Learn to help couples identify their strengths and growth areas in categories such as Communication, Conflict Resolution, Spiritual Beliefs, and Financial Management. The PREPARE/ENRICH Facilitator Certification Workshop is designed to help facilitators learn how to administer PREPARE/ENRICH and provide feedback to premarital and married couples using six co […]

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Are you puzzled by emotions? Do you wonder how to make them go away? Do you wish you knew how to handle them better? If you’re like most people who visit our website, you’re probably trying to figure out how to feel better about life – or how to get someone else to feel better. The truth is that [...] […]

The short answer: We all do. Who offers it? Not many. Empathy is defined as “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner” ( […]

OC Christian Counseling offers support for Christians who are struggling with a variety of issues, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, children and parenting, and couple or family relationships. We know that sometimes life is difficult. And you need a safe place to talk things through – a place where your faith is taken seriousl […]

Trust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Psalm 37:3 What does Christian Counseling have to do with “Safe Pasture?” In the midst of the busyness of life, in the midst of difficult times, we all look for a safe place where we can be fed and refreshed. We’re here to encourage [...] […]

by Dr. Cory Pearce OC Christian Counseling Ever wonder why God gave us Ten Commandments? It’s not as if there aren’t more than ten good rules. In the three chapters from Romans 12 to Romans 14, I once counted something like 42 rules or commands for having a good life. At the same time, we also know those rules [...] […]