Christian Counseling Collective

02/21/2026

February is often considered the month of love. While many are savoring chocolates, admiring flowers, and swooning over poems, there are others quietly navigating a very different experience: missing someone they love.

In Lori’s latest article, she reframes grief as the feeling of having a piece of your heart missing, whether through death, divorce, distance, or other life changes. She offers gentle guidance on navigating grief, encouraging emotional honesty, self-care, and using meaningful expression as pathways toward healing.

To read more, click this link.

February, the month of love, is here. While many are savoring chocolates, admiring flowers, and swooning over poems, there are others quietly navigating a very different experience: missing someone they love. In Lori’s latest article, she reframes grief as the feeling of having a piece of your hea...

02/19/2026

Kelli Simmerok and Diana Wu's upcoming GriefShare Support Group at Church on the Hill in San Jose starts a week from today! Hosted weekly on Wednesdays, 6:30–8:30 pm, from February 25 to May 20, 2026.

This 13-week support group is a safe, welcoming space for building community, gaining understanding, offering encouragement, and reigniting hope. Kelli and Diana will offer practical guidance and compassionate support as you navigate the difficult emotions of grief.

You don't have to walk through grief alone; to register or learn more, click this link: https://find.griefshare.org/groups/289863

02/14/2026

At Christian Counseling Collective, we believe love is more than a romantic feeling, but a way of being that can be transformational.

Love looks like showing up for therapy even when it’s hard, offering yourself grace instead of criticism, repairing relationships with humility, allowing God’s compassion to steady your nervous system, and choosing connection over isolation.

Whether you are married, single, grieving, healing, rebuilding, or growing, you are deeply loved.

Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at CCC! 💙

02/14/2026

Grieving the loss of a loved one? You don’t have to go through it alone.

Kelli Simmerok and Diana Wu's upcoming GriefShare Support Group at Church on the Hill in San Jose is a safe, welcoming space for understanding, encouragement, and hope. This 13-week group offers practical guidance and compassionate support as you navigate the difficult emotions of grief.

Weekly on Wednesdays, starting February 25 to May 20, 2026, from 6:30–8:30 PM.

To register or learn more, click this link: https://find.griefshare.org/groups/289863

02/12/2026

There is less than a week left to register for our four-week virtual workshop series, "Healing from Attachment Injury," starting February 19th, facilitated by Dorothy Chen, MA, AMFT.

Meetings will be hosted on Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on Zoom. Participants can attend all four weeks or choose a single session; each meeting includes psychoeducation and time for discussion and Q&A.

Registration closes on Monday, February 16th. Follow this link to learn more and save your spot!

Back to All Events Healing from Attachment Injury: four-week virtual workshop series Thursday, February 19, 2026 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Google Calendar ICS Cost: $100 for four weeks or $30 for a single sessionThursdays from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: February 19th, February 26th, March 5th, and March 12th Regi...

02/03/2026

Meet our newest hire, Beebe Doe! Beebe is an Associate Clinical Social Worker who focuses on trauma recovery, stress management, anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem, and more.

To learn more about Beebe or to get in touch with her, visit her profile!
https://cccsanjose.com/therapists/beebe-doe

Welcome to the team, Beebe!

01/31/2026

Some of our deepest wounds come from the relationships that mattered most. If you’re carrying pain from early caregivers, partners, or other close relationships, you don’t have to navigate it alone.

Join our four-week virtual workshop series, "Healing from Attachment Injury," starting February 19th, facilitated by Dorothy Chen, MA, AMFT. Meetings will be hosted on Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on Zoom. Participants can attend all four weeks or choose a single session; each meeting includes psychoeducation and time for discussion and Q&A.

Registration closes February 16th. Follow this link to learn more and save your spot!

Back to All Events Healing from Attachment Injury: four-week virtual workshop series Thursday, February 19, 2026 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Google Calendar ICS Cost: $100 for four weeks or $30 for a single sessionThursdays from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: February 19th, February 26th, March 5th, and March 12th Regi...

01/24/2026

Our very own Dorothy Chen, MA, AMFT, will be hosting a four-week virtual workshop series on Thursdays starting February 19th!

This workshop will focus on healing from attachment injuries; the strategies learned in this series can help with injuries from primary caregivers, a significant other, a colleague, or a friend. You are welcome to attend all four sessions ($100 total) or a single session ($30 per session) that is of interest to you:

- February 19th: Understanding attachment styles & its roots in family of origin
- February 26th: Emotional regulation & handling triggers
- March 5th: Boundaries & communication
- March 12th: Repair & how to give/ask for a proper apology

Registration closes Monday, February 16th. Space is limited, so save your spot today by clicking this link!

Back to All Events Healing from Attachment Injury: four-week virtual workshop series Thursday, February 19, 2026 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Google Calendar ICS Cost: $100 for four weeks or $30 for a single sessionThursdays from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: February 19th, February 26th, March 5th, and March 12th Regi...

01/19/2026

Dr. King’s life reflected a deep commitment to justice grounded in faith, care, and compassion for all people. As a Christian mental health community, we are reminded that healing and hope flourish where justice and mercy meet.

May we honor his legacy not only with our words, but with lives shaped by reconciliation, dignity, and love in action, today and always.

“He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” ~ Micah 6:8 ~

01/16/2026

In Lori’s work as a therapist who specializes in grief and loss, she often encounters clients who have just learned of a horrible diagnosis - either of someone they love or of their own. In her latest article, she explores how to navigate anticipatory grief with grace and offers coping tools to help you express all your truest emotions.

To read more, click this link!

In Lori’s work as a therapist who specializes in grief and loss, she often encounters clients who have just learned of a horrible diagnosis - either of someone they love or of their own.  In her latest article, Lori explores how to navigate anticipatory grief with grace and offers coping

01/15/2026

Beginning February 19th, Dorothy Chen, MA, AMFT, will host a four-week virtual workshop series!

This workshop will focus on healing from attachment injuries from primary caregivers; these tools can also help with attachment injuries with a significant other, colleague, or friend. You can attend all four sessions ($100 total) or a single session ($30 per session) that is of interest to you:

- February 19th: Understanding attachment styles & its roots in family of origin
- February 26th: Emotional regulation & handling triggers
- March 5th: Boundaries & communication
- March 12th: Repair & how to give/ask for a proper apology

Registration closes Monday, February 16th. Space is limited, so save your spot today by clicking this link!

Back to All Events Healing from Attachment Injury: four-week virtual workshop series Thursday, February 19, 2026 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Google Calendar ICS Cost: $100 for four weeks or $30 for a single sessionThursdays from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: February 19th, February 26th, March 5th, and March 12th Regi...

01/13/2026

Meet our newest hire, Jose "Joe" Garcia! Joe is a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee and Professional Clinical Counselor Trainee who focuses on stress and anger management, anxiety, depression, life transitions, addiction, conflict resolution, and more.

To learn more about Joe or to get in touch with him, visit his profile!
https://cccsanjose.com/therapists/joe-garcia

Welcome to the team, Joe!