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Aaron Sironi
Aaron has a Master of Science in marital and family therapy from Fuller Theological Seminary and each level of certificate from CCEF. He is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Montana. Aaron has counseled at CCEF for over fourteen years and serves as the counseling training coordinator. He has established and maintained a biblical counseling center and he actively works with local churches to support pastoral ministry. He has experience in community mental health, working in a psychiatric hospital, and in outpatient settings. Aaron is a faculty member at CCEF and has written numerous articles for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He is married with five children.
Alasdair Groves
Alasdair has a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. He is a counselor, a faculty member, and the Executive Director of CCEF. He has published a book and many articles for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He is married with three children.
Cecelia Bernhardt
Cecelia has a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and each level of certificate from CCEF. Cecelia has been a counselor at CCEF for over seventeen years and serves as the Director of Counseling Ministries. She is a faculty member and has written for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. She has counseled in the local church context and held leadership roles in women’s and singles ministry. She is single.
Darby Strickland
Darby has a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. She has been counseling in the local church and at CCEF for more than eighteen years. Darby has published and contributed to books and minibooks and written numerous articles, including for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Darby has counseled in a missionary church setting and has also held leadership roles in women’s ministry. Darby is married with three children.
Ed Welch
Ed has a Doctor of Philosophy in counseling (neuropsychology) from the University of Utah and a Master of Divinity from Biblical Theological Seminary. He is a licensed psychologist and has counseled at CCEF for over forty years. Ed is a faculty member and has published numerous books, minibooks, and articles for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He has been active in local church ministry for decades. Ed is married with two adult daughters and eight grandchildren.
Esther Liu
Esther has a Master of Arts in religion and a Master of Arts in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. Esther has been a counselor at CCEF for over four years, with additional experience counseling with the Philadelphia Renewal Network. She has been involved with campus and youth ministry. She is single.
Greg Lowe
Greg has a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and a Master of Social Work from the University of South Florida. Greg has counseled at CCEF for over twenty years. He currently works as a hospice social worker and has additional experience working with youth in alternative school settings and with the severely mentally ill. Greg and his wife have five children and serve as foster and adoptive parents.
Jacqueline Mize
Jacqueline has a Master of Arts in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. She works as a counselor and Online Instructor at CCEF. She also has her own counseling practice in a local church and has experience counseling in a church context for over fifteen years. Jacqueline is married with four children.
Jamie Yoo
Jamie has a Master of Divinity in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. She has counseled at CCEF for over three years and teaches as an Online Instructor. Jamie has worked in pastoral leadership and counseling, with children and families as well as in corporate settings. She currently has a private counseling practice in New York City. She is married.
Janet Nygren
Janet has a Master of Arts in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. She has counseled at CCEF for over five years and serves as an Online Instructor. Janet has published a number of Bible study guides. She has counseled at a crisis pregnancy center and has cross-cultural counseling experience both in the U.S. and in Malaysia. She has many years of experience in ministry, including working with women and small groups. Janet is married with two adult children and two grandchildren.
Jill Butler
Jill Butler has a Master of Arts in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. She has counseled for over nine years in the local church as well as over two years in a biblical counseling center. At CCEF, Jill serves as the Director of Human Resources, an Online Instructor, and a counselor. She is single.
Julie Smith Lowe
Julie holds a Master of Arts in counseling from Biblical Theological Seminary. She is a faculty member at CCEF, a licensed professional counselor, and a registered play therapist. Julie has counseled at CCEF for over twenty-three years and has extensive training and experience working with children, families, women, and abuse in the church. She has published books and articles for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Julie and her husband have five children and serve as foster and adoptive parents.
Kathie Donaldson
Kathie holds a Master of Arts in biblical counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts in counseling from Western Kentucky University. At Missio Seminary, Kathie earned a certificate in advanced professional counseling and is a trained trauma healing facilitator. She has counseled for over twelve years in private practice and has taught as an Online Instructor at CCEF's School of Biblical Counseling for many years. Kathie has counseled in the local church context and through women’s ministry. She is married with five adult children, one with special needs, and three grandchildren.
Katie Leander
Katie has a Master of Arts in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. She has counseled in her local church and at CCEF for over eight years and has worked with children and youth and in cross-cultural ministries. She is married with three children.
Laura Andrews
Laura has a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. Laura has worked as a counselor at CCEF for over twelve years and has been active in local church ministry. She is a faculty member at CCEF and has written for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Laura is married with two children.
Lauren Whitman
Lauren holds a Master of Arts in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. She has counseled at CCEF for nearly eleven years and edits the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Lauren has written books and numerous articles for the Journal. She is married with two children.
Matt Marshall
Matt has a Master of Arts in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. He has been a counselor at CCEF for over four years. He has experience working with people with physical and mental disabilities and has also served as a youth minister. Matt is married with two children.
Mike Emlet
Mike holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary. He worked as a family physician for twelve years before joining CCEF, where he has counseled for over twenty years. Mike is a faculty member, has published numerous books, and has written extensively for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Mike is married with two children.
Monica Kim
Monica is a PhD candidate at Lehigh University. She has a Master of Arts in counseling from Lehigh and a Master of Arts in religion from Westminster Theological Seminary. She has counseled at CCEF for over sixteen years. Monica has worked in church ministry for many years and is currently a part of the pastoral staff at her local church. She has published numerous studies and articles as well as written for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Monica is married with three adult children.
Paige Comer
Paige has a Master of Arts in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. She has counseled at CCEF for over three years. Paige has taught counseling and led group counseling and discipleship in the local church context. She plays a mentoring role with young people in both counseling and ministry contexts. Paige is married.
Todd Stryd
Todd holds a Doctor of Psychology from Immaculata University and a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary. He has counseled at CCEF for over sixteen years and serves as the counseling coordinator and a faculty member. He has published a minibook and has written for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He has experience as a hospital chaplain, crisis worker, and university counselor. Todd is married with three children.
Interns
Brandon Peterson
Brandon has a Master of Divinity in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. He has previous ministry experience in counseling addictions, leading group counseling, and teaching in the local church context. He is also a recitation instructor for CCEF's online program. Brandon is supervised by Todd Stryd; he is married.
Eunice Ko
Eunice has a Master of Arts in counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. Through her previous ministry experiences, she has counseled and ministered to children, youth, and adults in the local church context and overseas on missions. Eunice has also counseled with the Philadelphia Renewal Network for two years. She will be supervised by Julie Lowe, LPC, as she pursues state licensure. Growing up as a "third culture kid" in a military family, she has a variety of experiences having lived in 15 different places. Eunice is married.
Rona Sbraccia
Rona has a Master of Arts in religion from Westminster Theological Seminary. She has counseled in cross-cultural settings both in the U.S. and in ministry overseas. Rona has counseled for over three years at a crisis pregnancy center and at an inner-city school in Philadelphia, while helping to establish biblical counseling ministries there. She has ministry experience serving college students and the expat community for over five years as a missionary in Seoul, South Korea, and also on shorter ministry trips throughout Asia. Rona's counseling supervisor is Cecelia Bernhardt. She is married.