CoreChristianCounseling.com

My name is Dr. Michael Herbert. I am a professional, licensed Pastoral Counselor with training in Integrated Marriage and Family Therapy, Child and Adolescent Therapy, Substance and Abuse and Addiction Therapy, Group Therapy, Sexual Therapy, Death and Grief Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Crisis and Abuse Therapy, Temperament Therapy, and Domestic Violence and Intervention Therapy. I have the degree of Doctor of Theology, Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Christian Psychology, and Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Christian Counseling. I want to share some information about myself and what I do in counseling so you can make a fully informed decision about using my services.

First and foremost, I am a Christian counselor. As a Christian counselor I believe that hiding our beliefs and trying to do value-free counseling is both unwise and impossible to do, so I want you to know what my important values and beliefs are.

Like most counselors, I recognize that personal problems can come about because of physiology, social-environmental influences, and psychological pressures.

I also believe that many problems can be spiritual in nature, resulting from either not understanding biblical truth or from sinful behavior. I also believe that individuals are created in God’s image and can only feel complete and fulfilled through relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ. Thus, Christian counseling, as opposed to other kinds of counseling, is very concerned with the spiritual as well as the emotional and physical needs of clients. The main goal of Christian counseling, like the goal of Christian living, is to enable clients to move toward greater emotional and spiritual health by becoming more like Jesus Christ.

As a Christian counselor, I am not limited to psychological techniques or to my own human effort and wisdom. I believe that God is the real authority in counseling, and He gives us the resources to change. I believe that counseling without the JESUS FACTOR is about as effective as applying a Band-Aid over a bacteria-infested wound. I believe counseling should involve praying about the client’s difficulties and looking to the authority of the Bible for guidance. In this way, I seek to encourage clients to build a dependency on God. The client can find forgiveness for the past, strength and comfort for the present, and hope for the future by trusting the Lord to daily meet needs and heal emotional wounds. I try to reflect the character of Jesus Christ and to love my clients as He does. While I do not try to force religion on my clients, I do urge them to develop a RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ONLY TRUE Healer of body, soul and spirit, JESUS CHRIST.

Michael and Yolanda Herbert

You are welcome to listen in on our Counseling Hour every Sunday Morning at 10AM on our local (Coleman County, TX ) KSTA Radio 1000.

We offer lots of faith-based counseling suggestions for Marriages, Children, Singles, Self help and lots more. Dr. Michael and his wife Yolanda have enjoyed sharing experiences and how God has worked in their life as well. If you're looking for a insightful good conversation tune in!