth, teens, and families.
10/27/2025
Last week, our Board of Directors extended a divine call to Pastor Greg Lyon to serve as President of CFS.
Pastor Lyon currently serves as Campus Pastor at Wisconsin Lutheran College and is also an LPC-IT counselor on our CFS team. He has a deep understanding of both ministry and mental health care.
Please keep Pastor Lyon in your prayers as he deliberates this call, seeking where God would have him serve, either here at CFS or continuing in his ministry at WLC. 🙏
10/24/2025
We’re grateful for the opportunity for Ken Schmidt, one of our counselors, to speak with residents at Spero Gardens about understanding depression and anxiety in adults 55+. 💙
While a big part of our ministry is with youth and teens, serving adults and seniors is also important! We bring Christ-centered care and support to those in need, wherever they may be in their journey in this world.
10/23/2025
October is Bullying Prevention Month, a great time to equip children with tools to build kindness, empathy, and respect. 💙
Our Tattling & Bullying Toolkit is designed to help teachers guide students in using their words and actions to support, not harm, others.
This month, we’re offering 50% off. Just use code HealthyMe50 at checkout!
Each toolkit includes:
✔ Slide decks for early childhood, elementary, and middle school levels — ready to use with presenter notes
✔ Group and individual activities to reinforce learning
✔ A parent letter for home connection
✔ Recommended books and printable posters
Tattling & Bullying Toolkit for preschool, elementary, and middle school children. Teach kids to handle conflicts and treat others with Christ-like respect.
10/22/2025
🚨 Youth Mental Health First Aid Training is coming to Washington County (WI) on Saturday, November 15 at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School. Sign up soon as spots are filling up fast!
This one-day training will equip you with the tools to recognize and respond to youth mental health challenges - skills that could truly make a difference in a young person’s life.
✅ Normally $170 - FREE if you register by November 10 thanks to a grant from Washington County Health & Human Services Behavioral Health!
✅ Certification from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing included
✅ Open to all adults (18+) - anyone who regularly interacts with teens
We’re thankful for the opportunity for Sarah Reik to speak with juniors at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School about careers in counseling and mental health! 💚
It’s a blessing to encourage the next generation to consider how they can serve others through Christ-centered care.
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As Christians, we have found such joy and peace in God that we desire to share it with others. We not only want to bring the Good News of salvation to those individuals who are of our faith, but we also want to do as the Lord has commanded us in Galatians 6:10, saying: “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people.”
This is the reason for which Christian Family Solutions (formerly referred to as Wisconsin Lutheran Child & Family Service) was first established—to do good to all people.
On July 13, 1965, the Board of Directors filed the Articles of Incorporation for Wisconsin Lutheran Convalescent Home, Inc. (WLCH). The Green Tree Gardens Convalescent and Nursing Home was purchased, and WLCH began operating the facility on August 1, 1965.
In January of 1966, it was decided that the WLCH was in need of expanded services not only to accommodate more patients and residents, but also to provide social services.
On March 4, 1966, the name of the agency was officially changed to Wisconsin Lutheran Child & Family Service, Inc. (WLCFS).
Later, in October 2011, the WLCFS became known as Christian Family Solutions. This allowed for more expansive branding and communicated the organization’s global reach.
Over the decades, our programs and services have changed, grown, and adapted with the changing needs of those we serve. Our outreach now extends to all those who are in need of our healing and helping ministry.
We work as a team to reach out and make an impact on the lives of all, while living out our mission of “healing and helping people in need through the ministry of Jesus Christ.”
