BIBLICAL FRAMEWORK COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION
BIBLICAL FRAMEWORK COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION
One may obtain BFCA certification in either of two ways. 1. He or she has graduated from an organization that teaches Biblical Framework Counseling as explained in The Heart of Man and the Mental Disorders and is in accord with the doctrines of the historic Protestant Christian faith as summarized in articles 1-6 and 8-14 of the BFCA Doctrinal Statement. 2. He or she has read the Second or Third Expanded Editions of The Heart of Man and the Mental Disorders and has briefly completed the assignments given in the Advanced Biblical Framework Counseling book – assignments which have been approved by a present Full Member or Senior Member of the BFCA. He or she is also in accord with the doctrines of the historic Protestant Christian faith as summarized in articles 1-6 and 8-14 of the BFCA Doctrinal Statement.
Having been qualified in one of these two ways, one may apply for and be granted certification by:
Biblical Counseling Ministries
P.O. Box 16753,
Sugar Land, Tx 77496-6753
The BFCA has three tiers of membership. The Adjunct Member has been involved in Biblical Framework Counseling for at least a year and has 20-50 hours conducting personal and/or group Biblical Framework Counseling. The Full Member has been doing so for 51-150 hours. And the Senior Member has 151+ hours of experience. These are noted in the following list of members, their interests, and their information.
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I have studied under the teaching of Dr. Nicolas Ellen at Expository Counseling Center here in Houston, Texas, and am in my third semester in pursuit of a MABC (Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling) at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. I work for a ministry called RLM Foundation, in which we do counseling in the Texas prisons with seminary graduates that are incarcerated for 20 years to life.
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I am a Reformed Baptist Chaplain who has worked in prisons, with the homeless, and with trauma affected orphans. I am interested in working with all kinds of people and problems. I especially want to help those who have become dependent on medication to treat depression, anxiety, and mood disorders.
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Journey Biblical Counseling Center is a ministry of Journey Church providing one-on-one counseling to our community.
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Casey provides Bible based counseling to individuals, married couples, and premarital counselees from his home in the Houston-Galveston Bay Area. He holds a BS in Biblical Counseling from the College of Biblical Studies – Houston.
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Barbara is a retired Army Veteran with a combination of 21 years of active Army and Navy military service. As a graduate in Biblical Studies from Carolina College of Biblical Studies, she is currently working on a Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling in Parent and Child/Adolescent Development at Liberty University and plans then to pursue a Doctorate in 2023.
Barbara is the founder of Women of Grace Ministries where she offers counsel to active duty service members, their dependents, and other civilians using the Biblical Framework as a foundational guide.
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Certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and Training Center Director with the International Association of Biblical Counselors. B.A. in Biblical Counseling; M.A. in Personal Research Focus on Biblical Framework Counseling – both from Master’s International University of Divinity.
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Jean has over 20 years of experience counseling those who are faced with substance abuse, domestic violence, relationship issues, and all forms of crisis intervention.
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Robert is the founder and president of Bay Area Ministers of Reconciliation. He offers biblical counseling in the areas of drug and alcohol problems, marriage problems, mental disorders, and crisis intervention.
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Alice is the owner of ASAP Counseling Services and has been involved in counseling and ministering for over 20 years. She ministers in women’s groups, girls’ homes, and transitional homes for women. She specializes in counseling women and girls of all ages and their families, and in premarital, marital, and same-sex attraction issues.
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Bennett is a graduate of the College of Biblical Studies – Houston and an elder at The Sanctuary Fellowship in Richmond, Texas. His interest is in marital counseling and the counseling of men.
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Dr. Valerie Oji, Pharm D, BCPP, is a Christian pharmacist of 25+ years’ experience who is well versed in Biblical Framework Counseling and has been actively involved in a variety of ministries in her church. She is pursuing research which explores potential biblical applications to the treatment of mental disorders.
While Dr. Oji realizes that medication is not the root answer to the great majority of mental disorders that are immaterially caused, she is also aware that, as people are counseled biblically, they may be on medication. If so, they may have a need to understand the effects of those medications and may need to be guided wisely as they move to taper off of them under the care of their personal physician.
To these ends, Dr. Oji is available for consultation through her Medication Counseling Ministry at the secure website http://www.medpolicy.com. She can also be reached at medgal8@gmail.com or at 501-333-4482.
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Ruth is a graduate of the College of Biblical Studies – Houston and teaches adult Bible studies at her home church in The Woodlands, Texas. She currently teaches Framework Counseling principles through workshops and women’s retreats.
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Alice is the owner of ASAP Counseling Services and has been involved in counseling and ministering for over 20 years. She ministers in women’s groups, girls’ homes, and transitional homes for women. She specializes in counseling women and girls of all ages and their families, and in premarital, marital, and same-sex attraction issues.
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Through compassionate confrontation and prayerful submission to the Holy Spirit, it is my goal to help believers more toward God-honoring change in their lives, so that they are restored to the functionality God desires of us all.
