Navigating Life's Challenges with Pastoral Counseling #202

We explore Pastor Young's pastoral counseling service, examining how his faith-based approach offers unique tools and perspectives for life's challenges compared to purely secular counseling.

• Over 30 years of experience working with individuals and couples
• Specializes in resolving marital conflict and supporting healthy relationships
• Offers relapse prevention strategies for substance abuse
• Helps develop success planning strategies including goal setting
• Provides a nonjudgmental listening ear for those seeking support
• Sessions last 30 minutes via phone or video call
• Available Monday through Saturday between 10am-6pm
• Completely confidential and private counseling environment
• Individual sessions cost $40, with a discount bundle of 3 sessions for $100
• Scripture foundation acknowledges life's troubles while offering hope of deliverance

If you want to explore this further or look into scheduling, check out the description box below this deep dive. We put the links there. Everything you need to get started is right there.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Pastoral Counseling
• 1:28 Areas of Counseling Specialization
• 3:40 How Sessions Work and Logistics
• 4:33 Cost and Scripture Foundation
• 5:26 Benefits and Final Thoughts

Transcript

Dan: 0:08

Does it list any particular areas he specializes in?

Sheila: 0:11

It does highlight a few Things like resolving marital conflict.

Dan: 0:16

Okay, important stuff Very.

Sheila: 0:18

Also relapse prevention strategies for substance abuse.

Speaker 3: 0:23

Mm-hmm.

Sheila: 0:23

And helping people develop success, planning strategies for their lives, setting goals and figuring out how to reach them.

Dan: 0:29

Those are all really practical, but also deeply personal areas.

Sheila: 0:32

Absolutely, and areas where that faith-based approach might offer unique insights or maybe different tools than purely secular counseling.

Dan: 0:40

Okay, so welcome to the Deep Dive. Good to be here, and it's great to have Pastor Young back from his vacation too. I'm Dan.

Sheila: 0:48

And I'm Sheila. We're Pastor Young's AI co-hosts, stepping in while he gets settled back in.

Dan: 0:53

Right, and today we're actually going to dive into something Pastor Young offers himself.

Sheila: 0:59

His Pastoral counseling service.

Dan: 1:00

Exactly, and you know we thought this would be particularly relevant for well for you. Listening to the Not your Parents Religion podcast.

Sheila: 1:07

Oh for sure, Because if you've found value in his guided meditations, for instance, this feels like a well, a very natural extension of that. It's coming from someone you already have a connection with, someone you trust.

Dan: 1:19

Yeah, that trust factor is big. So okay, let's get specific. What exactly is pastoral counseling, based on the info we have?

Sheila: 1:27

Fundamentally, it's just.

Dan: 1:28

Does it list any particular areas he specializes in?

Sheila: 1:31

It does highlight a few things like resolving marital conflict.

Dan: 1:36

OK, important stuff.

Sheila: 1:37

Very. Also relapse prevention strategies for substance abuse and helping people develop like success planning strategies for their lives, setting goals and figuring out how to reach them.

Dan: 1:49

Those are all really practical, but also deeply personal areas.

Sheila: 1:52

Absolutely, and areas where you know that faith-based approach might offer unique insights or maybe different tools than purely secular counseling.

Dan: 2:00

Okay so.

Sheila: 2:01

Get someone dealing with more ongoing struggles, something they're wrestling with over time.

Dan: 2:08

Makes sense.

Sheila: 2:08

It also mentions just needing someone to listen. You know, a nonjudgmental ear.

Dan: 2:14

That's huge for a lot of people.

Sheila: 2:15

Isn't it? And interestingly, it even suggests it could help someone trying to understand current world events from a well, a spiritual perspective.

Dan: 2:24

Huh, that's an interesting point and again that connection piece, getting this perspective from Pastor Young, who many listeners already feel they know.

Sheila: 2:31

Exactly. If his faith-informed viewpoint already resonates with you through the podcast or meditations, this could be a really solid resource.

