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Getting Started

What Are My Next Steps?

Once you have decided that biblical counseling is right for you, we ask that you complete an online registration form. The form is extensive in its scope and takes approximately 45 minutes to an hour to complete. Please plan to complete the form in one sitting. Your registration will not save changes you have made until you submit it at the end of the registration process.

What Can I Expect?

Counseling Logistics

Hebrews 4:16 Counseling offers several ways of obtaining help through biblical counseling and discipleship. Our counselors are available by appointment to meet in person with those in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. While in-person counseling is our preference, we do extend exceptions to counselees who live outside of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan areas. In these cases, we counsel using internet video conferencing. 

Initial appointments last approximately 50-75 minutes. All subsequent appointments will be approximately 50-60, minutes weekly, continuing for approximately eight to twelve weeks. The duration of counseling is contingent on how quickly a counselee progresses and responds to discussion and homework.

Your first appointment will be scheduled after receiving your registration form. You will be called within two-five business days regarding scheduling of your initial appointment. If you don’t hear from us, please feel free to contact us yourself at 859-341-0778 or email us at info@heb4c.com. Hebrew 4:16 Counseling counsels by appointment only.

As a protection for everyone involved, male counselees are scheduled with men, and female counselees are scheduled with women. Our counselors do not counsel with the opposite gender except in a team counseling situation. Couples, families, and small group counseling may be facilitated by a counselor of either sex.

Please ask in advance about our policy of counseling children.

Important Policy Considerations

Counseling Fees and Payment Policy

The fee for each session is $130 for couples and $100 or individuals. We do not accept or bill insurance companies. Payment for in-person visits is expected at the time of service.  We accept cash, check, credit/debit cards and HSA.

All distance counseling services must be prepaid at least 30 minutes prior to the time of service online through Venmo or by calling ahead with credit card payment.

Cancellation Policy

We understand that things happen and appointments occasionally need to be rescheduled.  We request 24-hour notice of any appointment cancellations.  With less than 24-hours notice, we require payment to be made at the next appointment for the canceled appointment.

Contact Policy

We understand that there are times you may have a question or a situation may arise between schedule appointments. Please respect your counselor by limiting emails and phone call between visits and by understanding that delays in response may occur. Please call 911 for any emergency issues.

Medical Concerns

Hebrews 4:16 Counseling believes that all health needs of the counselee should be addressed. Your counselor may recommend that you have a full or specific medical examination. If medical assistance is required, counseling with continue in conjunction with medical advice.

Hebrews 4:16 Counseling is a biblical counselling and teaching ministry and should be considered a faith-based healing and teaching ministry. It is not staffed by licensed phycologist or psychiatrists and does not have the authority to prescribe medications.

Under the auspices of Hebrews 4:16 Counseling, it is understood that any counselee who is taking prescribed medication of any kind should disclose that information to their counselor and should continue taking them until the prescribing doctor terminates the prescription.

If you have persistent thoughts of suicide, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273 TALK (8255), contact your medical provider or got the he nearest emergency room.

Within the Counseling Session

Materials Needed

Come to the initial counseling session and every subsequent counseling session with a notebook, bible and homework. We suggest a study Bible in order to aid in understanding key theological concepts.

Come with high expectations! God’s word has solutions to all of life’s problems including the difficulty for which you are seeking help! Your Counselor will apply biblical principles to enable you to glory God in your life and to gain victory over the problems that are depriving you of peace and joy that God has promised to believers in His Word. Your counselor will focus your attention on the following three areas as a means of biblical heart change.

Hope

In Jesus Christ, we have a high priest who has suffered and been tempted in all things, yet He never sinned. Because of Christ, even though you may be facing every sin common to man, you can have victory. God has promised that He will not let you be tempted beyond your endurance (1Corinthians 10:13) and that He will provide a way for you to escape in the mist of your temptation (Hebrews 4:14-16).

Change

In Christ, we can learn how to lay aside the old selfish ways of living and put on the new ways of living in a manner worthy of the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 4:20-24). We can learn to please God in every area of our lives (Jeremiah 32:17/1 Corinthians 5:9). We can learn to live a godly life and to live in such a way that we will be increasing in our knowledge of God (2 Peter 1:3) and our ability to relate to others (James 3:18). Biblical counseling will enable you to make practical changes (Proverbs 11:14).

Practice

We can prove ourselves to be doers of God’s Word and not merely hearers of the Word (James 1:22-23). It is only in the actual practice of the Scriptures that we shall be blessed in what we do, and only then will we please the Lord (Colossians 1:10)

Outside the Counseling Session

Homework

All counselees are expected to do homework as a part of the counseling process. This may necessitate the purchase of a few resources for counseling. We suggest you be prepared to spend approximately $25.00 (+/-) on the necessary resources. For an idea of what we have in inventory, visit our Hebrews 4:16 Counseling Books and Resources page.

Local Church Involvement

In order to achieve lasting victory over the problems of life, it is vital that each person becomes established in a consistent Christian walk. The Lord has provided the local church as the discipleship center (Hebrews 10:24-25). Therefore, it is important that counseling sessions be accompanied by church attendance, participation in an individual or group (Bible/Group) study, and other discipleship activities in your local church body.

Accountability

It is our desire to return the care of hurting people to the church which is why Hebrews 4:16 Counseling is invested in community outreach and why we are willing to disciple people from outside our own fellowship. Through our training, Hebrews 4:16 Counseling, wants to equip others in the body of Christ to disciple those in their own circle of influence.

Our ministry experience has shown that it is beneficial and, in some cases, essential to involve a concerned friend or family member in the time that our counselees spend in an intensive discipleship or biblical counseling relationship. Because of our commitment to the local church as the long-term care provider of each individual believer, we strongly recommend that each individual or couple coming to Hebrews 4:16 Counseling for help have accountability partners.

This will help keep the bible principles and provide an extra resource of friendship and accountability to those in need.

Please inform your church’s leadership about your intent to seek biblical counseling. We would appreciate the opportunity to work with your leadership for your benefit and God’s glory.