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What Is Christian Counseling, and How Is It Different
Freedom in Christ Counseling
Christian counseling at Freedom in Christ Counseling brings licensed clinical care and a biblical worldview into the same conversation. You can address anxiety, marriage strain, or a compulsive pattern while discussing how your Christian beliefs inform the work. Josh Reed does not ask clients to choose between professional counseling and having their faith taken seriously.
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What Christian Counseling Means Here
The question is about the counseling foundation, not a comparison with other practices. Josh works with Christian men age 18 and up and couples on emotional, relational, behavioral, and spiritual concerns. Identity in Christ, responsibility, and grace can be discussed alongside the worry, conflict, or hidden behavior that brought you to seek care.
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Faith Has a Place in Specific Concerns
You might want to discuss guilt about pornography, questions of calling after a career change, or spiritual concerns within grief. Name that connection when you speak with Josh. Scripture and prayer can be included as you want. The work remains focused on your concerns rather than turning the appointment into a sermon or a test of faith.
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Clinical Counseling With Biblical Grounding
Josh Reed, LPCC-S, is an Ohio Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with supervision designation, licensed since 2014. He uses CBT, EMDR, and psychodynamic counseling. Those methods can examine thoughts and responses, trauma and painful memories, and recurring emotional patterns. His biblical worldview informs clinical work rather than replacing professional counseling with spiritual instructions.
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The Conversation Becomes Practical
The first 55-minute session includes what brought you in, your goals, and faith fit. Appointments are weekly or every other week, with practical tools between meetings. Individual men can meet in Dayton or by secure video while located in Ohio. Couples and marriage counseling take place in person at the Dayton office only.
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Questions to Bring Before Starting
Ask how clinical methods and faith will be considered together for your particular concern. The free 15-minute consultation also covers fees and coverage. Accepted insurance includes Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare. Benefits depend on your plan and are checked together before your first session. Private pay and requested superbills are available.
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Questions About Counseling
Is Josh a licensed clinical counselor?
Yes. Josh holds an Ohio LPCC-S license with supervision designation and has been licensed since 2014. He uses CBT, EMDR, and psychodynamic counseling.
Does Christian counseling include couples?
Josh counsels Christian men individually and couples together. Every couples appointment is in person at the Dayton office; individual men can also use Ohio telehealth.
Ready when you are.
Ask Josh about clinical care, faith fit, and your concerns in a free 15-minute consultation.