Christian Couseling
We believe Christianity is based on God showing his love for us by making a way to rescue us from the trouble of our shortcomings and restoring us to life through a relationship with him (John 3:16-21). It’s with this faith-based lens that Christian counseling recognizes the depth of difficulty and suffering involved with living, even if you do believe in God. The truth is, it’s hard out here for everyone! But what the world doesn’t give, it also can’t take away. As mental health professionals we offer evidence-based strategies as a practical approach to overcome struggle and get your joy back, peace back, and hope back. So many times we’re not stuck, we’re tired. With this understood, Christian counseling means freeing the light you’re entitled to from the darkness of negativity by realizing you don’t have to be imprisoned by choices, thought patterns, feelings, family and generational challenges, money, or relational experiences.
Christian counseling supports mental health, allows for spiritual inclusion, values choices, and is obsessively concerned about people who are hurting. It’s about pursuing the underlying hope and meaning in reality despite any negative worldly distractions from the point of your life. As Christian counselors, we understand there are systems in place oppressing you, but praise be to God there are so many exceptions to being defeated too. So integrating spirituality means you’re free to discuss principles and coping tools God rigged for you to overcome anything. You are also free to discuss how religion has hurt you and seek healing and recovery from ministry burnout or abusive religious experiences.
The difference between faith-based and non-faith-based care is important to consider. The world is full of ideas, theories, incredible human discoveries, and transformative philosophies that continue to serve countless people very well. Unfortunately, we are all limited by so much. These human limitations include things such as our time, experiences, desires, abilities, capacities, perspectives, biases, and senses. The Christian counseling approach takes the empirically proven practical elements of human discovery further by anchoring our hope in something deeper and bigger than our feelings and desires.
At Bright Care Christian Counseling any religious hurt, stress, doubt, question, or curiosity can be nonjudgmentally and safely explored. Our personal testimonies motivate us to welcome those who cannot find an encouraging space to just be. Here we want you left with knowing you’re valued for who you are, not for who anyone wants you to become. So our practice can help any person of any age, and apply to any issue, whether your presenting issues are personal, physical, familial, or relational. Here the role of spirituality is solely based on what you ask. You set your own goals and we will work with you toward them. Despite being an imperfect person in an imperfect world, you can be free to experience good and are entitled to possess it.
Bright Care Christian Counseling is in Oklahoma City, OK and provides counseling services for all ages. We offer specialists in mood and personality disorders, family matters, couples counseling, and youth issues. Feel free to contact us for more information or to schedule an appointment.