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A note from Isaiah:Over the past two and a half years that Courage Counseling has existed, access to mental health treat...
06/01/2026

A note from Isaiah:

Over the past two and a half years that Courage Counseling has existed, access to mental health treatment has improved in our community so much.

Great therapists are offering counseling in private practices all over the city. Community agencies and non-profits like HARTT and Capstone are providing a broad range of services, even to those who are uninsured and unable to pay for counseling. Substance use recovery programs, both big and small, are helping people get back on their feet and live whole, beautiful lives. With all of this in mind, I have been doing a lot of thinking and praying about what my contribution to our growing mental health community should be.

My reflection and prayer lead me back to my core counseling and ministry value: you must address the whole person> mind, body, and spirt. I want to see my clients thrive mentally, physically, and spiritually.

As of today, the name of my counseling practice is Courage Christian Counseling.

This renaming IS NOT a statement about offering a new kind of counseling. If you are my client or have been, you know my value for mind, body, spirit treatment already.

This renaming IS NOT a statement about who I am or am not willing to work with. Please bring all your questions, all your differing beliefs, and all your doubts into my office. There is lots of space and lots of grace here.

This IS a statement about my values as a helper and the kind of work I do with my clients. I bring my counseling training, my pastoral training, and my love for and faith in Christ to the table. If this is what you or someone you love is looking for, Courage Counseling may be a good fit.

If you have made it to the end of this post, thank you. I am excited about this new season for Courage, both for myself and for the clients I serve. Let me know if you have any questions or need help.

Take courage,

Isaiah Martin ALC

🎉 Big News from Courage Counseling & Consulting! 🎉I'm excited to announce that Courage is moving into a new location ins...
08/30/2025

🎉 Big News from Courage Counseling & Consulting! 🎉

I'm excited to announce that Courage is moving into a new location inside Offices on 18th in downtown Jasper! This new space allows Courage to grow, welcome more clients, and continue to provide care and support to our community.

I have so enjoyed my time working out of the Willow Project and look forward to continuing to partner with them to serve people in need. Shoutout to directors Britton and Haley Creel for their leadership and friendship! I appreciate all that you have done for me personally and for Courage.

Stay tuned for photos and updates as we get settled in! I can’t wait to welcome present and future clients to Courage's new home at Offices on 18th starting Tuesday, September 2nd. 🏡

Take courage!

-Isaiah

Learning is the most important goal of therapy. You may learn about:-yourself-how your history has impacted your persona...
10/03/2024

Learning is the most important goal of therapy. You may learn about:

-yourself
-how your history has impacted your personality and life
-a mental health or learning condition that may impact you
-skills for managing stress, anxiety, anger, etc.
-how to communicate in ways that improve the quality of your relationships
-new perspectives and sources of motivation
-many other things

I spend every day trying to facilitate learning in my client's lives as they seek to improve their mental health and cope with various challenges. Application is an essential step in learning that we often forget. Below are a couple of thoughts that you can apply to any type of learning you are doing.

Initial learning: "Ah yes, I understand. I like that."
Application: "What does this mean for me now? How do I have to change to accommodate what I am learning?"

Take courage!

~Isaiah

I have another great book recommendation for you today!Limitless by Jim Kwik is an excellent read about how to take full...
10/01/2024

I have another great book recommendation for you today!

Limitless by Jim Kwik is an excellent read about how to take full advantage of your brain's ability. Jim suffered a traumatic brain injury as a child and had challenges with learning all through school despite his desire to do well. In Limitless, he describes his journey of learning to learn despite his challenges as well as many of the tools he used to do so. He is now a learning and memory coach, teaching others to do what he once couldn't. The book is worth a read if only for an inspiring story.

Take courage!

This is not a statistic that any of us wants on our social feeds today, but it's an important one. Su***de prevention we...
09/12/2024

This is not a statistic that any of us wants on our social feeds today, but it's an important one. Su***de prevention week is dedicated to raising awareness about su***de and helping people understand what they can do for people in their lives who consider su***de. The Infograph above shows 3 great steps to take if someone you love may be considering su***de.

1. Ask
Talking about su***de is very uncomfortable for many people and the reasons for this discomfort are numerous. Try reading this question out loud and see how it feels: "Sometimes when people are struggling as much as you are right now they think about su***de. Do you ever think about killing yourself?" Did you feel some tension? Likely so. This is understandable because this is a heavy topic. Some people even fear that trying to initiate a conversation about su***de directly will plant the option in someone's head. (research has demonstrated repeatedly that this is almost never, if ever, the case) This is probably not a question that you would want to ask a stranger on the street. But it's a question that could help save a friend or family member's life.

