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What is your perspective on counseling?Do you feel like it carries a stigma in your circle? That only weak people go for help?Does it feel like a lack of faith to seek out counseling . . . that maybe you just have to pray more? In the last decade of my life, I've experienced tremendous healing from the Lord and radical transformation through the support of a number of counselors. Each one spoke into my life at a time when I could not find the way forward. More prayer didn't work. More Bible study didn't work. More self-control didn't work. By God's grace, I took the advice of a dear friend and got myself into counseling. I discovered that my issues were trauma-related and that healing was indeed possible. I learned how to invite God in to heal my heart. With great and godly support, I walked through forgiveness. I unearthed my identity in Christ. I gained insight into how to cultivate healthy relationships.Yes, I am a great advocate of counseling as much as I am for coaching. But I'm still in shock as to