Christian Counseling
We offer a biblical, faith-based approach to counseling which skillfully integrates the mental health and behavioral sciences into a Christian theological-anthropological vision of the human person that affirms his or her need for faith, spirituality, prayer, morality, love, commitment, meaning and truth.
Christian, pastoral counseling is an expression of Jesus' healing ministry. Therefore the counseling experience centers around His divine presence and relies on His divine power and grace to aid a person as they grow in spiritual and emotional health.
Today's pressures and stresses can cause us to lose touch with our spiritual center and experience a sense of alienation from God and from ourselves. For this reason our approach emphasizes the value of dealing with the issues and difficulties of life within the context of working toward greater integration with one's spiritual core. This enables a person to discover his or her deep resources and strengths.
At My Father’s House, we give special attention is given to matters of:
Faith and Spirituality
Spiritual/Emotional Healing
Questions about the Meaning of Life
Individual Counseling
Counseling services offered from this perspective address:
Depression
Anxiety
Abuse (physical, emotional, sexual)
Behavioral Disturbances
Substance Abuse and Addiction
Crisis
Relationship Issues
Codependency
Adjustment Difficulties
Eating Disorders
Anger Management
Stress
Trauma
Marriage and Family Counseling
The challenges to living a healthy married and family life today are all too evident. My Father's House offers helpful and insightful resources to married couples to help them in resolving stress and conflict and to live out more deeply God's design for marriage and family life. Dr. Gelis is certified in Level 1 and 2 of the Gottman Method of marriage counseling, a method which incudes a thorough check-up of the couple’s relationship, and integrates research-based interventions to help couples heal conflict and remove barriers to intimacy.
Pre-marriage counseling is also available.