Agape Counseling

Agape Counseling ministry is based upon the Biblical principle of God's unconditional love. We believe God's Word correctly reveals to humanity the insights and answers necessary to cope with the difficulties of everyday life. Biblical knowledge and practical application is used as the foundation for counseling to teach coping skills for the conflicts of life.

All scripture is God-breathed and is useful to teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2Timothy 3:16,17) NIV

 

Counseling Issues

  • Marital/Family Problems
  • Parent/Child Difficulties
  • Child or Adolescent Emotional/Behavior Problems
  • Spiritual Difficulties
  • Relational Problems
  • Alcohol/Chemical Abuse
  • Anxiety or Depression Issues
  • Grief or Loss Issues
  • Physical or Sexual Abuse  

Counseling Hours

Natalie: Thursday 2-8pm

Gary:    Thursday 4:30-7pm

Call the Church Office at 636-936-1912 for an appointment. 

 

  

Agape Counseling Initiative for Low Income Individuals and Families

   
   Agape Counseling Initiative is professional counseling with a spiritual emphasis on services for low income individuals, couples, and families who qualify (by clinical screening) for counseling in a sliding scale basis. The initiative uses Christian counselors in the St. Charles County area to provide one to four counseling sessions to individuals and one to six counseling sessions for couples/families.   
  

Counseling format will be solution-focused on short term issues. Long term and/or ongoing counseling is not part of this counseling service.
When income is:  $20,000 ($30,000 joint income) or below - $5
                        $30,000 ($40,000 joint income) or below - $10

   
   Click here to fill out and submit an online screening form.   
        

Counselors:

Natalie Newton, M.edu

Natalie received her B.S. in psychology at Evangel University in 1999. In 2004 she received her Masters of Education in Counseling from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Natalie and her husband have two children and attend St. Charles First Assembly of God. She serves her community and the church as a Christian Counselor with the support of Gary Reed, LPC.

 

 

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Gary Reed, M.S., LPC

Gary received his B.A. in Ministerial Arts from St. Louis Christian College in 1983. He then received his Masters in Clinical Psychology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in 1991, and earned his license as a Professional Counselor from the State of Missouri in 1995. He has served as a youth minister, and also worked with teen law offenders and their families, as well as a Minister of Counseling at Harvester Christian Church, working as a private practitioner for families, marriages, and individuals. He is currently working for Magellan Health as an employee assistance program consultant.

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