Perfect for students of theology, counseling, or anyone passionate about faith and family.

In this episode, Bob shares insights into his current work at the National Center for Healthy Veterans and how the center is making a lasting impact on veteran healing and recovery. Tune in to learn more!

Karl Benzio, M.D., a board-certified Christian psychiatrist, has held various health system clinical and leadership positions. Dr. Karl uniquely implements a faith-informed, Jesus-centered application of cutting-edge psychiatric science to successfully treat patients, consult to ministries, teach, write, and serve as a frequent media guest expert, conference speaker, and legislative expert witness.

Trish completed her Master of Arts Degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in 2013. Prior to attending graduate school, she was a business and marketing professional in the fields of advertising and pharmaceuticals. Trish is also a professional musician and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a concentration in Voice from Lynchburg College.

Dr. Keating is a research psychologist that has a background in psychology, trauma informed training and practices, and foster care best practices. Dr. Keating has held trainings for foster parents, foster youth, staff and faculty, and the general population. 

Dr. Daniel Reyes grew up in communist Cuba under the administration of Fidel Castro. He later went on to graduate with his Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision at Liberty University in 2020. Currently, He lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife and two daughters and works online as full time faculty for Grand Canyon University.

Chris Casola is the Associated Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Welfare and Performance at Liberty University. In his current role, Casola manages all aspects of student-athlete welfare and performance for all of Liberty’s NCAA Division I student-athletes. While doing that, he also provides administrative oversite of Champion Performance; sports medicine, nutrition, athletic performance, applied performance, clinical and sports psychology and spiritual development. The primary focus of the Champion Performance Team is to ensure that student-athletes are developed and cared for in a holistic manner; physically, mentally and spiritually.

Dr. Godfrey provides Mental Health Coaching and Consulting for individuals and mental health providers around the globe. He speaks and educates groups, churches, and mental health providers on issues related to mental health and human sexuality.

Dr. Godfrey is a Clinical Sexologist, Certified Christian Counselor, a Certified Sex Addiction Specialist Supervisor, and a Certified Mental Health Coach. He previously worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor for 23 years, and an approved supervisor with the Board of Behavioral Health. He received his education from Arizona State University, Ottawa University, and the International Institute for Clinical Sexology. Dr. Godfrey worked for nine years with the City of Tempe Social Services, as a supervisor assisting school-age children and their families. He has worked in a variety of mental health settings both as a professional and within church ministry.

Dr. Godfrey is a member of SASH (Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health) and the AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors). He is often known for research and intervention with those who struggle with sexualized attachments and eroticized emotions. His recently published book is entitled: “Healing & Recovery – Perspective for Young Men with Sexualized Attachments”. You can read more about his research on this topic at: sexualizedattachments.com.

Dr. Jeremiah Sullins is a Professor of Psychology at Harding University and the Director if the Center for Cognitive Studies. Dr. Sullins has also been working with Liberty University Online since 2012. As a cognitive psychologist his primary interests are in the learning sciences. His research focus is on learning/educational technologies, with branches extending into emotions, pedagogical strategies, tutorial dialogue/interaction, mechanisms of feedback, and question asking. He received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Memphis.

Dr. Hinkley is a professor in the online Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Liberty University. She has been teaching counseling classes at Liberty for 35 years while also serving in various administrative roles, including Executive Director, Associate Dean and Department Chair for the online program. Dr. Hinkley is also a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and a Nationally Certified Counselor. She practiced as a professional counselor for 19 years in a part-time private practice. Her current research includes counselor education program success, faculty/student success, and women’s issues.

