People seek counseling for many different reasons: a crisis, a loss, a major life change, removing roadblocks to contentment, or to improve relationships. Our discipleship counseling process begins with your description of the issue that led you to seek counseling. Once the counselor has a clear understanding of your motivation, he/she presents our counseling model. If you choose to continue counseling, your counselor will start with a clear understanding of the Believer's identity in Christ and then work back into your specific issue using our new identity as a launching pad to further resolution. The counselors at Christian Families Today are ordained pastoral counselors or under the supervision of an ordained pastoral counselor and have been Biblically trained to minister God's grace through the Exchanged Life discipleship counseling process. CFT's counselors are not psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed counselors, or therapists. While some of the counselors at CFT have their Masters Degree in Counseling, all the counselors have been extensively trained in our discipleship counseling methodology through CFT's Advanced Discipleship Training program
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Services Offered
Individual Counseling for Women and Men - We all face many pressures and problems in our world today. If you are going through a tough situation and need someone to talk to, Christian Families Today offers individual counseling from trained discipleship counselors. Let us walk one-on-one with you in helping you bring your issue to resolution.
* Feeling down, discouraged or depressed * Trying to better understand oneself * Struggling with low self-esteem * Dissatisfaction with life * Eating problems and body image issues * Suffering from anxiety and/or panic attacks * Working through major life changes * Dealing with job loss or financial stress * Grieving the loss of a loved one * Grieving the loss of a pet * Feeling stressed out * Controlling anger / anger management * Struggling with spouse and/or communication problems * Dealing with codependency * Having suicidal thoughts * Setting or enforcing boundaries in relationships * Dealing with a spouse addicted to pornography, alcohol or drugs * Inability to move past offenses and hurts * Healing from rape or molestation * Desiring freedom from addiction to drugs/alcohol * Desiring freedom from addiction to pornography * Dealing with gender or sexual identity issues * Resolving sleep issues * Desiring a greater understanding and knowledge of God * Needing hope * Seeking freedom from obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors * Dealing with trauma
Counseling for Children (Ages 6-12) - Children between the ages of 6 and 12 are growing rapidly. During this time of development, they can encounter thoughts, emotions and difficulties that can overwhelm them. They may not yet have the skills they need to express themselves properly, leading them to act out in unhealthy ways. As a parent, these struggles can be confusing and frustrating. Many feel anxious as they wonder what they can do to help their child. Christian Families Today provides visual arts discipleship counseling to help children discover a strong identity in Christ and express their emotions constructively. We also assist with behavioral issues, developmental problems, anger, the effects of abuse, loss and grief, as well as many other issues.
* Child is adjusting to parents' divorce * Child is behaving in unhealthy ways * Child is not getting along well with parents * Child is adjusting to parent's remarriage and new roles * Child is grieving the loss of someone who has died * Child is depressed * Child is habitually dishonest * Child is eating too much or too little * Child is failing school * Child has a lack of motivation * Child is struggling with peer problems/bullying * Child is struggling with shyness/social isolation * Child is fearful and worried * Child is demonstrating behavior changes * Child has been abused sexually or emotionally * Child is having issues relating to adoption
Counseling for Teens (Ages 13-18) - The teenage years can be challenging for both teens and their parents. Adolescents face many struggles such as peer pressure, hormonal changes, academic expectations, and parental pressure, all while trying to discover their own unique identity and find worth and significance as a person. At Christian Families Today, we offer a safe place for your teen to talk through their struggles and emotions while learning how to navigate problems in a healthy, Biblical way.
Marriage Counseling - At times marriage can be wonderful, and at times, frustrating, and extremely painful. Frequently, marriage takes place between two people from different backgrounds with different expectations, different views on life, and different communication styles. In the midst of these differences, it is still possible to have a wonderful, unified, thriving, fulfilling, and healthy relationship with your spouse in and through Jesus Christ. Whether you are looking for a relationship tune-up or separated from your spouse and on the verge of a divorce, your marriage is worth the effort. At Christian Families Today, we offer marriage counseling to help you bring issues to resolution, foster healthy growth, and allow your relationship to become all that God desires.
Premarital Counseling - Marriage is a journey to be shared. That journey begins the moment a couple meets and starts getting to know each other. Each person brings family traditions, education, cultural biases, life experiences, personal preferences, ideas, hopes, dreams and expectations into their new relationship. While these differences, when embraced, enrich and enhance a relationship, they also offer fertile ground for conflict and frustration. If conflicts are not handled in a healthy manner, they can devastate a once blissful relationship. Christian Families Today offers premarital counseling to help you and your future spouse recognize the different aspects of your relationship and equip you with the skills that will allow you to avoid pitfalls that lead to the death of so many marriages today.
Freedom From Addiction Program - is an addiction-breaking, life-transforming, Christ-centered, Biblically-based, 16-week, interactive course specifically tailored to men who are struggling with substance abuse and/or sexual addictions.
Fees and Payment
As a non-profit organization, CFT has no set fees* for its coaching, mentoring, and counseling services. However, CFT does depend on the payments received from counselees and others to operate. Therefore, counselees are encouraged to participate financially at a suggested rate of $125 per 50 minute session. If you cannot participate at the suggested rate, please do not let that stop you from receiving counseling. Our organization is structured to work with you at any amount you can afford to pay.
If your counselor determines a personality assessment is necessary, there may be a $30.00 cost per person to cover the administration, scoring, and evaluation of assessments.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Faith-Based
Payment: Sliding Scale
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.