About Us
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Arizona Christian Counseling is a non-denominational Christian pastoral counseling group practice and training center founded in 2012. This year marks our "Tencennial" as we have been serving the Phoenix area for 10 years. We have offices in Peoria and Phoenix and have eight counselors on our team. We also provide continuing education opportunities for clergy, spiritual caregivers, and mental health professionals.
Vision and Mission Statement Our vision is to expand the reach and visibility of pastoral counseling in Arizona and beyond. It is our mission to bring the highest quality of pastoral counseling and spiritually-integrated psychotherapy to those we serve, and to provide educational resources and training for clergy and mental health professionals. |
Staff photo from 2019
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About Our Logo
Our logo signifies what many in the Christian tradition have called "The Way of the Cross"— a life that embraces surrender in following Christ and becoming more like Him. In this, one can find true contentment, joy, purpose, and fulfillment. |
Arizona Christian Counseling is an Institutional Member of ACPE (Association for Clinical Pastoral Education). The Institutional Member category is for organizations that support and whose purpose and scope of activity is to enhance the mission and vision of the ACPE. Arizona Christian Counseling was previously an Institutional Member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) before the organization consolidated with ACPE in 2019.
Our Counselors
All of our counselors are educated at the graduate level or higher. Our pastoral counselors are ordained, commissioned, endorsed, or pastorally licensed by their respective denomination, and have training in pastoral counseling, spiritual direction, and/or clinical pastoral education. Our pastoral counselors are not state-licensed behavioral health clinicians but are pastoral care specialists that provide emotional, spiritual, and relational support within the scope of their expertise as clergy. Our state-licensed counselors are licensed by the Arizona State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners or the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners, and have additional training in spiritual integration. All counselors work as independent contractors and do not receive any clinical supervision from Arizona Christian Counseling. What is Pastoral Counseling?Pastoral counseling integrates the insights of spirituality with counseling skill and theory. Our pastoral counselors come from various denominational backgrounds and are either: ordained clergy who have graduate training in pastoral counseling and clinical pastoral education—or—state licensed counselors who have graduate training in counseling and additional training in theology and psychospiritual integration.
Pastoral counseling is a unique form of counseling because practitioners are uniquely equipped to assist the healing of the whole person — spirit, soul, and body. Our counselors may suggest prayer, study of scripture, spiritual disciplines, books, and other resources to facilitate growth inside and outside counseling sessions. We seek to help people regardless of their faith, background, or beliefs, but our individual approach is deeply rooted in the ancient tradition of Christian pastoral care and counseling. Learn more about our beliefs by reading about our Faith & Ethics.
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