Dr. Kevin Hull owns and operates Hull and Associates, P.A. a private practice in Lakeland, Florida. Dr. Hull is a licensed counselor who has worked with children and adolescents and their families on the Autism spectrum since 2001. He conducts weekly individual and group therapy sessions with children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Dr. Hull has been a professor for 18 years and is currently a CORE assistant faculty in Liberty University’s online counseling degree. Dr. Hull has published Play Therapy and Asperger’s Syndrome: Helping Children and Adolescents Grow, Connect, and Heal through the Art of Play (2011, Jason Aronson); Bridge Building: Creating Connection and Relationship between Parents and Children and Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum (2012, Liberty Press); Group Therapy Techniques with Children, Adolescents, and Adults on the Autism Spectrum (2014, Jason Aronson); and Where There is Despair, Hope (2015, Liberty Mountain Publishing), a novel about play therapy. He has also published several chapters for textbooks and journal articles. Dr. Hull specializes in using electronic devices in group and individual play therapy and his dissertation work examined the use of video/computer games as a play therapy tool for children with emotional difficulties. Dr. Hull enjoys open water swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, playing golf, long walks, biking, and spending time with his wife, Wendy and their four children.

Dr. Miller counseled individuals and couples for many years as a pastoral counselor before becoming a clinical mental health counselor and counselor educator. In addition to his current academic duties, he serves as a Chapter Faculty Advisor (CFA) for the Chi Sigma Iota Rho Eta online student chapter Rho Eta Sigma Epsilon. Dr. Miller has co-authored a clinical textbook on case conceptualization; written chapters for textbooks; and presents at national, state, and local counseling workshops. With colleagues, he has developed a Biblical wellness model that helps churches address emotional health issues. His research interests include Biblical wellness, attribution theory, and problematic pornography use. As a licensed professional counselor, Dr. Miller works with individuals, couples, and adolescents treating a wide spectrum of mental health issues. He serves as a clinical director for a non-profit community counseling agency that treats general mental illness and is also regionally known for treating trauma.

As a counselor educator, Dr. Jones has taught in clinical mental health, marriage & family, and school counseling programs. As a professional counselor, he has worked with individuals, couples, and families, across the lifespan, and in a variety of settings (K-12, private practice, hospital, community agency, and church). Before his career change to a counselor educator, Dr. Jones worked as an epidemiologist for over a decade. Through these experiences, he is able to build a bridge between professional counseling and public health. Dr. Jones’ scholarly interests include prevention, health disparities, mixed methods research, community-based participatory research, and spirituality/religion in counseling. Dr. Jones teaches students from all over the country who are pursuing an online counseling degree at Liberty University.

Dr. Karin Dumont is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, a National Certified Counselor, a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, and an Approved Clinical Supervisor having earned a PhD in Professional Counseling in 2010. Dr. Dumont was inducted into Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, the Rho Eta chapter of Liberty University in 2016. Dr. Dumont practiced for over 20 years in the profession of counseling, having specialized in addiction counseling, clinical community mental health counseling, and counseling at-risk youth. She has extensive experience in regular outpatient, intensive outpatient, and inpatient crisis stabilization and detox services. Dr. Dumont, also, has experience in the area of school counseling. She has taught as a faculty member in the CACREP accredited graduate clinical counseling program within the Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies at Liberty University for 14 years. Dr. Dumont has, also, taught undergraduate psychology at both Liberty University and Methodist University. In addition, she has taught undergraduate sociology at Liberty University.

Dr. Dumont played an instrumental part in the development of the Masters of Arts in Addiction Counseling program at Liberty University. Her teaching interests are comprised of clinical mental health aspects to include psychopathology and clinical diagnosis, group therapy, and addiction topics. Her research interests lie in the area of addiction and relationships, the role of attachment in development, and the impact of the supervision relationship in counseling students’ skill development. Dr. Dumont serves as co-chairperson on the advocacy committee for the Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies. This committee provides and addresses advocacy for the profession of counseling, mental health itself, along with a focus on how to improve the integration of advocacy into the counseling program coursework. She is also active as a student faculty advisor and provides supervision to students in internship. Along with service to counseling students, Dr. Dumont has recently taken on the service role of Narrative Writer for the NCMHCE with the National Board of Certified Counselors. She is active in presenting at workshops and conferences on mental health and addiction topics on the national, regional, state, and local level. She has also been an active dissertation chair and reader for doctoral students.

