The Birth of GPC
Greater Purpose Counseling (GPC) started when I continued to meet people in the Church struggling with various life situations after they were continually told to, ‘Pray on it’, but not encouraging to seek Clinical Professional support. While prayer works, needs to be involved with life situations, there are times that a Clinical Therapist is needed. We are created with a mind, a body, and a spirit that feels all emotions humanly possible. We are not always protected from learned behaviors, internal chemical make-up, or external trauma. As I have met with more people in the Church, it became clear that there was not enough Clinical Professionals to support the people who seek after the heart of God. There are times in life a person may struggle within the Spiritual realm, with needing to change inappropriate learned behaviors, need support with an internal chemical stressor, or need to learn how to live life after trauma.
Many times people struggle with comorbid mental health diagnosis and need support in being able to identify how to separate the various stressors, while applying appropriate coping skills in a judgement free space. It also became clear the while many Church Leaders desire to support the Saints of the Church, they lack in the training due to it not being available to them. Training that supports the Church Team on how to function cohesively, identify mental health behaviors, be trauma informed, learn current language, or identify when they need to refer out will help support the Body of Christ with healing. The lack of continued training has the potential to cause members of the Body of Christ to walk away forever. GPC also recognizes a lack of Clinical support for Ministers and their families when life turns upside down. Just as Job lost everything, our Ministers and their families go through trials that need Clinical support without judgement for being human during very human experiences.
My goal is to support the Body of Christ by bridging both Evidenced Based Clinical Therapy combined with Biblical Christian faith by meeting people where they are at and moving forward through their journey. GPC wants to empower Ministry Teams with education to be able to support the Saints in their home churches or schools. The logo for GPC embodies that we all have roots that support us that are unseen by many people. Situations in our life change as the seasons change the tree with various colors to represent our emotions. As the leaves fall and dissolve, our struggles, stressors, and trauma should also fall off and dissolve with the help of God, prayer, and Clinical therapy. Through the process of therapy, emotions should change, improve, and be full of life while moving forward.
