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CHRISTIAN-BASED COUNSELING

About Faithful Counsel

Dr. Stacy Wright, PsyD, HSPP, is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Faithful Counsel. She has been practicing clinical psychology since 2002 and provides counseling that integrates professional psychological training with a biblical framework for understanding emotional and relational struggles.

Originally trained in traditional psychotherapy, Dr. Wright began to see that symptom-focused approaches often provided temporary relief but rarely produced lasting change.

 

Through personal trials and a deepening relationship with Christ, she became convinced that true transformation occurs when individuals renew their minds according to the truth of Scripture. For the past 15 years, her counseling approach has focused on helping individuals identify false beliefs, align their thinking with God’s Word, and experience genuine freedom through renewing the mind and walking in obedience to truth.

 

Check out my Psychology Today profile here.

A Biblical Framework for Counseling

Modern psychotherapy often relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying distorted thinking and replacing it with more rational thoughts. Scripture teaches a similar principle: believers are called to “take every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).

While cultural definitions of what is “rational” often shift, biblical truth does not change. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6), and “the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). Counseling at Faithful Counsel seeks to help individuals identify false beliefs and replace them with truth that leads to lasting freedom from anxiety, depression, addiction, and other forms of emotional bondage.

Medication

Faithful Counsel is not opposed to the use of medication when appropriate. God has given humanity knowledge and skill to treat many forms of physical suffering. Just as the body can be affected by illness such as diabetes or high blood pressure, the brain may also be impacted by the effects of living in a fallen world.

Decisions regarding psychotropic medication should be made carefully and prayerfully, with wise counsel, appropriate medical guidance, and thoughtful consideration.

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