Dr. Wheelus came to Liberty University after eleven years of experience in college student affairs, most recent of which was as a university’s director of counseling, disability services, and career development. He has also worked in a variety of other counseling settings: hospital, juvenile justice, private practice, and volunteer career counselor at an alternative high school. Dr. Wheelus and his wife, who is also a professional counselor, enjoy providing co-counseling to couples and missionaries. They have lived overseas in four countries and occasionally travel overseas to provide counseling and marriage enrichment to expatriates. Dr. Wheelus has held several offices in the Georgia College Counseling Association (GCCA) and has been a member of several professional organizations and has presented at the state, regional, and national levels on career development. Dr. Wheelus loves teaching and training new counselors. Most of all, he loves the wonder of discovering new adventures that God brings in life’s journey.

Dr. Angela Wheelus came to Liberty University after ten years of experience in college counseling and private practice. Prior to her counseling career, she lived and served overseas in five countries with her husband (also teaches at Liberty) and children. As a licensed counselor, Dr. Wheelus has experience working with young adults, student veterans, and missionaries dealing with issues such as: multicultural issues, trauma, grief, suicidal ideation, life transition issues, anxiety, and depression. Dr. Wheelus loves mentoring counselors-in-training, supervising new counselors, and counseling women.  Most of all, she loves watching God work wonders through the counseling process.

Shaila is a Brazilian TCK (Third Culture Kid) who grew up in Holland, the United States, and mostly Austria. While in Brazil she pursued her Clinical Psychology degree and there got licensed. Shortly after, God called her to serve in China as a Psychologist catering to the expat community in Shanghai working with children, adolescents, and adults with a variety of mental health disorders within an outpatient hospital clinic. It was there her heart saw the need for member care for global workers. It was also there she met and married her Japanese-Brazilian husband, Lucas. They were in China a total of 5 years when God called them to pursue Biblical-based education to prepare for the next steps of service. This brought them to Columbia, where Shaila was able to pursue an MA in Member Care at Columbia International University and join Valeo. Her heart beats for those who are serving God in a cross-cultural setting and to be able to serve them through counseling. Shaila & Lucas live in Brazil with their son, Noah.

Dr. Lisa Sosin is the Director of the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision Program and a professor with the Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies at Liberty University. She has over 35 years of clinical and teaching experience in the field of professional counseling and clinical psychology.

For more information, here are Dr. Anita Knight's two books mentioned in this episode:

The Mister Rogers Effect -

https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Effect-Bringing-Yourself/dp/1540900290

The Four Relationship Types- coming soon

For more information about Dr. Audra Stinson, please visit hopefullycounseling.com

sittingwellatthewell.com 

If you're interested in purchasing Healthy Depression, it is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

Amazon link

https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Depression-Kenyon-C-Knapp/dp/1666730491/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=healthy+depression&qid=1696610350&sr=8-2

Barnes & Noble link

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/healthy-depression-kenyon-c-knapp/1143573372?ean=9781666730494

If you wish to contact the Moitinho's, Elias Moitinho's email is:

eliasmoitinho@hotmail.com

emoitinho2@liberty.edu 

For more of their content:

Website: https://motivationandgrowth.com

Youtube: Motivation and Growth

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClSzalTCzuxGnFNsWB4Cviw

Instagram: @motivationandgrowth

dariawhite.weebly.com

Dr. Kevin Hull's email if you wish to get in touch with him:
kbhull@liberty.edu

Thanks for listening and we look forward to seeing you next time!

