New Covenant Ministries & Fellowship
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Pastoral Counseling At New Covenant Ministries & Fellowship, we use both Creation Therapy and Nothetic Counseling to help our clients.
After you have completed your Arno Profile System profile, and your counselor has received your diagnostic profile and had time to review and analyze it, your therapy will begin. Creation Therapy is a unique method of counseling which deals with the inner person rather than outer manifestations and problems. It is based on the belief that man is a unique being rather than the result of an evolutionary process. This method was developed over a period of seven years of research involving 5,000 individuals seeking help for their problems, by Richard Gene Arno PH.D. Conclusions based on this research are that Creation Therapy is over 93% successful when administered by a trained and qualified counselor. Creation Therapy is based on the theory of temperament. Temperament is the inborn part of a person that determines how he reacts to people, places and things. In short it is how people interact with their environment and the world around them. It teaches that this temperament is placed within us by God, while in our mother's womb, and that it will remain with us throughout our lives. Each individual has temperament needs of varying degrees. Our temperament is the determining factor in how well we handle the stresses and pressures of life. Creation Therapy identifies the temperament needs in the counselee and helps them to find a balance in order to relieve the inner stress.
Nouthetic counseling is not new. It has been done since Biblical times. It is the truest form of Biblical counseling. The word "nouthetic" itself means, to "admonish, correct or instruct," and it was this type of counseling that was done during Biblical times, using Scripture to instruct and bring about change. Although we, at New Covenant Ministries & Fellowship, do believe that many individuals require a certain amount of confrontation in their lives, we are sensitive to our clients needs and feelings. We will never hurt or humiliate a client when confronting them. Confrontation is always done in a gentle and loving way, showing our concern, which we believe will bring about the best results and eventual change in unhealthy behaviors.
If you are stuggling, depressed, on the brink of divorce, or otherwise burdened, please call us at (843) 864-4367 or email us to set an appointment for counseling. Remember, this is a ministry FIRST and FOREMOST, and we are here to serve you. Unfortunately, insurance doesn't cover pastoral counseling. But we are not here to take your money. The only cost that cannot be reduced is the initial consultation, which includes a diagnostic profile, for which we must pay. After that, we may use a sliding scale, based on income, depending on the circumstances.
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