I’m Hilary Akman, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and I provide Christian Counseling in Davie as well as online counseling throughout Florida. My approach combines Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with biblical principles, scripture, and spiritual guidance to the extent that you are comfortable with. My goal is to give you practical tools for managing anxiety, alleviating depression, improving healthy relationships, and setting healthy boundaries while incorporating your faith and values into the counseling experience.
Christian Counseling in Davie, Florida
Navigating Forward, Healing at Your Own Pace: Resolving Past Wounds
- Have you tried faith-based counseling through a pastor or a counselor in the past only to feel like you were not a “good enough” Christian?
- Have you been made to feel like your anxiety or depression were the result of demons or having a weak faith? or not having the joy of the Lord?
- Has church legalism shamed you for struggling with mental health issues? Or vilified psychology?
- Counseling from a Christian perspective will integrate biblical truths to address the psychological issues that cause debilitating mental health symptoms.
For many people, faith is a central part of life. As a therapist trained in a graduate program that integrated Christian counseling, I offer clients the option of weaving biblical principles and spiritual practices into their therapy.
Christian counseling can be especially helpful if you’re navigating struggles like anxiety, depression, ADHD, or relationship challenges and want your spiritual values reflected in the process. Together, we can explore both evidence-based strategies like CBT and faith-centered approaches such as prayer, scripture reflection, or discussions of spiritual identity.
This integration is always client-driven. Some prefer to focus primarily on clinical techniques, while others value incorporating their faith more fully. No one gets beaten over the head with a Bible! My role is to provide a safe, compassionate space where you can align your mental health goals with your spiritual beliefs—helping you heal, grow, and live with greater clarity and purpose.
Renewing Spirits, Restoring Hope: Christian Counseling Tailored to Your Journey
One of the most heartbreaking things I hear from Christians seeking help for their brokenness is the shame and guilt they experience after going to a church, pastor, or fellow believer who dismisses their psychological pain and questions their faith. Invalidating the existence of mental health challenges only seeks to drive people further into isolation and unnecessary suffering. There is no condemnation in Christ. Neither is there condemnation in the therapeutic relationship.
Counseling that integrates gospel-based principles can help address moral or ethical dilemmas so that the outcomes align with your values. You can expect to be treated with respect and sensitivity for where you are at in your Christian walk. I maintain ethical boundaries so as not to impose my personal beliefs onto the clients I work with.
Akman Counseling provides in-person Christian counseling in Davie, Florida for adolescents and adults. My Davie counseling office is conveniently accessible from Plantation, Sunrise, Weston, and Cooper City.
As a Christian counselor, I believe your faith is an important part of who you are and should be incorporated into your counseling process. Everyone is at a different point in their Christian walk. I meet you where you are in your Christian walk and don’t push you beyond what you are comfortable with. Christian Counseling may include prayer, comparing how thoughts do or do not align with Scripture, all while using practical, evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Christian Counseling can help you overcome:
- Anxiety, excessive worry, and panic
- Social Anxiety and confidence
- Depression and low mood
- Conflictual Relationships
- ADHD and difficulty with focus, organization, and time management
- Shame, guilt, and spiritual abuse
- Major life changes
Our churches and belief systems are often a beneficial source of structure, community, and stability that can improve our experiences. I partner with you to understand and utilize the rich resources that spirituality has to offer throughout the therapy process.
I incorporate Christian counseling into my practice (for those who prefer that approach) with the idea of helping you create a healthy mental, physical, and spiritual self in mind. If you are a Christian looking for a counselor who shares your belief system, I incorporate biblically based therapy therapy solutions into our sessions.
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Looking for a Christian therapist in Davie, FL? Call or text Hilary Akman or request a free 15-minute phone consultation.