2. Listen
Being willing to sit with someone who is hurting and listen to them is one of the most generous (and helpful) things that you can do. Pain has a way of making us feeling isolated from others. Love and friendship have a way of making us feel better. Even if you have nothing of great value to say, your listening may do a lot.

3. Encourage them to seek help
If someone shares with you that they are considering su***de please encourage them to seek help. You may even assist them in the process of finding a therapist, faith leader, or health professional to talk to. If you are not equipped to help the person yourself you can still help a great deal by helping them find someone who can.

Take courage!

~Isaiah

I had a counseling professor in college who taught that having suicidal thoughts was normal. I remember thinking he was ...
09/10/2024

I had a counseling professor in college who taught that having suicidal thoughts was normal. I remember thinking he was demented the first time I heard him talk about it. He explained that we are all wired to avoid pain. When we feel it we immediately seek options for feeling better. He described that considering su***de as one of these options often makes sense to people who are in tremendous pain of one kind or another.

I although I don't agree fully with my professor's perspectives on su***de I do think they bring up an important point. The most common thing that I hear from people wrestling with suicidal thoughts is some form of: "it's not that I want to die; I just don't want to be here." They simply want to be out of the pain that they're in.

There will be at least a few people who read this post who are unsure whether their life is worth living. And maybe the life you are living now is not. But what if you could live a life worth living? This is the thought that can keep you alive another day.

Please don't suffer in silence. Reach out to those in your life who you can trust or a mental health professional. No matter who you are, you can live a life worth living.

Take Courage!

~Isaiah

With school back in session I have heard a lot of school stories over the past couple weeks. (the good, the bad, the ugl...
08/27/2024

With school back in session I have heard a lot of school stories over the past couple weeks. (the good, the bad, the ugly) These have been a good reminder to me of the tremendous impact teachers have on the development of young people.

Teachers, you are perfectly positioned to encourage the most discouraged among us. Thank you for doing this every day! Here's some encouragement for you too: what you do matters so much to our communities and to our future.

Tag a teacher you love below!

Take courage!

~Isaiah

There is a lot of talk in the world of therapy and self-help about the concept of self-care. Self-care is important in t...
08/15/2024

There is a lot of talk in the world of therapy and self-help about the concept of self-care. Self-care is important in that the way we treat ourselves and our bodies has a tremendous impact on our mental health. Eating a cleaner diet and exercising can absolutely help improve depressive symptoms. Identifying and taking time to engage in activities that make us feel calm can absolutely help us cope with anxiety. There are many possible examples of how taking care of ourselves can improve our mental health.

However, it seems that sometimes the concept of self-care is used to suggest that a mentally healthy life is a self-focused one. "I'll take care of myself and if there is any energy left over I will help others." But as Tolstoy encourages (and a large body of social science research echos) the most self-focused person in the room is rarely, if ever, truly the happiest. The greatest satisfaction actually comes in our giving and our contribution. For this reason one of the greatest things we can do to improve our mental health and life satisfaction is to get clear on the ways we want to serve others and the contribution we want to make in our families and communities.

What do we want our lives to represent? What is our contribution?

Take courage!

~Isaiah

When someone we care about shares something challenging about their life with us it can be difficult to know how to resp...
08/13/2024

When someone we care about shares something challenging about their life with us it can be difficult to know how to respond. Many of us are compelled to go straight into "fix it mode", offering advice and possible solutions. Others will try to empathize with the person, offer sympathy, or give a hug or pat on the shoulder. The truth is that each of these responses could be perfect. And each of them could be completely unhelpful. The question is: what does this person need from me right now?

I was reading a great article by Janice Dunn this week (link at the end of the post) where she was interviewing teachers about starting the new school year. When she asked one teacher how she dealt with students getting overwhelmed, the teacher replied with the question quoted above: do you want to be helped, heard, or hugged?

While I'm sure this is great question to use with kids, it's a pretty good one for anyone we love. It's important that we don't assume that others need what we would need if we were in their situation. Why don't you test this question out the next time someone you care about comes to you with something difficult and see how it goes?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/well/emotions-support-relationships.html

Take courage!

~Isaiah

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400 19th Street E, Suite 101
Jasper, AL
35501

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm

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