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Telephone counseling is now available. Call us at 1-(888)-760-0445 to schedule an appointment.
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 Individual Counseling
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- One on one counseling is
individualized Christ-centered counseling
that is tailored to the unique needs of each client. Crises are dealt with first as the
Christian Counselor offers immediate help. Deep seeded issues may be explored and
treated as counseling progresses over time. When necessary, a Christ-centered
inner-healing model of therapy will be utilized for expedient healing.
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Marriage Counseling
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- Marital problems are not
unusual. In Christian marriage
counseling divergent problems are discussed. An emphasis is often placed on
improving poor communications identifying as well as meeting unmet
intimacy needs. The couple may be
seen separately if deeper issues have been identified.
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Family Counseling
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- The family is a microcosm of
the church. Sometimes it is
necessary to follow a systems model of counseling. The system is the ongoing dynamic
interaction in the family. Each
member of the family is an integrated part of the family system. If one part is experiencing conflict
the family system will eventually experience conflict. It is a cause and effect dynamic. Sometimes the cause may be the
individual family member while at other times the individual is affected
by the dysfunctional family dynamics.
By bringing the family together in counseling, each member is given
an opportunity to be part of the solution, which will have an effect on
improving attachments.
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Substance Abuse Counseling
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- Drug and alcohol problems
can come in many forms to a divergent spectrum of the population. At New Horizons Institute of Counseling
we offer a Christian/Spiritual solution to the problem. With the loving and compassionate help
of the Christian counselors total healing of substance related issues is
the expected outcome. When utilizing
individual, marriage, family, and group counseling that is
Christ-centered clients walk away feeling enriched and whole from their
healing experience.
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Severe Disorders
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- A multiaxial assessment
approach is initiated with each new client to help determine the severity
of needs. The use of the
multiaxial system facilitates comprehensive and systematic assessment. It
directs attention to the various mental disorders, general medical
conditions, psychosocial and environmental problems. Through this approach, the level of
functioning is determined for each client. Otherwise, many types of problems that
could be contributing to the crisis at hand may not be addressed. Overlooking one or more of these
multiple problems could lead to repetitive relapses.
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Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
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- Dr. Samaan has been
certified in CISM interventions.
Pastoral crisis intervention represents the functional integration
of psychological crisis intervention with pastoral care. Unusual, upsetting events may occur in
the home, church, workplace, school, or institution. These crisis events – shootings,
accidents, deaths, etc., - are usually followed by a crisis response to
the event. These crisis events
disrupt the sense of balance in people’s lives which leads to a failure
of one’s usual coping mechanisms.
A critical incident is what precedes a crisis response. Crisis intervention is the acute
psychological and spiritual first-aid to progressively achieve 1)
stabilization of symptoms of distress, 2) lessening or alleviating the
severity of symptoms, 3) healthy coping while facilitating follow-up
support. “…pastoral crisis intervention is the functional integration of
any and all religious, spiritual and pastoral resources with the
assessment and intervention technologies germane to the practice of
emergency mental health,” (Everly, 1999).
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Corporate Chaplaincy
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- Organized corporate
chaplaincy in the United
States dates back to the 1940’s. Liability concerns on the part of
business owners ushered in the era of more highly trained professional
chaplains serving as independent contractors. Professional corporate chaplains are
committed to reducing employee stress, helping employees deal with
personal and family emotional issues, easing potential violence and
conflict in the workplace. All of
this is with the focus of maintaining cooperation between the employee
and employers. Corporate chaplains
help managers deal with personal situations that employees bring to the
work place. Employees are also helped
in dealing with management job issues without disrupting the work
place. A recent Gallop Poll (2000)
revealed that 66 percent of those surveyed indicated that when they
needed a mental health professional, they would prefer seeing one with
spiritual values and beliefs.
Having their own values and beliefs integrated into their
counseling process was important to 80 percent of the respondents.
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Groups
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- Support and Therapy Groups
are a fundamental service made available to qualified clients. If you are interested in participating
in a group contact the office to be placed on an availability list for
future openings.
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