Can anyone recommend a good Christian Marriage Counselor? We have some friends that are really trying to save their marriage and they have just quit going to their counselor because they feel that he is not helping them at all. They feel he doesn't give them any direction only asks them what they think. They are just frustrated and I am just trying to help. Any recommendations will be great!
Dr. Gilliam is the counselor that works out of our church, Lakewood Baptist in Irving. I have several friends that use him or have used him, and they have nothing but wonderful things to say about him. The church website is www.lakewoodirving.com and the phone number is ###-###-####.
I will be praying for them!
-A.
I second Shere's recommendation. Chris Hunt is amazing. However if he is not available I would recommend anyone at that Practice. here is the website. Jonathan Cude is great as well.
http://www.lascolinascounseling.com
Good Luck with your friends & Keep us posted.
S.
Here is a link to a list of counselors recommended by Fellowship Church. Las Colinas Counseling is among them. http://www.fellowshipchurch.com/counseling
we were on a tight budget when we wanted to strengthen our marriage, so we purchased the 16 tape series by Gary Smalley called Keys for Loving Relationships.
These WILL work if each person in the relationship is trying to work on themselves and not trying to blame the other.
hope this helps!
Yes I have a great suggestion... go to MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER. It is a Christian based retreat for married couples. My husband and I went and this retreat changed our lives. It only cost 75 dollars and it is a whole weekend stay at the hilton Garden Inn in Irving, including meals. I personally have been and it is amazing. They teach communication, love, support and etc. If you would like more info I can get it for you. The next retreat is in March, and the one after that is May. So which ever one is best for your friends. My husband and I loved it so much, and believe me we were sceptical at first, but we loved it so much we have actually paid for another couple to go, and that was hard with our tight budget. But it is so worth it and I promise you they will never be the same again.
Tell them to tell their counselor what they need, that they need some direction from him. COunselors aren't mind readers and most (even Christian counselors) have been trained to let the clients lead. If he refuses to give them some sort of direction, homework, things to work on- then tell him they are looking for a new counselor.
We went to a really good Christian counselor in Las Colinas. His name is Chris Hunt. He is with the Las Colinas Counseling Center. We found his name through our church and he was very good. He helped us tremendously.
thanks,
S.' P.
We used Christain Counseling Associates in Euless across from our church, FBC Euless. We went to Jeremy but I don't know if he is still there--that was several years ago. But the counseling worked for us--we are very happily married! Good luck!
We have two counselors at our church. www.hmcc.org
K.
