"WHOEVER TRULY WISHES TO HEAL MAN MUST SEE HIM IN HIS WHOLENESS AND MUST KNOW THAT HIS ULTIMATE HEALING CAN ONLY BE GOD'S LOVE." - POPE BENEDICT XVI
Living Waters Counseling Center is dedicated to the healing of the whole individual. Wholeness is in the four quadrants of our being human: the intellectual (cognitive behavioral therapy, insight oriented, goal oriented) ; the emotional (EMDR, inner child work, theophostics); the body (somaticization); and the spirit (prayer). Physical development begins in utero and declines as a person ages. Emotional development begins at 6 months and it sets the background for how a person deals in relationships. Intellectual development, the use of reason, typically begins at 6 years old and continues throughout one's life. The purpose of the intellect is for survival and the use of good judgment. Spiritual development becomes more prominent in adolescence. The inability to develop this quadrant leads to lack of fulfillment, confusion and emptiness. The development of it leads to true wisdom and a sense of peace. In the therapeutic community, more and more counselors recognize that purely using the scientific and clinical approach without the spiritual has a poor outcome. At Living Waters Counseling Center, the therapist uses their counseling skills but also includes a strong spiritual component, much like the 12 Step Programs. No lasting or deep healing can occur without a combination of all four quadrants. Never Go Thirsty is a 501-c3 Non-for Profit arm of Living Waters Counseling Center which provides the healing water of counseling, prayer, and love to flow through the people whose lives are being touched by the staff. It is an integrated approach to healing using the concepts of mind and spirit rooted in faithful prayer. NGT was established to assist Living Waters Counseling Center with supplemental funding through grants, donations and fundraising in order to provide faith based counseling and support to adults, children, couples and families who are abused, traumatized, suffering from addictions and dealing with the full range of the the human experience. These people do not typically have access to these services due to lack of financial resources. NGT helps make counseling services accessible to all those in need regardless of their income.
