Testimonies

These testimonies reflect the life-changing impact of biblical counseling as individuals and families find healing, hope, and restoration through God’s Word.

“Having participated in biblical counseling with Pastor Danny Allen both as a counselee and an observer, I was consistently struck by its foundation: it is entirely God and Scripture driven. The focus was never primarily on surface-level feelings or actions, but rather on confronting the deeply rooted belief systems that drive them. I quickly realized the objective wasn’t a quick fix for temporary relief or a “how-to” guide for burying hurt and anxiety. Instead, it offers guidance to walk daily in a peace and joy from God—a foundation that withstands all worldly circumstances. It was profoundly comforting; the counselor wasn’t just there to hear me vent, but to genuinely know and understand the whole tapestry of my life circumstances. My most impactful takeaway is this: while we may walk in the flesh, our true struggle is against the spiritual forces of evil (2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Ephesians 6:12). Our visible, often dreadful, circumstances are simply the outward manifestation of this core spiritual battle, which can only be fought and won spiritually through God’s Word.”

Counselee MS

“We appreciated the biblical wisdom that was provided to help us navigate situations that occur and guidance to handle them in a Godly way. We were checked on several times through the counseling process to see how we were doing with the “homework” given & were told we could reach out at any time.
Counseling isn’t to meant to make someone feel like they need help, it’s to provide support/guidance on how to handle common & sometimes uncommon situations the biblical way. One verse that became important to us during counseling is Romans 12:10.

“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”

Biblical counseling speaks the word of God & speaks truth that is spoken by the Lord. Counseling that isn’t biblically based, speaks on and gives advice from the world’s point of view/fleshly desires.
Our lives have changed for better simply because through pre-material counseling. We were given advice on how to handle conflict appropriately, how to put the other one first, and how to not act on selfish desires.”

— Counselee couple Wilson

“For me, Biblical counseling helped to get to the very root of my struggles by my counselor addressing them through the lens of Scripture and helping me to apply those Scriptures. I’ve spent over 20 years in and out of secular counseling, and now looking back, it was mostly just like applying a small bandaid to a gaping wound, never actually treating the causes of the wound. God’s Word has the answers to life’s problems and pains.
Biblical counseling also helped to propel me forward in reading the Scriptures which lead to me better knowing God and learning- little by little- to trust Him even when my feelings were fighting me. This has been huge in changing how I think about my struggles and how I respond to them.”

— Counselee KT

“Scripture seemed to come alive because it was COMPASSIONATELY applied. I wasn’t just given the information. I was given the “how to” with the information given. If I had to choose Scripture passages, it’d have to be the book of Philippians, which I guess is why I’m still camped in it. The Bible is the foundation for biblical counseling. It doesn’t negate the issues, but it looks at them through a Scriptural perspective. Christian counseling … honestly, it had prayer involved and the encouragement to read the Scriptures … but that’s the extent of the “Christian” part. The rest was based on secular psychology. The Bible’s labels of sin and anxiety or despondency or despair are simple and universal. These labels have hope! The world’s labels/secular counseling labels are things like borderline personality disorder, bipolar, PTSD, alcoholism, narcissistic personality disorder, etc. These labels have NO hope!
Although I still battle INTENSELY (especially at night & during anniversary seasons of significant events), I tend to go to Scripture or music more. I don’t think about committing suicide like I used to. I don’t isolate as much either. I try to check on people when I’m struggling.

— Counselee JD