For Biblical Counsellors

Biblical Counsellor Referral Network

I am hoping to get to know a small number of confessionally aligned Biblical counsellors whom I may be able to recommend when I am unable to offer someone an appointment myself.

This is not an employment opportunity or an associate position.

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A trusted referral network

More than a directory

My counselling waiting list has grown considerably, and I am increasingly conscious that some people seeking help would benefit from being connected with another carefully selected Biblical counsellor rather than waiting for an appointment with me.

A recommendation carries a measure of trust. Before linking to another counsellor from my website, I would therefore want to know something of their theology, training, experience, counselling approach and way of working.

My hope is to develop a small and genuinely useful network of independent counsellors whom I can come to know and trust. Inclusion would not constitute employment, partnership, accreditation, professional supervision, or a guarantee of referrals.

The kind of counsellors I am looking for

Shared convictions, pastoral skill and safe practice

Counsellors need not work identically, but there should be substantial agreement in theology, counselling ethos and professional responsibility.

1

Theological alignment

  • Committed to a historic Protestant confession, such as the 1689 London Baptist Confession, Westminster Standards, Savoy Declaration, or a substantially aligned confession.
  • A high view of the inspiration, authority and sufficiency of Scripture.
  • Committed to the sufficiency and centrality of Christ and the Gospel.
  • A cessationist theological position.
  • Counselling within historic Biblical Christian doctrine and ethics.
2

Counselling and pastoral care

  • Excellent listening skills, compassion, patience and careful understanding of the individual.
  • Biblical wisdom applied sensitively rather than formulaically.
  • Attention to suffering as well as sin, and to genuine guilt as well as false guilt.
  • Pastoral warmth alongside theological clarity.
  • Excellent spoken English, including sensitivity to nuance and complex personal or spiritual concerns.
3

Safe and responsible practice

  • Established in independent private practice.
  • Appropriate safeguarding procedures and professional boundaries.
  • Professional indemnity insurance.
  • Supervision, pastoral accountability or another meaningful form of oversight.
  • Recognition of circumstances requiring medical, psychiatric, safeguarding or other specialist assessment.
  • Willingness to refer onward when needs fall outside personal competence.

Location and practical availability

I am particularly interested in counsellors based in the UK or Europe, or elsewhere within approximately one to two hours of the London/Lisbon time zone. Counselling should be available remotely by video, telephone, or both, and counsellors should have capacity, at least periodically, to receive referrals.

Areas of experience

Where referrals may be particularly helpful

I would be very glad to hear from counsellors with experience in one or more of the following areas. This list is not exhaustive.

Anxiety and fear

General anxiety, panic, health anxiety, fear, overwhelm and persistent worry.

OCD and scrupulosity

Intrusive thoughts, reassurance cycles, religious fears, false guilt and compulsive patterns.

Trauma and deep sorrow

Trauma, complex trauma, abuse, painful memories, bereavement and complicated grief.

Spiritual distress

Assurance, guilt, shame, conscience, spiritual discouragement and questions of faith.

Marriage and relationships

Communication, conflict, marriage, family relationships and painful relational patterns.

Children and young people

Age-sensitive Biblical counselling and pastoral support for children, teenagers and families.

A shared counselling ethos

Truth with compassion, wisdom with humility

We listen carefully because people matter. We take suffering seriously because Scripture takes suffering seriously. We speak truth because God's Word is true. We recognise sin and the need for repentance, but we do not assume that every sorrow is the consequence of a person's own sin.

We seek wisdom rather than simple formulas. We recognise our limitations and involve appropriate medical or specialist help where necessary. Above all, we seek to bring the whole counsel of God to bear upon the whole person, with Christ and His Gospel at the centre.

How it works

A relational process, not an automatic listing

Step 1

Introduce yourself

Send some initial information about your theology, training, experience and present practice.

Step 2

We get to know one another

If there appears to be good potential alignment, I would like to have a conversation about your convictions and approach.

Step 3

I consider the fit

I consider whether I could confidently refer someone to you within the ethos of Counselling with Caroline.

Step 4

A referral link may be added

Where there is a good fit, I may include your independent practice on a future referral page.

Biblical Counsellor Referral Network

Introduce yourself

You do not need to write at great length. Enough information for us to establish whether it would be helpful to talk further is quite sufficient.

Please do not include identifiable information about existing or former clients.

1. About you

Your contact details, location and practical availability.

2. Theology and counselling

Please tell me enough to understand the theological and counselling framework in which you work.

For example, the 1689 London Baptist Confession, Westminster Standards, Savoy Declaration, or another substantially aligned historic confession.

3. Safe and responsible practice

Safeguarding, accountability and responsible limits of practice are an important part of the referral relationship.

Before sending

The information submitted here concerns your professional practice. Please do not submit confidential or identifying information about clients.

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