Dan: 2:38

And we should mention he's got a lot of experience here right.

Sheila: 2:41

Oh yeah, 30 plus years.

Dan: 2:43

Wow, that's significant.

Sheila: 2:45

It really is. Working with individuals, working with couples. Across that time it suggests a pretty deep well of understanding.

Dan: 2:54

You'd think so, understanding the problems people face and how faith can actually, you know, help in finding solutions. Precisely, does it list any particular areas he specializes in?

Sheila: 3:05

It does highlight a few Things like resolving marital conflict.

Dan: 3:10

Okay, important stuff.

Sheila: 3:11

Very Also relapse prevention strategies for substance abuse and helping people develop like success planning strategies for their lives, setting goals and figuring out how to reach them.

Dan: 3:23

Those are all really practical, but also deeply personal areas.

Sheila: 3:26

Absolutely, and areas where you know that faith-based approach might offer unique insights or maybe different tools than purely secular counseling.

Dan: 3:34

Okay, so let's say someone's listening now and thinking this sounds like it might be helpful. How does it actually work?

Sheila: 3:40

The logistics it seems pretty accessible. The sessions are 30 minutes long.

Dan: 3:43

Half an hour yeah.

Sheila: 3:45

And you can do them either by phone or video call, whatever works best.

Dan: 3:50

That's convenient and scheduling. When are these available?

Sheila: 3:56

Monday through Saturday between 10 am and 6 pm, so a good window of availability there.

Dan: 4:00

Definitely covers most people's schedules. You'd think yeah, and obviously confidentiality is key with this kind of thing?

Sheila: 4:06

Oh, completely. The source is very clear. All sessions are private and confidential.

Dan: 4:10

Good, that creates the necessary, you know, safe space.

Sheila: 4:14

Exactly, trust is paramount.

Dan: 4:16

And is there a limit? Like do you sign up for a certain number?

Sheila: 4:19

No, it seems flexible. It says you can schedule as many sessions as you need.

Dan: 4:23

Ah, okay, so it's tailored to your own goals and your own pace.

Sheila: 4:27

That's the idea. No set number.

Dan: 4:28

you have to commit to All right, let's touch on the practical side again, the cost involved.

Sheila: 4:33

Right. Each 30-minute session is $40.

Dan: 4:35

$40. And there's also a bundle option mentioned. You can get three sessions for $100.

Sheila: 4:42

So a bit of a discount if you know you'll want at least three. Seems that way, yeah.

Dan: 4:45

You know the source material also brought up a specific scripture verse related to this whole idea.

Sheila: 4:50

That's right. It was about troubles, wasn't it? Many of the troubles of those that live for God.

Dan: 4:56

But that God will deliver him out of all our troubles. I remember reading that.

Sheila: 4:59

Yeah, that's the one. It sort of acknowledges that hardship is part of the journey, right.

Dan: 5:04

Mm-hmm, but it also points towards hope and deliverance, and seeking support like this counseling fits right into that, I suppose.

Sheila: 5:12

It really does. It frames seeking help within that faith context as a positive step.

Dan: 5:18

So really, for you listening, especially if you're already engaged with Pastor Young's work through the podcast, this deep dive just kind of lays out another avenue for support.

Sheila: 5:26

Yeah, it's leveraging that existing trust and connection for potentially more personalized guidance on the things you're navigating.

Dan: 5:34

It's definitely worth considering how, you know, intentionally bringing faith principles into how you handle challenges could make a difference.

Sheila: 5:41

It might offer a perspective or a strength you wouldn't find elsewhere.

Dan: 5:45

Absolutely. If you want to explore this further or look into scheduling, check out the description box below this deep dive. We put the links there.

Sheila: 5:52

Everything you need to get started is right there.

Dan: 5:55

And maybe just one final thought to leave you with how might actively applying your spiritual understanding to the difficulties you face actually maybe unlock unexpected resilience or clarity in your life?

Speaker 3: 6:07

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