People suffering from past abuse and resulting addictions develop survivor mentalities and lifestyles that also need attention.  Old self-protection mentalities become self-defeating or hindering once one is freed from the effects of abuse and addictions.  New and healthy life-skills need to be learned and applied through counseling and personal coaching. 

 

The effects of abuse and addictions destroy any sense of personal self-worth and purpose.  Vocational counseling enables those in recovery to regain hope and a sense of mission and personal "calling" in realization of God's plan for their lives.  Discovering and affirming one's innate aptitudes, exploring related career possibilities, growing in job-readiness, job-search, and job-maintenance skills, and improving life-skills (relationships, parenting, money management, time management, etc.), all help participants experience a more sure transition from their old detrimental ways to these new beneficial, healthier habits.  This counseling is every bit as important as counseling for abuse or addictions; it's part of the put-off/put-on transformation process in Christ (Ephesians 4:22f).  Recovery is not just about gaining abstinence, or even healing.  That's just a beginning.  We believe the work is not fully accomplished until we've helped a person also gain the positive life-building skills of defining and appropriating a practical sense of purpose as God directs.