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| Our Ministries / Counseling Services |
Working with counselors from Northern Light Christian Counseling, Traders Point Christian Church offers counseling that is biblical, effective, available, and affordable. We encourage you to make wise use of this valuable resource.
TPCC is proud to offer free parenting workshops led by Paul A. Ober MSW, LCSW. Each Tuesday workshop is offered twice for your convenience and will be held at TPCC in Room 115 at 7 p.m. To attend, please RSVP to Sheri El at 769.5557 or sel@tpcc.org.
We live in an imperfect world, and so we all experience accidents, the death of a loved one, and other unexpected, situational crises. Christian counseling provides an immediate sense of calm, facilitates clear thinking, offers biblical reassurance, and initiates strategic recovery.
Many individuals have grown up in families characterized by abuse and neglect. Even good families can fail to teach the skills necessary for coping with depression, anxiety, and fear. Personal counseling from a Christian perspective gently challenges and changes long-standing dysfunctional beliefs and behaviors.
Many churches (Traders Point included) wisely require engaged couples to get some basic premarital testing and counseling. Premarital counseling from a Christian perspective, offered both in group and individual formats, clarifies the meaning and purpose of marriage, assists couples in preparing to take their vows, and encourages them to learn and practice healthy communication, conflict resolution, and spiritual life skills.
An unstable, unsatisfying marriage or family can make life miserable. Arguments often escalate into angry confrontations with no resolution. Children can rebel, become discouraged, and withdraw from family involvement, making them more vulnerable to alcohol, drugs, promiscuity, and violence. Marriage and family counseling from a Christian perspective interrupts destructive communication patterns, rebuilds trust through repentance and forgiveness, teaches parenting skills, and strengthens family commitment.
Divorce, job change, relocation, and the demands of school can put tremendous pressure on children. Christ-centered counseling can help parents understand and minister to their children during these difficult times. It also helps children cope with the changes and challenges they face daily.
Many personal and family difficulties revolve around career issues. Some people have difficulty securing work. Others find themselves chronically dissatisfied or unable to earn an adequate income. Career counseling from a Christian perspective helps identify God-given talents and interests, determine a workable job-search strategy, and follow through with positive action.
Those wrestling with alcohol, drug abuse, pornography, and other addictive behaviors have found the 12-Steps provide a comprehensive strategy for repentance and restoration. Christian counseling from this perspective incorporates biblical teaching, professional guidance, and a high level of personal accountability to assist the recovery-minded individual, family, and/or group.
We offer a variety of free workshops. Call or email for details. In addition, churches, Bible school classes, youth groups, and small groups can arrange for special workshops dealing with important issues in personal, marriage, or family life.
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Call the church office or email one of the counselors for an appointment. An appointment time will be set, and you will receive directions to the office. |
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Your counselor will help you assess the problem, formulate solutions, and facilitate a biblical, practical treatment strategy |
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Each counseling session will begin with a review of your progress |
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Ordinarily, substantive change is seen in five or fewer sessions |
Counseling at Traders Point is not free, but is affordable. The cost for one hour of counseling is $80. We provide an itemized bill at the end of each counseling session, and payment is due at that time. We accept personal checks, as well as Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards. (For MAP-qualified persons, the cost may be much less. See the MAP details below.)
To keep costs low, we do not accept insurance. Upon request, we can provide the information (diagnosis codes, etc.) necessary for clients to file their own forms. Reimbursement goes directly to the client.
Members, visitors attending, and those referred by Traders Point Christian Church members are automatically qualified for the Members’ Assistance Program (MAP). The goal is to make Christ-centered professional counseling immediately accessible and affordable.
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The counseling fee is $80 |
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Traders Point will pay 100% for the first counseling session and up to 50% of the cost for five additional sessions |
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Traders Point will also pay 100% for professional consultations. These are designed for our church’s leaders and members who are working with others (e.g. a youth sponsor counseling a defiant teen, a small group leader trying to minister to a troubled person in his/her small group, etc.) |
http://www.northernlightcc.com
This site has a number of resources to help those dealing with personal, marriage, family, and career difficulties. It also has materials that may be copied and forward to anyone who might find them helpful.
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Call the church office at 317.769.5557, Monday through Friday. The Counseling Ministry assistant will help you set an appointment time and place. |
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Contact Northern Light Christian Counseling directly at 317.471.0500 or info@northernlightcc.com any time day or night. Provide contact information and tell us when you can meet. A counselor will call/email a confirmed appointment time right away. |
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Traders Point Christian Church
The counseling office is located on the second floor in the south wing of the main building. Ordinarily, people enter at the South Entrance and use the waiting area at the top of the stairs. An elevator is available near the main entrance, ensuring handicap accessibility. |
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West 86th Street Offices
The counseling offices are located at 4215 W. 86th Street, Suite E, Indianapolis, IN 46268 This is in the Public Storage office complex at 86th Street and Commerce Park Place, about a half mile west of the Michigan Road intersection. The office is on the ground level and is handicap accessible. |
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James D. Craig, PhD, LMFT
Email Dr. Craig at jcraig@northernlightcc.com
Dr. Craig has more than 25 years of counseling education and practical experience. He earned a doctorate in professional counseling at Purdue University, as well as degrees in ministry and pastoral counseling at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary. He has served in community mental health, local church, and private practice settings. Dr. Craig is a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy, an Indiana Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Jim and his wife, Linda live in Indianapolis and attend Traders Point Christian Church.
Paul A Ober, MSW, LCSW
Email Mr. Ober at pober@northernlightcc.com
Paul A. Ober is a graduate of Anderson University and the University of Southern Indiana. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. For nearly eight years, Paul served as a case manager for at-risk students and their families in the Evansville public schools. He is a certified facilitator for Strengthening Families, Active Parenting Now, and the Association for Christian Counseling’s Caring for Kids God’s Way. Paul, his wife Barbara, and their three sons live in Brownsburg, Indiana, and attend Traders Point Christian Church. |
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