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Testimonials

Melinda has helped me finally get to the heart of the matter after all these years of trying multiple therapists. She is direct, clear and gives practical strategies. Nothing in my past surprised or horrified her. She always saw the best in me and gave me hope.
-- Single female, 40, Sunnyvale

Melinda has helped me understand how my anxiety and depression can be managed successfully. She has given me tools to manage my thinking and to stop beating myself up. I feel alive again.
-- Single female, 25, Saratoga

With Melinda I get the truth, and I get hands on practical ways to change my thinking. I have healed tremendously though her patience and compassion, but also through her persistence in challenging me to believe in myself.
-- Male, 23, Scotts Valley
Christian Counseling San Jose

Christian counseling is offered by therapists who have a personal Christian faith, and who are able to blend that faith with modern counseling styles and techniques. Christian counseling is actually a relatively new field.

He/she is able to respect and incorporate the Christian client's personal faith into their approach when dealing with any of life's struggles: stress, depression and anxiety, marital conflict, abuse, addictions, boundaries, etc....

You should seek a Christian Counselor who is licensed by the state of California. You should interview your counselor, and make sure you feel confident that they can help you and honor your faith. A good Christian therapist can help you work through:
  • Spiritual implications of decisions and choices
  • Applying Scriptural principles to your life
  • Feelings of inadequacy, shame and guilt for past decisions
  • Feeling inadequate as a Christian. "I'm not spiritual enough!"
  • Controversial Christian issues like "submission in marriage", homosexuality, and boundaries
  • Feelings of anger toward God
  • Spiritual abuse
What Christian Counseling Is NOT:

Christian Counseling is generally not provided by pastors or other church leaders. These individuals provide what is known as Biblical Counseling, or pastoral counseling. This type of counseling takes place in a church setting, and is often based on the Bible alone. The credentials of individuals providing this type of counseling vary widely. Some pastors have a great deal of counselor training while others have very little. Some Biblical counseling may even be provided by laypeople within a church.

My Credentials

I am a Christian who practices psychotherapy. I received my training in Marriage and Family Therapy from Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary in Fresno, CA. I am a licensed MFT # 43877. I also received my certification as a mediator from the Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies at Fresno Pacific University.

If you invite your faith into our session and if you choose to bring your faith into our discussions then I will join you there. I have probably walked down many of the roads you find yourself on. I may have struggled with similar spiritual issues. You and your faith are safe with me.

Call me at (408) 893-4032 or
click here for a free consultation.

Click here for a Sample of our free Newsletter entitled, "StressBytes: A Newsletter for Christians in Real Life"