Religious and spiritual values play an important role in the human experience. At Renewed Foundation, I believe that the most effective therapy outcomes incorporate the mind, body, and spirit. This belief is supported by our experience with clients and best practices recommended by the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association.  These major professional organizations acknowledge that spiritual and religious issues are therapeutically relevant, ethically correct, and hold potential significance in the lives of clients. Religious and spiritual values can play a significant role in the human experience; therefore, spiritual exploration can be viewed as a valuable resource in counseling.

I am equally supportive of all spiritual beliefs, people with no spiritual beliefs, and respectful of clients who do not wish to incorporate spirituality into their counseling sessions.  Throughout my professional experience, I have worked with hundreds of clients from diverse spiritual backgrounds and those with no declared spiritual affiliation.  My utmost desire is to create an environment where our clients feel accepted, validated, and safe.

I do openly acknowledge my own Christian faith and am uniquely trained to counsel those desiring a Christian counseling-based approach.  However, I describe myself as a counselor with Christian faith and not a Christian counselor.  I make this distinction because, as professional counselors, we uphold an ethical responsibility to meet our clients wherever they fall on the spiritual continuum.  I acknowledge that I am not a pastor, priest, or evangelist and never attempt to persuade our clients to adopt a particular spiritual worldview.