Meet Your Marriage Coaching Team

We do nouthetic counseling.

Nouthetic counseling is a type of faith-based counseling based on biblical beliefs, doctrines and interpretations. The purpose of nouthetic counseling is to provide biblical support and guidance to help people with personal challenges. Since the Bible is central to this kind of counseling, many people use the terms “nouthetic counseling” and “biblical counseling” interchangeably.

The word nouthetic originates from the Greek verb “noutheteo,” which means to counsel, admonish or instruct. The Institute for Nouthetic Studies defines nouthetic counseling as a loving confrontation rooted in concern with the aim to help people make faith-based life changes.

The nouthetic counseling framework is built upon three pillars:

1. Confrontation. A nouthetic counselor lovingly confronts another Christian about an issue the person may or may not be aware of. The counselor’s confrontation can only stem from biblical principles and not the counselor’s personal beliefs or ideals.

2. Concern. A nouthetic counselor is warm, friendly and prioritizes the counselee’s welfare. Nouthetic counseling also encourages emotional bonding with the patient as opposed to clinical detachment.

3. Change. The nouthetic counselor’s goal is to help another person change. The person in question achieves the desired change when their behavior aligns with biblical teaching.

Nouthetic counselors are not required to complete any particular education or earn professional credentials. On the other hand, practicing as a professional counselor requires graduate-level education, such as a master’s in counseling or psychology, plus supervised internships, state licensure and certification, depending on the specialty. Moreover, professional counseling is not necessarily faith-based, whereas nouthetic counseling is.

However, at 1 Accord Christian Marriage Coaching, we are trained and certified through the National Association of Marriage Enhancement (N.A.M.E.), XONow Marriage Mediation and SYMBIS (Save Your Marriage Before It Starts) organizations.

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We will find time that works for you and book your first session in our office in Las Cruces or online.

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In your first session, we will get to know each other.   We want to learn about what brings you to coaching and what you would like to see change as a result of our work together. 

Typically, we will spend the first session(s) gathering history and establishing goals.  We strive to work collaboratively with our clients in a way that brings real change for them.

The next several sessions we will create some tools to help alleviate any immediate symptoms or struggles you are experiencing while also diving into the work of spiritual healing.

We will check in regularly about how you feel coaching is working, what you like and whether or not you want to shift directions. More structure?  Less structure?  It is all up to you.