Learn more about Dr. Shaler and her work at https://www.drlaurelshaler.com/

Find out more about ART at https://artherapyinternational.org/ 

"Dr. Mary Bartlett is a licensed professional counselor and serves as an independent behavioral health consultant on resilience, risk reduction, and suicide prevention. With a doctorate in Counselor Education from Auburn University, her professional credentials include certification as a national counselor, family life educator, military family life consultant, and she is an Alabama counseling supervisor. 

Presently, she works for the United States Air Force (USAF) Air University at the Air Command and Staff College where she teaches in the Leadership Department, and leverages her training to infuse wellness-based courses into USAF Professional Military Education courses.

Dr. Bartlett's Website: https://drmarybartlett.com/

American Association of Suicidology: www.suicidology.org

American Foundation of Suicide Prevention: www.afsp.org

Suicide Prevention Resource Center: www.sprc.org

TAPS Suicide Loss Survivor Assistance: www.taps.org/suicide

In addition to his teaching, Dr. Lahikainen worked for fifteen years in a range of clinical and practical settings providing psychotherapy, assessment, and consultation for a diverse array of client populations. These settings include inpatient psychiatric care, college counseling centers, community mental health centers, and corporations. Specializing in human motivation and leadership, his professional focus has been on teaching and applying such concepts to prepare people for making a positive change in their lives. His research interests include the areas of positive psychology, leadership, mindfulness, motivation, and spirituality.

He is married with three kids and enjoys reading books on the topic of psychology and spirituality. Dr. Kim’s mission as a professor is to help students go where they must go in life by equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge to lead a fulfilling and purposeful life in Christ.

She has been a social worker for over 20 years, working mainly with children and families, in places such as a children’s home, a public high school, a private practice, and foster care.

For more information on Living Waters Counseling visit https://www.lwcounseling.net/

For more information on Kingdom College visit https://www.kingdomcollege.net/ 

Dr. Sosin’s primary research interests include the integration of creativity, spirituality, and counseling, doctoral student persistence, qualitative research related to counseling practice, and emotion regulation and she serves as a reviewer for the American Counseling Association’s flagstaff journal Counseling and Development. Dr. Sosin has been happily married to her best friend, David, for over 30 years and has two wonderful sons, Tim and Josh, and a delightful daughter-in-law, Hannah.

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One Life to Love’s unique approach empowers street children by providing them shelter, safety and equal opportunity to ensure lasting change in their lives.

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The Bair Foundation will provide Christ-centered quality care and services dedicated to the treatment, restoration and empowerment of children, youth and families.

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Robert F. Dees (born 2 February 1950 in Amarillo, Texas) is a retired major general in the United States Army. A specialist on national security issues, he was the chairman of the Ben Carson campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. He was the vice director for operational plans and interoperability for the Department of Defense. He was also Assistant Division Commander of the 101st Airborne Division; Commander, 2nd Infantry Division, U.S. Forces Korea; Deputy Commander of V Corps in Europe; and Commander, U.S.-Israeli Joint Task Force for Missile Defense. After he officially retired from the U.S. military on January 1, 2003, he worked for the next two years as the Executive Director of Defense Strategies for Microsoft Corporation. In 2005, he became the executive director of Military Ministry, focusing on soldiers coming home from the war with post-traumatic stress. After writing the Resilience Trilogy, he was appointed and currently serves as Associate Vice President of Military Outreach and Director, Institute for Military Resilience, at Liberty University. Dees was also the Defense and National Security Advisor for Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson. He and wife, Kathleen (née Robinson), serve as volunteer leaders in numerous outreaches to the military, including Military Community Youth Ministries. On December 31, 2015, he was appointed campaign chairman of the Ben Carson presidential campaign, 2016. Following the Carson Campaign, Dees expanded his public speaking about resilience and veterans issues, also becoming a board member on the Lindell Foundation and the Lindell Recovery Network. In August 2019 he became President of the Stone Ridge Foundation whose purpose is "Returning Healthy Veterans to America."

Find more information about the National Center for Healthy Veterans at https://www.healthyveterans.org/.