Working in ministry places unique demands on your life in every way. Your life is very much a glass house, with every aspect and decision scrutinized (and the scrutiny is not always forgiving or understanding).
But your calling to help and serve others through ministry does not mean you have to sacrifice your sanity and wellbeing. Some of the deepest wounds in ministry are inflicted by those closest to us, and by reaching out for help, you are in a unique position to show it is permissible to ask for help. You can also empower other women and assist in reducing the negative stigma within faith communities associated with seeking help for anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.
Identify
personal strengths to help in recognizing healthy boundaries and verbalizing problems
Validate
the struggles that are contributing to stress and anxiety associated with working in ministry
Prioritize
needs related to setting boundaries, communicating needs, and encouraging others to ask for help
Move
beyond life in a glass house. Have healthy boundaries along with joy, hope, and peace in your work
My Approach to Counseling for Women in Ministry
The work we will do together is based on the principles of Reality Therapy and solution-focused counseling. Reality therapy is based on what you want most and creating a plan for achieving it, while solution-focused work allows me to trust you as the expert on what you want and need in order to feel renewed and energized in your work. Together, these approaches allow us to establish clear goals for your time in therapy and create solutions that are tailored to you and the nuances of your ministry and life.
We will focus on implementing healthy boundaries and prioritizing your own needs. My approach to therapy validates the struggle that comes with working in ministry: I know that your life is on display and that there are very unique challenges that come with that. We’ll work together to address those challenges one by one in order to help you feel fulfilled and empowered in your work.
More questions about Christian counseling and how we’ll work together? Visit my FAQs page.
You do not have to live another day behind the façade that if you have enough faith, your problems will go away.
You can be empowering to others and fulfilled in your work without the illusion of having it together all the time. You can be successful and strong in your faith without giving so much of yourself that you have nothing left at the end of the day.
