Counseling FAQ

1. Where are your counseling services located?

   The WBW Network offers phone and zoom video conferencing for those who live in the US.

2. What are your beliefs?

   -We believe the Bible is the authoritative source with which all truth claims must be evaluated.
   -We believe that the Bible, given by God, is sufficient for life in as it reveals to the believer all the data necessary for one to understand their need for Christ, how you can please the Lord, and how to live in a God-honoring way regardless of the circumstances whether comfortable or oppressive.
   -We believe the fundamental views of the Christian faith can be summed up in this creed: 
   -Nicene Creed-
   We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
   And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, begotten from the Father before all ages, God from God,
   Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father.
   Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and was made human. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried. The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will never end.

   And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified. He spoke through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and to life in the world to come. Amen.

3. What denomination is WBW?
   WBW affirms and counsels under the beliefs of the Southern Baptist Convention, however our denominational differences vary by counselor. You can read their statement of faith HERE.

4. Do you offer insurance?
   Since biblical counseling is not considered licensed counseling, we do not take insurance. For more information regarding our services please email us at womenbecomingwhole@gmail.com or call us at 619.323.9123.

5. Do you do couples counseling?
   We do not offer ongoing couples counseling as Women Becoming Whole only counsels women, but we are happy to talk with you about marital issues and difficulties personally, or provide 1-2 sessions for couples desiring metiation support for conflicts.

6. Do you offer crisis services?
   We do not offer crisis services. Please dial 911 if you are having a medical or psychiatric emergency.

7. Do you offer drop-in counseling services?
   At this time we do not offer drop-in counseling. However, we are open Monday- Saturday for counseling services and will do our best to get you into a counseling session as soon as we can.

8. What is Biblical Counseling?
   Biblical Counseling is the process where the Bible, God’s Word, is applied to a person individually or persons who are struggling under the weight of personal sin, various difficulties and or suffering, so that he or she may experience biblical change in their inner being resulting in looking more like Christ.  

   Biblical Counseling.....

   • Helps you care for your physical, emotional, and spiritual self.

   • Helps you understand your suffering and grieve it appropriately.

   • Helps you reframe your suffering story in light of God’s redemptive story.

   • Helps you to establish clear and healthy goals.

   • Helps you learn to trust God over feelings.

   • Helps to connect you with solid support networks.

   • Helps you identify your sin and understand its origin, motive, and triggers.

   • Helps you grow in repentance.

   • Helps you restructure your life to fight temptation.

   • Helps to provide you with a deeper sense of peace, joy and security.

   -Trusts the Bible in its claim that it addresses all issues concerning life and godliness and therefore it declares itself to be a sufficient and an authoritative resource to address everything essential for counseling conversations (2 Pet 1:3-4)

   -Shares wisdom to those living in a fallen world to help them face their problems  (Prov 19:20)

   -Biblical counselors counsel out of the conviction that the theological content of Scripture
   defines and directs the conversational content of counseling.

   -Consist of subject matter in counseling conversations that shares wisdom for life’s problems, and is not a discipline that is fundamentally informed by science, but by the teaching found in God’s Word.

   - Acknowledges and depends on the Holy Spirit as the means of optimal success in change because of the presence and power of the spirit is needed to experience change that honors God (John 16:7-13)

   -Counseling that desires the kind of powerful change ensured by the Spirit, who works through God’s word, and so counseling that utilizes the Scriptures (Eph 1:17-19).

   -Counsel that desires the kind of powerful change ensured by the Holy Spirit. Counseling that consistently points to Jesus Christ (John 16:14)

   -Counsel that knows the authority and sufficiency of Scripture does not mean counseling that uses Scripture will remove all difficulties since we live in a fallen world.

   -A ministry that counsels in the light of the reality that it’s not necessarily God’s intention to resolve all problems in this life but counsels the person to thrive in the midst of trials in a way that honors Christ (Rev 21:1-4).