Christian Counseling
Faith-Based Counseling in Burbank, CA & Online Throughout California
Christian Counseling that Honors Both Faith & Mental Health
Even if your faith feels strong, life can still feel overwhelming.
You may be struggling with anxiety, painful experiences from the past, relationship challenges, or questions you never expected to face. Perhaps you've been carrying burdens on your own, praying for relief while wondering why things still feel so difficult.
If you're looking for a space where your faith is welcomed and respected, Christian counseling may be a meaningful part of your healing journey.
I offer Christian counseling for adults in Burbank, CA throughout California who want to integrate their faith into the therapeutic process while receiving compassionate, evidence-based mental health care. Together, we'll explore your challenges, strengthen your emotional well-being, and support your growth in a way that aligns with your values and beliefs.
Faith-Based Counseling for Anxiety
Anxiety can leave you feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected from the peace you long for. You may find yourself constantly worrying, overthinking conversations, replaying mistakes, people-pleasing, or carrying responsibilities that never seem to end.
Perhaps you've tried praying more, thinking more positively, or simply pushing through, yet the anxiety continues to follow you. You may wonder why your faith feels strong in some moments but fear, worry, or self-doubt still seem to take over in others.
The truth is that anxiety is not a sign of weak faith.
Anxiety often develops from a combination of life experiences, stress, relationships, personality traits, and the ways your nervous system has learned to respond to the world around you. Many people who struggle with anxiety have spent years trying to stay in control, avoid mistakes, meet expectations, or prepare for every possible outcome.
In therapy, we'll work together to understand the underlying patterns contributing to your anxiety while honoring the beliefs and values that matter most to you. We'll explore the thoughts, experiences, and emotional responses that may be keeping you stuck and develop practical tools to help you feel more grounded, calm, and confident.
Christian counseling can provide a space where faith and emotional healing work together. If desired, we can incorporate discussions about your spiritual life, relationship with God, prayer, scripture, or questions of faith as part of the therapeutic process. My goal is not to tell you what to believe, but to support you in finding healing in a way that aligns with your values and convictions.
Whether you're struggling with chronic worry, panic attacks, perfectionism, people-pleasing, stress, or feeling constantly on edge, you don't have to carry it alone. Healing is possible, and together we'll work toward helping you experience greater peace, emotional resilience, and freedom in your daily life.
Faith-Based Counseling for Trauma
Trauma can affect more than your emotions—it can also impact the way you see yourself, others, and even God. Painful experiences such as childhood wounds, relationship trauma, grief, betrayal, abuse, or spiritual hurt can leave lasting effects that continue to influence your daily life long after the events have passed.
You may find yourself struggling with anxiety, shame, self-doubt, people-pleasing, difficulty trusting others, or feeling disconnected from your faith. These responses often develop as ways of coping with difficult experiences, but they can begin to interfere with your ability to feel safe, connected, and at peace.
Christian counseling provides a space to explore these experiences while honoring both your faith and your mental health. Together, we'll work to understand how your past may be affecting your present, strengthen emotional resilience, and help you move toward healing and greater freedom.
Whether you're carrying the effects of trauma, church hurt, loss, or difficult life experiences, you don't have to navigate the healing process alone. My goal is to provide compassionate, trauma-informed care that supports your emotional well-being while respecting your beliefs and values.
Healing from Church Hurt and Religious Trauma
Sometimes the places that were meant to offer support, belonging, and encouragement become sources of pain.
If you've experienced judgment, spiritual abuse, exclusion, shame, manipulation, or other hurtful experiences within a church or faith community, you may find yourself struggling with trust, anger, confusion, or questions about your faith.
Faith-based therapy can provide a safe space to process these experiences without judgment. Whether you're working to rebuild trust, navigate questions about your beliefs, or simply make sense of what you've been through, you don't have to do it alone.
Your experiences matter, and your healing matters too.
Christian Counseling for Spiritual Growth
Faith isn't always a straight path.
There may be seasons when you feel distant from God, uncertain about your purpose, or challenged by questions you never expected to face. There may also be times when you simply desire a deeper connection with your faith and a stronger foundation for navigating life's challenges.
Christian counseling can provide a supportive space to explore your relationship with God, strengthen your values, and continue growing spiritually while addressing the realities of everyday life.
What Is Christian Counseling?
Christian counseling integrates evidence-based therapy with a client's Christian faith when desired. While therapy is grounded in proven mental health practices, it can also include discussions about faith, values, prayer, scripture, spiritual questions, or a person's relationship with God when those topics are important to the client.
Christian counseling is not about replacing therapy with religious advice. Instead, it provides a space where emotional healing, personal growth, and spiritual beliefs can be explored together in a way that feels meaningful and supportive.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to be a Christian to work with you?
No. I welcome clients from all backgrounds, beliefs, and faith traditions. Christian counseling is available for clients who would like their faith incorporated into therapy, but it is never required.
Will you use prayer or scripture in therapy?
Only if that feels meaningful and helpful to you. Some clients appreciate incorporating prayer, scripture, or faith-based discussions into sessions, while others prefer a more traditional therapeutic approach. Together, we'll determine what feels most supportive for your needs and goals.
Can Christian counseling help with anxiety, trauma, or church hurt?
Absolutely. Christian counseling can support a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, perfectionism, people-pleasing, church hurt, and spiritual struggles.
Can Christian counseling be done online?
Yes. I provide online Christian counseling for clients throughout California. Virtual therapy offers the flexibility and privacy to engage in therapy from the comfort of your own home while still receiving meaningful support and connection.
You Don't Have to Walk Through This Alone
Even if you're feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or carrying burdens that feel too heavy to hold on your own, there is hope.
Together, we'll create space for healing, growth, and deeper self-understanding while honoring the values and faith that matter most to you.
Ready to get started?
I offer online Christian counseling for adults in Burbank and throughout California. Reach out today to schedule a consultation and learn whether Christian counseling is the right fit for you.
About Me
I provide counseling in Burbank and support clients throughout Glendale, Pasadena, North Hollywood, Studio City, Toluca Lake, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, and across California through online therapy.
Licensed Provider
Kellie Murry, LPCC.
#8755 Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
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