Our Team

Our Counselors

Meet our Team

LFC's counselors have over 20 years of combined counseling experience helping individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, relational issues, and other mental health issues.

What makes us distinctively different is our use of Temperament Therapy along with Biblical counseling. Temperament Therapy has been shown to have over 90% success when administered by a person trained in this counseling technique.


We have also partnered with Aligned Prayer Ministry.  This ministry is not counseling

Andrea

Andrea is an Ordained Minister of Pastoral Care and holds a Doctorate level degree in Clinical Christian Counseling from Cornerstone University through the National Christian Counselors Association.


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    Andrea is also the founder of Life Focus Center, A NJ Nonprofit.


    Andrea has been counseling since 2006 and has a passion for women who struggle with their self-identify and worth. She has many years’ experience with codependency as she healed from her own family of origin issues. She also has years of experience in marriage and premarital counseling as well as other areas of mental health. She has been married for 33 years and has 5 grandsons. She enjoys camping, working out and running.

Sharon

Sharon is an Ordained Minister of Pastoral Care with a Doctorate in Clinical Christian Counseling. She is also a Certified Temperament Therapist who received her training through the National Christian Counselors Association.  *10:00 am to 2:00 pm hours are in person sessions and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm are zoom sessions.

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    Sharon is also a Certified SYMBIS (Save Your Marriage Before It Starts) Facilitator. She is a Certified Life Coach and Certified Marriage Coach who received training with Life Breakthrough Academy. Sharon is on the Board of Directors of Exhale Woman's Fellowship helping homeless women and women who are in distress.

    She has a heart for seeing the transformation of lives from brokenness to wholeness. She has a passion to encourage and uplift those through their personal struggles in life to be FREE! From her own personal journey of brokenness to wholeness and bondage to freedom, how the light of God's Love restored and rebuilt her back to a life of joy, peace, and love. She wants to be able to help you too.

Steve

Steve is an Ordained Minister of Pastoral Care and a Certified Temperament Counselor working towards his Master’s Degree in Clinical Christian Counseling. 

*Monday & Thursday sessions are by zoom only. Saturday's are in person.


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    Steve was called by God into christian counseling after his own struggles led him to seek counseling for himself.  He has personally experienced how counseling, together with Jesus, can help you overcome even the most difficult of times.   Steve has a heart for people struggling through the hardships of life and desires to come alongside them as they walk their own journey towards healing and freedom.  During your session with Steve, you can expect a casual environment where you can open up and take steps toward becoming who God has called you to be.   


    Steve has been married for 15 years to his wife, Molly, and together they have 4 children together and a small farm in South Jersey.  A true outdoorsman, in his free time you can find him hiking, camping, and exploring with his family. 


Ciara

Ciara is a Commissioned Minister of Pastoral Care and Certified Temperament Counselor with a Masters Degree in Clinical Christian Counseling.  Ciara is also a Certified SYMBIS (Save Your Marriage Before It Starts) Facilitator



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    Ciara’s heart is for counseling youth and young adults which emerged from her own life experiences with living in this fallen world that at times, seemed unmanageable. She has not only seen the breakthrough of Christ’s love, grace, and mercy in her own life but also in the lives of those she has ministered.  


    Ciara has been married for four years and has a toddler.  She enjoys outdoor activities such as mud runs and Spartan runs. She is also a Gut-Brain Axis supplement representative.

Kenia

Kenia is an Ordained Minister of Pastoral Care and a Certified Temperament Counselor with a Masters Degree in Clinical Christian Counseling. Kenia is also a Certified SYMBIS (Save Your Marriage Before It Starts) Facilitator



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    Kenia has a passion for helping teens and young adults struggling with identity, anxiety and depression.  She has an understanding of the pressures and issues young people are facing today and brings her compassionate nature and biblical insights to help her clients grow and heal.

    Since losing her father in her early 20's, Kenia has also developed a heart for those who have lost a loved one and are experiencing a season of grief. She hopes to use what the Lord has taught her to help counsel others struggling through their own bereavement process.

    Using the SYMBIS assessment and her own experience as a newlywed, Kenia helps couples prepare for and understand each other and the Lord's design for marriage.

    When Kenia isn't counseling, she's helping lead the youth group at her church and leading praise and worship with her husband. She enjoys reading and spending time outdoors.

Rebecca

Rebecca is an Ordained Minister of Pastoral Care and a Certified Temperament Counselor with a Masters Degree in Clinical Christian Counseling. Rebecca is also a Certified SYMBIS (Save Your Marriage Before It Starts) Facilitator


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    Rebecca felt called to Pastoral Counseling because of her firsthand experience with God’s all-powerful redemption, deliverance and love in her life. Rebecca’s style is one filled with compassion, warmth and authenticity. She believes in giving people a safe place to let their guard down and be vulnerable, while also being heard and understood. She also loves to help people deepen their walk with Father God, helping them to uncover the lost pieces of their soul and returning to who God originally created them to be before the world impacted them.


    After completing her Masters in 2023, Rebecca has relentlessly dedicated herself to her continued education through studying and researching to sharpen her skills in the areas of her four specialties: Trauma & Abuse, Addiction & Recovery, Narcissists & The Victims, and Betrayal Trauma & Infidelity.  Rebecca is specifically drawn to and passionate about these four areas of specialty because of her own personal and devastating experiences with each one of those areas. 


