Counseling
Professional counselors are available to our congregation and greater community. This ministry is offered for those people who want the assistance of professional guidance when they decide to make needed changes in their lives. Professional counseling can be obtained for children, youth, single adults, married couples and families. Fees for these services are set on a sliding scale, which makes them available to those who are interested.
Counseling Can Help When People Experience
- difficulty with separation or divorce
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a loss of meaning in life
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physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse
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loss or grief
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addictions or compulsions
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difficulty with life transitions
Counseling Can Help People Who Feel
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depressed or anxious
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lonely or isolated
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fear, anger, or helplessness
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confusion or a sense of low self-esteem
Counseling Can Help Those Having Difficulty
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establishing and maintaining healthy relationships
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making good life choices
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providing appropriate parenting
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being satisfied and productive at work or school
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coping with life's stresses
Counselors
- Mary Ewing Rixford, M.A., is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and a Licensed Professional Counselor. She offers individual counseling, marriage and family counseling, and pastoral counseling. Mary can be reached at 972.788.0990
- Cynthia Shinoda, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been practicing for more than 15 years. She counsels families, couples, individuals and adolescents. Her experience includes working with grief and loss, depression, stress and anxiety, and intergenerational concerns. Cynthia is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desentization Reprocessing). She believes in an integrated holistic approach to health and well-being. Cynthia can be reached at 214.642.9909
- Susan Henderson, M.ED., is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor. She offers play therapy for children and family counseling. Susan can be reached at 972.467.0560
For additional information or to arrange an appointment call 972-596-4303.
