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Amy Redden

Amy Redden is a graduate of Emporia State University with a Secondary English Educational Degree, and is now teaching in a small school in rural Kansas. She has a passion for teaching, mentoring, learning, missions, coffee, old books, and The Truth in God’s word. Amy also blogs at https://onlyafoolinhishands.wordpress.com/.

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Amy Santarelli

A former teacher and homeschooling mom of 4, Amy has a heart for teaching and helping others. Married to Dave since 1992, they live on a hobby farm in the St. Louis area. Amy enjoys reading, gardening, playing with her grandchildren and learning about health. In helping others with health issues, she saw how the inner man affected the outer man, and vice versa. Working on her biblical counseling certificate with ACBC provided that much-needed missing link. For Amy, "helping people feel better physically is great, but aiding with issues of the heart is even better." You can find more about her hobby farm, health, and homeschooling adventures at https://chickendumplinggang.wordpress.com/

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Chris Neeley

Chris is a certified Biblical Counseling with ACBC. She has a B.A. in Biblical Studies and an M.A. in Counseling from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She has been serving women and children in ministry for over 20 years. Her passion is to walk alongside and help women know and apply the sufficiency of God’s Word to their lives. She serves her local church by teaching women’s Bible studies and leading children’s ministry She has been married for 33 years to her husband Rich. He has been in the pastoral ministry for 20 years. They have been blessed with their adult children Zack and Ashley, and with their son-in-law Brad. Then God blessed them again by making them grandparents to their two grandchildren Malachi and Lilly.

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Cindy Yarbrough

Cindy is a certified Biblical Counselor with an M.A. in Biblical Counseling and certification from ACBC (Association of Certified Biblical Counselors). She has counseled women facing marital issues, anxiety, depression, infidelity, trauma, and self-harm. Cindy has provided support to women whose faith wavered during severe trials and times of grief. Additionally, she has worked with post-abortive women and offered pre- and post-marital counseling in collaboration with a male counselor. As a USAF veteran, she supports the military by counseling women referred by Fallen Soldiers March (FSM).

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Ellen Castillo

Ellen is a Certified Biblical Counselor at Truth In Love Biblical Counseling Center. She has an extensive background in counseling in the local church and in parachurch settings over the past 20+ years. She served for several years on the Biblical Counseling Coalition Council. She also has a background as a Women’s Ministry Director and as the Executive Director of a nonprofit counseling center. Currently, she is most passionate about coming alongside women and teens, and training others for one-another ministry in their sphere of influence. Ellen enjoys intergenerational ministry, the older mentoring the younger in various contexts. She has written a mentor training course for women, “One-Another Care, Applying the One-Another’s of Scripture” that is available at ellencastillo.com. She is married to Ray, and they enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren at their home in Tomball, Texas.

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Jamie Randolph

Jamie has ministered to women as a pastor’s wife and in a variety of ministry settings for more than 30 years. She is passionate about teaching God’s Word and encouraging women through every season of life with biblical wisdom and compassionate care. Jamie earned a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Counseling from Spurgeon College and has been certified through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors since 2019. She currently serves as a staff counselor at Country Acres Baptist Church in Wichita, KS, and at Reigning Grace Counseling Center. Jamie enjoys speaking at women’s events, teaching Scripture, and helping women grow in their relationship with Christ. Jamie has been married to Kelly since 1983, and together they enjoy leading marriage conferences and serving in ministry together. They are grateful parents of four children and grandparents to nine grandchildren. For speaking requests: jamie@rgcconline.org

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Jenna Bogard

Jenna Bogard is a certified biblical counselor who loves walking alongside women through life’s challenges with God’s Word as her guide. She holds a BA and MA in Biblical Counseling and is certified by both the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and the Fellowship of Biblical Counselors (FBC). Jenna serves at Reigning Grace Counseling Center, helping women grow in faith, healing, and love for Christ. In addition to counseling, she works as a freelance Christian book editor, helping authors bring their messages of truth and encouragement to life. She also shares encouragement, practical insights, and guidance from the sufficient Word on her personal blog, GuideHerToTheWord.com.

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Julie Ganschow

Julie Ganschow has been involved in biblical counseling and discipleship for more than 25 years. She is passionate about heart change for life change. Julie is a gifted counselor and teacher, has authored numerous books and materials for biblical counseling, and co-authored a biblical counseling training course. She is a featured contributor in GriefShare and a frequent retreat and conference speaker. Julie is the founder and director of Reigning Grace Counseling Center and Biblical Counseling for Women. She has been writing a daily blog about women’s counseling issues since 2008. Julie holds a doctorate in biblical counseling, in addition to an M.A. in biblical counseling and certification with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). She also serves on the Council Board for the Biblical Counseling Coalition. She makes her home in Kansas City, Missouri with her wonderful husband Larry. You can find her blog at bc4women.org and information about her ministries at rgcconline.org.

