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Pastoral Counseling for Healing

This document provides information about psychotherapy, pastoral counseling, and reasons for seeking counseling. Psychotherapy is a form of listening and reflection that helps heal and transform problems undermining mental health. Pastoral counseling utilizes one's faith as a resource for meeting life's challenges in a non-dogmatic way. Common reasons for seeking counseling include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, addiction struggles, and lack of joy. The document also advertises a parish care program providing counseling services and resources to religious institutions and their members.

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Pastoral Counseling for Healing

This document provides information about psychotherapy, pastoral counseling, and reasons for seeking counseling. Psychotherapy is a form of listening and reflection that helps heal and transform problems undermining mental health. Pastoral counseling utilizes one's faith as a resource for meeting life's challenges in a non-dogmatic way. Common reasons for seeking counseling include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, addiction struggles, and lack of joy. The document also advertises a parish care program providing counseling services and resources to religious institutions and their members.

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What is Psychotherapy?

Why seek Counseling?

Psychotherapy is a form of listening and re- We all experience upheaval in the lifelong
process of maturation. These are natural,
flecting by a licensed practitioner that
What is Pastoral Counseling? yet difficult events which respond well to
engages our capacity to heal and counseling.
transform the conditions and problems that
• Anxiety, stress, self doubt, unmanageable
undermine our mental health and wellness. Pastoral Counseling is a psychotherapy that
helps you access your own faith as a fears.
It is useful for individuals, families and cou-
resource in the process of meeting the chal- • Difficulty adjusting to aging.
ples. lenges of life. A pastoral counselor does not • Depression, lack of energy or joy.
impose religion on the therapy process. • Relationship problems (at home and work).
It creates a safe space where the story of • Parenting, Divorce, Family blending.
Pastoral Counseling helps
one’s life can unfold and become open for • Sexual desire problems, inhibition of intimacy.

change. ...access one’s faith and spirituality to create a • Sexual identity and coming out issues.
sense of wholeness • Trauma related to abuse in the life stories of
and well being... ... listening with the heart adults, children and families.
to the sacred story • Chronic crisis in the family lives of those who
... find one’s best of one’s life struggle with addiction.
self in the midst of
Psychotherapy (Counseling) is confidential • Couples who face unresolved conflict and a
conflict and pain. Joseph Kilikevice O.P.
and embraces all aspects of human lack joy in their relationship.

experience: the joy, fury, peace, anxiety, • To facilitate joy and peace during grief and
...balance one’s emotional and spiritual and trauma.
tranquility or sorrow contained in our
physical health.
personal experience.
Please call if you have questions:

Pastoral Counseling is All of life is sacrament and


Rev. Betsy Ritzman inclusive and every breath is prayer
non-dogmatic.
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
A Southern Hymnody
Phone: 708 848 9900
PARISH CARE
A Special Program For Congregations Reverend Betsy Ritzman
and Religious Institutions
BETSY RITZMAN, LCPC brings warmth, M.S., M.Div.
compassion and a sense of humor to Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
her work. She has over 20 years experi-
ence working with individuals, couples
and families as they move through the
process of human transformation and
it’s hazards.

She earned her Master’s of Counseling


PARISH CARE is a unique from Kansas State University and her
Master’s of Divinity from McCormick
opportunity for your congregation
Theological Seminary.
to emphasize it’s role in the health
of it’s members. For a minimal en- She is ordained clergy in the American
rollment fee, your congregation or Baptist Churches, USA, and has re-
institution can access the following ceived ongoing training from many
benefits: institutions including Stone Center,
Loyola Sexual Dysfunction Clinic,
Howard Brown’s LGBT Studies pro-
♦ Clinical phone consultation for gram and the Cape Cod Institute.
your staff.
♦ Waiver of all professional fees for Member: American Association of Pas-
initial visits by your members. toral Counselors and
♦ Customized health education Licensed Clinical Professional Coun-
presentations provided at your selor, Illinois.
facility.
♦ Periodic newsletter and bulletin AltCare Health Center
inserts for your mailings. Ph. 708 848 9900 831 South Oak Park Avenue
♦ Informational materials explain-
ing PARISH CARE. Oak Park, Illinois 60304

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Provider


To make an appointment call
708 848 9900

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