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Welcome audio clip
How often do you find yourself saying something like, “One of these days I am going to get a grip on my…”
… marriage...my personal life…my kids…my relationships...my stress...my compulsive thoughts and behaviors.
Individuals and families are experiencing life at a mind numbing pace. Stress-filled, chaotic living takes a toll on intimacy, relationships, as well as spiritual, physical and mental health. As a professional counselor, speaker and writer, John knows how to help you get a grip on your life, and your relationships. Using an upbeat, entertaining, but direct approach, John shows you personal , practical, biblical solutions for daily living.
John Thurman is a unique counselor who combines real life principles and practical insight that help people learn how to overcome obstacles and set back they may have experienced in their personal lives, relationships and businesses. He is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Marriage and Family Educator, Speaker and Writer.
His mission is to provide practical, reality-based counseling, consulting and training to individuals, couples, parents, teens, churches and businesses. John uses a Cognitive Behavioral approach that emphasizes personal responsibility, hope and faith to overcome the challenges that life can sometime throw at you. His style is upbeat, high energy and direct style combined with truths from the Scriptures to assist people in their life journey. John’s teaching and training style flow from his desire to see men and women have a real-world relationship with God. Check out some of his articles.
As a trainer and speaker, John's clients have included The Navigator's, Talbot Theological Seminary, CLASS Leadership Training, The North American Mission Board, the Presbyterian Health Plan, The Association of Marriage and Family Ministries, Wells Fargo Bank, Starbucks, The Northwest Baptist Convention, The Nazarene District of New Mexico, The New Mexican Baptist Convention, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
As a consultant, John helps individuals learn to live in their strengths, gaining a sense of mission and purpose in their life journey.
As a nationally credentialed Critical Incident Stress Management Consultant, John provides professional training for small businesses impacted by workplace violence, and trauma.
John has a Masters of Divinity and a Masters in Counseling. He is a retired Army Reserve Chaplain who served in the first Gulf War, serving at the US Army Burn Unit, Brooke Army Medical Center. He has worked in both the nonprofit and corporate world. John is a CLASS graduate, and a CLASS trainer.
John is a graduate of the North Carolina Outward Bound School.
He and Angie have been married for over thirty years and they have two adult children. A native of Fort Valley, Georgia, John has lived in New Mexico for over twenty years.
John has a private counseling practice that it affiliated with Christian Therapy Services in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is available for traditional appointments, telephone consultation. Christian Therapy Services provides a full range of behavioral health services to include counseling, psychiatric services as well as church and business consulting.
As a counselor, John focuses on helping people overcome depression, effectively manage anger, reduce stress, enhance relationships, and build marriages. He is listed as a Board Certified Christian Counseling Professional with the American Association of Christian Counselors and is a preferred provider with Focus on the Family. John is also the Focus Team Leader for the Church Based Counseling Team for the Association of Marriage and Family Ministries. He is a Clinical Professional Member of the National Sleep Foundation. John attends Sagebrush Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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