Caring and Counselling
We believe hope is essential for a vital life. We’re committed to helping those in need, those who may have lost hope or are hurting. If there is any way our church can help you and your family, please don’t hesitate to ask. Our Associate Pastor is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Christian Counselor. The church also offers courses for engaged or newly wed couples to help establish healthy marriages.
Do you have a prayer request? Call the church office at 818-1211 or enter your request on our website. You can also give us your requests through the comment and prayer card each week at our worship service-or grab Mike or one of the Elders to pray with you. We also have e-mail prayer teams of praying folks who will pray with you or for you. Deacons are assigned to every member of Hope Church and are available to help you with your specific needs. We also visit those who are hospitalized. We provide the families with meals while they recuperate.
Shelly McCormick holds a MA in Clinical Mental Health from the University of South Florida and is currently a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern. She is married with two children and enjoys working with children, adolescents and adults. Her specialties are in sexual abuse, dissociative identity disorder, and trauma. She aims to provide her clients with a warm, caring, safe, and accepting environment where they can explore their underlying issues and work towards a healthy resolution. Shelly provides a variety of therapy techniques for the client to utilize that will assist in their journey towards healing. Her desire is that her and the client’s time together would be a time of hope and healing; a place where a sense of self-empowerment can be regained and a safe haven where freedom is redeemed. It will be a journey that they will take together; allowing healing hands to help guide those who are downcast, out of the shadows and into the light.
Shelly has weekly office hours located in Tarpon Springs and Lutz. She charges $60 per 50 minute session.
Recommended Reading:
The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
The Five Languages of Apology by Gary Chapman & Jennifer Thomas
The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
Healing the Shame That Binds You by John Bradshaw
Children of Trauma by Jane Middelton-Moz