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Karen Gaul

Karen Gaul has been a biblical counselor since 1994, and has been certified with the ACBC since 1995. She enjoys speaking at ladies retreats, church groups, and other opportunities on specific issues and how to understand them in light of God’s Word. Karen has been married to Jamie since 1983, and she enjoys reading and studying. She also blogs at gracebiblicalcounselling.net.

9 Posts

Karen Pickering

Karen Pickering is a Biblical Counselor who specializes in discipleship. She is currently homeschooling one of her grandchildren and teaching an elementary music class. Karen has written a book called “Learning to Seek God’s Presence”. It is a ten-week study guide written for people who are broken by circumstances. Her blog can be found here. http://windowsofhisgrace.com/ Karen grew up in North Dakota and currently lives with her husband and granddaughter in Wisconsin.

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Kayla Jones

Kayla is certified by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and holds a Master’s in Biblical Counseling from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, along with a Bachelor’s in Christian Ministry focused on Discipleship from Southwest Baptist University. She has experience in various ministry settings, particularly with teenage girls. Married to her high school sweetheart, Kayla aims to glorify the Lord in all aspects of life. She finds joy in the sufficiency of God’s Word and values the privilege of supporting others through their life journeys while daily reflecting on the gospel and growing in grace.

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Kirsten Vance

Kirsten is passionate about applying God’s Word to hurting people, for God’s glory and their benefit. Kirsten has a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M University, has certifications from ACBC and CCEF. She works with the youth at her church, teaches a ladies Bible study, and is passionate about practicing hospitality and one on one discipleship. Kirsten has been married to her best friend Philip, for over 20 years. He is currently serving as an Elder at their home church in Texas and pursuing his ACBC certification. Together they have homeschooled their three children.

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Laurie Bennett

Laurie Bennett is a certified biblical counselor with the ACBC. She currently serves on staff at Reigning Grace Counseling Center. She has a passion for the Word of God and is humbled to teach, disciple, and counsel the sufficiency of Scripture to women at her local community church and at Reigning Grace. Married for over 30 years, Laurie and her husband, Brian, have three grown daughters, two son-in-laws, and the sweetest grandchildren. In her spare time, she gardens, raises honeybees and chickens, and crafts sourdough artisan breads with homemade jams.

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Lesley Eischen

Lesley Eischen is a former homeschooling Mom and recently widowed. Lesley strives for the edification of women in Christ by facilitating Biblical literacy that equips women to effectively apply the Scriptures in God honoring, practical, and transforming ways; by having a deep burden to reconcile the brokenness we bear with the love, hope and restoration found only in Christ. Lesley has her Biblical Counseling certification through INS {Institute of Nouthetic Studies}. She is currently in Phase II of her ACBC Biblical Counseling certification. And as of January 2022, she will be a student at Spurgeon College, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, earning her BA degree in Biblical Counseling. When Lesley isn’t studying, she’s working at a non-profit whose mission is to rescue those who are homeless, hungry, abused or addicted, providing opportunities for hope, recovery and restoration through the love of Jesus Christ. Lesley can be found at her blog, The Hallowed Path: https://thehallowedpath.wordpress.com/

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Linda Rice

Linda Rice holds an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from The Master’s University, is certified by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, and has been counseling for more than fifteen years. Author of Parenting the Difficult Child: A Biblical Perspective on Reactive Attachment Disorder, she maintains a blog at seedsownpress.wordpress.com. She and her husband have three grown children, both biological and adopted. Besides counseling, Linda enjoys meeting with friends, piano, making cards, and watching birds in the back yard.

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Mary Paas

Mary is a licensed Chaplain and an ACBC and FBC certified Biblical Counselor. She has served on local boards and on staff at ministries, including Joni and Friends. She has taught the Bible to groups inside the walls of the church and outside the walls. Mary is the author of Disciple Journal: Daily Pursuit of Christ and His Likeness: 14-Day Guided Journey. Mary finds joy in providing hope and help from God’s Word at Reigning Grace and Fallen Soldiers March.

4 Posts

Stacie Gibson

Stacie Gibson is a wife and mom of four from Western New York. She is a certified biblical counselor with the ACBC and IABC and is involved in her church counseling ministry along side her husband, Matt. Stacie's heart is to give women hope through the Word of God.

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