CARE
AND
COUNSELING
Stephen Ministry offers a proven and effective way to organize, equip, and establish a team of congregation members—called Stephen Ministers—to provide high-quality, one-to-one, Christ-centered care to people in the congregation and the community experiencing life difficulties.
If you have questions or think you might need a Stephen Minister, please contact us to discuss how this one-to-one, confidential care giver can walk along side to journey together through challenging times.
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS
The counseling ministry offers a trustworthy group of counselors who provide professional guidance.
Christ-centered, professional counseling is available through our campus with licensed professional counselors that have years of education, life experience, and professional practice to help direct the healing process.
Our treatment approach addresses the whole person; emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Both male and female counselors are available and fees are low compared to other professional services in our community.
James Caldwell, LPC
Focus: Youth, Parents, Premarital
James Caldwell offers many years of experience counseling individuals from age ten and up, couples, and families. His specialization covers many issues: anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, grief and loss, relational issues, bullying, premarital and marital, and parenting. He provides a relaxed and caring environment for those he counsels.
Call: (972) 814-7969
Shelley Raymond, LPC, MFT
Focus: Adults, Marriage, Parenting (Online Only)
Shelley Raymond is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and specializes in providing marriage therapy for couples, as well as individual adolescent and individual adult issues. Shelley earned a Bachelor's of Business Administration from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling. As an LPC, she is certified in many counseling Therapies, including EMDR trauma, for individuals and couples. Shelley is available for online counseling only.
Call: (214) 702-9730
Michelle Northam, LCSW
Focus: Adults and addictions, anxiety, depression, stress, anger management, parenting
Michelle Northam graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of North Florida and holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Texas and Maryland. As a follower of Jesus Christ, she looks forward to coming alongside you on your journey to healing.
Everyone has a story, and those stories are full of experiences of pain, hardship, and disappointment. These experiences are not what defines a person, we are so much more than our past. Through God’s redeeming power, prayer, Christian counselors, and solid therapeutic practices, she has been able to find peace, wholeness, and healing from the pain that she has experienced in her own life. The pain of the past no longer controls or hinders her, it is now part of her redefined story that she uses to bring hope to others struggling. Michelle looks forward to working with you to move you from the pain, turmoil, hurt, and brokenness in your life towards a place of healing, joy, freedom, and hope.
Call: (469) 545-3115
Derek Smith, MS, MATS, NCC, LPC, LCDC
Focus: Ages 13 through Adults
Derek specializes in working with trauma, grief, anxiety disorders, depression, guilt, shame, addictions, couples and family counseling. He works with those experiencing life transition struggles, as well as the LGBTQ population and older adults with end of life decisions. Derek also works with challenges that adoptive parents and children could experience.
Call: (972 212-9175
Linda L. May, LCSW-LCDC
Divorce/Seperation Counseling
Focus: Adults and addictions, anxiety, depression, PTSD
Linda May graduated from Texas A&M University-Commerce with an undergraduate and master's degree in social work. She is recognized in the state of Texas as a licensed chemical dependency counselor and is a trained Stephen Minister. Linda has experience working in a psychiatric outpatient setting specializing in issues including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, unresolved grief, bipolar disorder and addictions. Her passion includes providing quality Christian care in a nonjudgmental,
safe space.
Call: (469) 701-1166
Counseling Referral Consultant
Kacy Flanagan, MS, LPC-S
Kacy Flanagan completed her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Texas at Tyler and her master's degree in counseling from Texas A&M University-Commerce. She became an LPC in 2004 and received her supervisor license in 2009. She has experience in working with children, teens, young adults and women, including issues such as infertility, grief and loss, women's health, relationships, child abuse, foster care and adoption. While Kacy does not personally provide counseling services, she loves to serve Parkway Hills by providing assistance connecting families with counselors.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Need Him
This ministry resource serves to cultivate gospel conversations and answer faith-related questions through online chats, texts, and phone calls. Need Him aims to share Jesus with thousands of people each day through authentic, compassionate online connections. If you have questions or want to start a conversation with Need Him, visit their webpage to learn more.
Mighty Oaks
Mighty Oaks provides faith-based, peer-to-peer resiliency and recovery programs that serve as the catalyst to assist our Nation’s Warriors in dealing with challenges related to the struggles of daily military life, combat deployments, and the symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS) offered at no cost to our Nation’s Warriors.