    Just as Rebecca continues to work diligently to process through and heal from her own experiences, she longs to also walk side by side with others facing similar heartache and pain to help them gain new tools to cope, as well as heal. On top of these four areas of specialty Rebecca also desires to walk alongside couples and marriages offering them tools to work through seasons of hardship, especially those devastated by infidelity. She also desires to bring hope to those wrestling with codependency, rejection, anxiety, and self-worth; as well as those greatly impacted by the effects of unplanned pregnancies, abortions, and infertility.


    Rebecca believes that complete healing and change occurs only when a person experiences a full transformation in their mind, body and soul because she recognizes and understands the connection between mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual healing. Rebecca relies fully on the Holy Spirit in every session, co-laboring with Him while offering a variety of practical and Biblical tools to help people grow in each of those areas. Rebecca is passionate about helping others to know that there is hope and freedom from being tied to any bondage that has been holding them back from being all that God created them to be. Her greatest reward is watching lives be forever changed.


    After walking through a traumatic and heartbreaking divorce in 2023 from both her high school sweetheart of 22 years and husband of 13 years Rebecca spends a great deal of her time now healing and growing, as well as setting new goals, including new challenges and adventures for herself. 


    When Rebecca isn’t busy learning and growing you can find her preparing, planning, and creating content for the ministry’s podcast & YouTube channels, as well as traveling, exploring the great outdoors, or hanging out with close friends.  Rebecca also has 2 adorable cats (Latte Tiramisu & Gelato Orangina) that bring her immense joy.



Jessica

Jessica is an Ordained Minister of Pastoral Care and is a Certified Temperament Counselor. She is currently working towards a Doctorate Degree in Clinical Christian Counseling.


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    Jessica also holds a Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis with a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Autism Spectrum Disorder and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.


    God called Jessica to Pastoral counseling after her own healing journey through Pastoral counseling. Her journey has ignited a passion to walk with others towards the healing God has for them. Jessica has a passion to minister to others experiencing singleness as an adult, trouble surrounding relationships, finances, grief from loss of a loved one, unmet expectations, depression and anxiety, and hopelessness. Jessica has completed the Financial Coach Master Training by Dave Ramsey Solutions and has led 5 cohorts of Financial Peace University. In addition to her aforementioned passions, she would like to use her 20 years of experience to counsel children with disabilities and their families. 


    Jessica is available for your financial coaching needs as well as counseling.


    In her free time, you will find Jessica learning about new topics, reading, spending time with her Persian cat (Simmi), going on adventures, writing, redecorating, or cooking.

Anna

Anna is an Ordained Minister of Kingdom Training Institute and is currently a Certified Temperament Counselor working towards her Master’s in Pastoral Counseling. 


Anna works out of the Edison location.

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    Anna attends Calvary Tabernacle in Cranford serving under Pastor Clem Salerno. She has been serving as a leader in church settings and local ministries as a Bible teacher, prayer coordinator and evangelism outreach coordinator. 


    Anna wrote a book called: Prophetic Evangelism: Is the Church Ready for a New Move of God? She likes to spend time with God and pray for the needs of others.

    Anna also has a Master’s Certification in Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology from Kean College and aBachelor’s degree from Montclair University in the field of Recreation and Physical Education. She studied at North Eastern Bible College and Lectures in Systematic Theology class was one of her favorite classes.


    Anna is a Certified Life Coach. Her credentials are form American Association of Christian Counselors .er niche is in Fitness/ Wellness and Career Coaching for all ages.


    Anna has been an Occupational Therapist for approximately 25 years. She currently works with Autistic children and their parents as well as middle age children with special needs. Anna conducts handwriting workshops for children and speaks about the therapeutic benefits of games and toys for special needs children.


    She has 2 Favorite bible verses: Having struggled with keeping joy in the journey ; she reminds herself that The Joy of the Lord is her strength. Nehemiah 8:9-12,

    And John 3:16- God loves all people.

     


Our Prayer Ministers

Christine

Christine is Apostolic Co-Leader of LifeSpring City Church with her Husband of 38 years. They have served in Leadership in the Kingdom for over 35 years. 


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    Christine  is a Prophetic teacher and is trained in Deliverance Ministry through ISDM, under Bill and Sylvie Sudduth and has served in Aligned Prayer Ministry for 12 years.   Christine is passionate about seeing the character and identity of Christ formed in all believers equipping them to walk in the fullness of their calling. She is a Pastoral overseers of the Aligned Prayer Ministry. 


John & Patricia

John and Patricia are Assistant Pastors at Life Spring City Church and have been serving the Lord over 40 years.



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    John & Patricia have served in church leadership, Stephens Ministry, Prayer Ministry, Deliverance Ministry and have facilitated Men’s and Women’s group sessions in inner healing.  John currently facilitates a Men’s Purity ministry at Life Focus Center. They have been working in Aligned Prayer Ministry for over 12 years bringing healing to the spirit and soul of individuals according to the principles found in the Word of God. John and Patricia have both received this healing, and minister to others from the healing they received from the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Patricia is a Pastoral overseer of the Aligned Prayer Ministry.



Lorraine

Lorraine has been serving the Lord for over 40 years. She is currently the leader of Aligned Ministry

 

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    Lorraine has served  as a leader in Children's ministry,  Bible studies small groups and ministering to women through deliverance and Inner healing since 2003.  Lorraine has seen first hand the healing power of the Lord in her own life through Prayer and deliverance.  Her heart and passion is to see the captive set free by the work of the Holy Spirit through prayer and the word. 


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