Premarital Counseling

The Magnolia Counseling Services at New Life Church staff are certified facilitators for Prepare-Enrich, an internationally recognized relationship assessment, and preparation tool. We will come alongside you during this unique and important time in your relationship and provide encouragement, focus, and training to prepare you for the joys and challenges of marriage as you move towards the ministry that God has ordained for you and your future spouse.

Our areas of focus include:

The Magnolia Counseling at New Life Church staff are certified facilitators for Prepare-Enrich, an internationally recognized relationship assessment and preparation tool. We will come alongside you during this unique and important time in your relationship and will provide encouragement, focus, and training to prepare you for the joys and challenges of marriage.

Our areas of focus include:

• Exploring family of origin issues 
• Discussing financial planning and budgeting 
• Establishing personal, couple and family goals 
• Understanding and appreciating personality differences
• Exploring strength and growth areas
• Strengthening communication skills
• Identifying and managing major stressors
• Resolving conflict

Individual Counseling

Each of us has a story. For some, the story involves disappointment, grief, trauma, abuse, or shame; for others, the story is one of anxiety, confusion, regret, or hopelessness. The experience of being heard and understood promises hope and allow us to find the strength and courage to live fully in the present. We commend you for taking the first step toward finding meaning and healing. We look forward to meeting you in the midst of your story and walking with you toward a more fulfilling future and the plans that God has for your life.

Our areas of focus include:

• Mood disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• Grief and loss
• Trauma and abuse recovery
• Relational and interpersonal issues
• Career and academic difficulties
• Conflict resolution
• Assertive communication
• Compulsive behaviors 
• Identity and self-worth issues
• Family-of-origin issues
• Coaching and mentoring

Couples Counseling

Whether you are dating, looking forward to your wedding day, or have been married for 40 years, couples counseling can enrich and deepen your relationship together and your relationship with Jesus Christ. Each individual in the relationship is a product of their environment, family upbringing, and their personal experiences. As such, each individual brings all of these aspects of their lives into the relationship which then results in a unique, new dynamic, specific to the couple. In order for any relationship to be healthy and fulfilling, time must be invested in exploring how all of these dynamics impact the relationship. Through the process of couples counseling, the couple is equipped with tools that help them gain a better understanding of their relationship, leading to a more fulfilling future.

Our areas of focus include:

• Exploring family of origin issues 
• Discussing financial planning and budgeting 
• Establishing personal, couple and family goals 
• Understanding and appreciating personality differences
• Exploring strength and growth areas 
• Strengthening communication skills 
• Identifying and managing major stressors 
• Resolving conflict 
• Developing a more balanced relationship

Family Counseling

We have a great appreciation for young people as insightful, passionate influencers of their culture. At the same time, we have found that they are exceptionally impressionable and often lost in and overwhelmed by their emotions. It can be difficult to know how to come alongside an adolescent during this stage of development.  We see our role as coming alongside you as parents to support your son or daughter through one of the most challenging times of life – to help them make sense of their emotions and learn skills that will help them successfully navigate adolescence and beyond. Jesus Christ being at the center of a family can make it stronger, and together, we can help guide you down that path. We are confident that you will find us to be collaborative, supportive therapists both to your son or daughter as well as to your family. 

Our areas of focus include:

• Family communication style
• Conflict resolution
• Collaborative problem solving
• Boundaries and limit-setting
• Emotional expression and regulation
• Attachment
• Mood and anxiety disorders
• Trauma and chronic stress