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What does it mean to be in a healthy relationship? Why are healthy relationships in our lives so important? Today this idea is foreign to our culture and even the mainstream mental health profession. I am your host, Dr. Rich Hoffman, and on this episode of Ask Christian Counseling Associates, Join me to discuss these questions and more topics with our guest pastor Carmen Shullo from Butler, Pennsylvania.

Join us as we discuss what God has ignited in the Life-affirming movement of Concepts of Truth and how Christians everywhere can have an impact for the kingdom.

On this episode of Ask Christian Counseling Associates, we are podcasting from Caldwell, New Jersey, during our visit to the United Nations, with special guests Millie Lace, Founder and Director, and Josephine Tyne, representative to the UN from Concepts of Truth International.

We know what issues face us in America, but what about other places? Other Cultures? On this Ask Christian Counseling Associates episode, join us live from the United Nations in New York City, where we gather with an international panel to discuss mental health issues from a Christian Perspective. Join us and learn more about interesting, diverse cultural perspectives on mental health and faith.

On this Ask Christian Counseling Associates episode, we invite Rev. Micah Ramsey, Pastor of Eastvale Reformed Presbyterian Church in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, to join us for a discussion on Biblical manhood. With the rise of woke ideology, terms like toxic or hypermasculinity can be used to describe and stigmatize male behavior. How should we define healthy masculinity? Does God have a design and a plan for our gender? In our modern world, is there a place for defined gender roles? Join us as we explore concepts of manhood and how contemporary cultural influences its development.

On this episode of Ask Christian Counseling Associates, we talk with David Collins, LPC, Clinical Supervisor at CCA. Fresh back from our annual onsite visit to Liberia, David and I discuss our recent experiences and share our hearts about this vital mission. Join us as we do a rewind on the Liberia experience and how God is moving powerfully in West Africa. Sometimes, people ask us, “why does CCA go to Liberia?” Our answer is, “that is where Jesus is!” Join us on this podcast and learn more about the new and exciting things happening with the Liberia mission.

A recent Gallup Poll survey indicates that 23% of the U.S. population sought counseling in 2022. This is nearly double the amount of those seeking help from the same measure made in 2004. What’s going on with mental health in America? On this episode of Ask Christian Counseling Associates, join us to discuss this question and more with special guest Tom Weil, Clinical Supervisor of our Butler and Mercer regions of CCA.

Some believe that the most depressing day of the year happens in mid-January. This is when we are coming off the high of the Christmas celebrations, bills from holiday spending start to hit our inbox, the weather is the bleakest, and guilt from failed New Year’s Resolutions culminates in a perfect storm of discouragement. On this Ask Christian Counseling Associates episode, we meet with Dr. Karen Mason, Professor of Counseling and Psychology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Dr. Mason is the author of “Preventing Suicide: A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains, and Pastoral Counselors,” and “Preaching Hope in Darkness: Help for Pastors in Addressing Suicide from the Pulpit.” Join us as we seek expert advice on how to prevent the destructive trend of suicide.

In this episode of Ask Christian Counseling Associates, we meet with the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kulah from Liberia, West Africa.  Liberia began as a county in the early 19th century as the United States began to send freed slaves seeking a new start to resettle in Africa. Since this time, Liberia has shared a special connection with America. Rev. Kulah is a leader with the African Initiative, an influential group of African faith leaders within the United Methodist Church. Join us as we discuss our connection to Africa in mission, values, and Christian faith. Christian Counseling Associates loves Liberia, and we hope that you will, too, as you get to know Dr. Kulah and the mission that we share together.