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| I believe that even though I took detours along the path, God created me to make a difference in other’s lives. I have a deep passion for ministering to hurting people. I am a wounded healer and a deeply committed servant who desires to apply my God-given abilities to the task of helping others move to personal wholeness. I have dedicated the rest of my life to help others find the peace I have found. |
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| Good morning, and welcome to my web site. My name is Linda Barnes, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), licensed by the State of Texas and certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NCC). As a professional Christian Counselor, I provide Biblically based counseling services to the Southlake, Keller, Grapevine, Westlake, Trophy Club, Roanoke and DFW Metroplex in my Southlake office.
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| I pattern my counseling ministry after these principles set forth by Hindson & Eyrich in their book entitled Totally Sufficient: The Bible and Christian Counseling, 1997, Harvest House, Eugene, OR. |
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Pillars of Christian Counseling: |
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- The divine inspiration of the Bible
- The existence of an infinite, personal God
- The uniqueness of Jesus Christ
- Salvation by grace alone
- The substitutionary atonement of Christ
- Personal spiritual regeneration, being born again in newness of life by the Holy Spirit
- Personal spiritual sanctification, the lifelong process of progressive maturity
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| As testament to God’s direction in my counseling practice, I follow the “Distinctives in Christian Counseling” as outlined by Clinton & Ohlschlager in their book entitled Competent Christian Counseling, 2002, WaterBrook Press, Colorado Springs, CO. |
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- Goals: Maturity in Christ versus happiness and self-fulfillment
- Ground: God revealed in Scripture versus human wisdom and imagination
- Process: Transformation versus adjustment
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Foundational Scripture |
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“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.”
Romans 8:28 New Living Bible |
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“For I know the plans I have for you,” ‘ says the Lord,’ “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11 New Living Bible |
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