What is Biblical Counseling?
Biblical counseling holds the Word of God as authoritative, sufficient and necessary to create lasting hope and help in the lives of God’s people. Biblical counseling desires not to just change the follower of Christ’s OUTWARD actions, but their INWARD heart attitudes. As a person’s inward spiritual heart begins to change through the transforming truths of God’s Word and power of the Spirit of God, it is then that their outward actions and behaviors will begin to experience lasting change.
Common Questions
Counseling Topics
Parenting
Broken Marriage
Depression
Alcohol/Drug Abuse
Stress
Turmoil
Anxiety
Anger
Self-image
Grief
Same Sex Attraction
Mental Health Disorders
Bitterness
Lack of Spiritual growth
What To Expect
Once you have been paired with your lay counselor, you can expect to meet with them for regular one hour sessions. Average length of sessions can be six to twenty sessions. This can be more or less depending on the level of care that the client may need.
We do suggest that you bring a Bible and a notebook to each counseling session. At your initial triage appointment with In-Step, you also will be given a pre-counseling binder full of additional material and information.
We do not want to have financial hardship stand in the way of someone receiving the counseling they need. However, for those who have both the ability and the desire to contribute to the work of this ministry, a $25 one time donation for resources and your pre-counseling binder is appreciated at your initial appointment.
Who We Serve
Children
Teens
Young Adults
Adults
Families
Single/Married
Church Members
Community Members
In-Step Counseling Coordinator
Ashley is the In-Step Counseling Coordinator and a certified member of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
Ashley is a wife and mother of three young children. She was a dental hygienist for 13 years before she began pursuing biblical counseling. In her own journey with grief, the Lord has transformed her heart and has given her a passion for serving Christ and others through this ministry.
Intake Coordinator
Beth is the intake coordinator at In-Step and in the process of receiving her certification through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
Beth is a wife and mother to one son and grandmother to four grandchildren. Beth has attended Crossroads church since 1978 and gave her life to Christ at church camp when she was in the 8th grade. Beth began as a lay counselor in April of 2022 and moved to the counseling ministry position in August of 2023. She has seen God shape and prune her own life in the counseling room as well as seeing the Holy Spirit change and shape the lives of her counselees. She is excited to see what God will continue to do in and through this ministry and is so thankful for the opportunity she has to share the hope of heart change through a personal relationship with the God of the universe.
Lay Counselors
The lay counselors at In-Step Counseling Center are trained according to the standards found at the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) or the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC). While not all of our counselors are certified with ACBC or IABC, all of our counselors are supervised by those with an ACBC certification. Our counselors are NOT certified with the State of Ohio.