Christian Grief Counseling

Valerie Stevens Rhodes, BA                                               

Christian Grief & Loss Counseling & Coaching                Office:  913-696-1234

Certified Christian Counselor, AACC                                 Text:     816-820-1234

Certified Grief & Loss Coach, AACC

Traumatic Grief, Loss & Crisis                                         

Stress and Trauma Care with Military Application    

ChristianGriefCounseling@gmail.com     

       Valerie Rhodes is certified as a Christian Counselor and a Grief and Loss Coach through the American Association of Christian Counselors. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas.  

      As a cancer survivor and then care-giver for a cancer survivor Valerie has continued to serve others facing cancer or any other chronic illness. As a Christian Counselor she specializes in helping others deal with grief and disaster.  

       Following the close deaths of a dear lifelong friend and tragic sudden deaths of a cousin and then a great niece Valerie undertook training to become certified as a Grief and Loss Coach. All continuing education is in Death, Grief, Loss, and Disaster. She offers skills and tools to help others cope with their grief and losses.

Holy Bible Versions read in full and studied.  Most recent:

• The Complete Jewish Study Bible, CJB currently reading
• Lexham English Bible, LEB
• George M. Lamsa’s translation of The Holy Bible from the Ancient Aramean Eastern Text of the Syriac Peshitta
• The New King James Version, NKJV; Study Bible with Dr. David Jeremiah notes and articles
• The Message, MSG; Old Testament
• English Standard Version, ESV
• Holman Christian Standard Bible, HCSB; with Apologetics notes 
• New American Standard Bible, NASB; Study Bible with Charles Ryrie notes
• New English Translation, NET
• New Living Translation, NLT
• The Message, MSG; New Testament
• New International Version, NIV; Women’s Devotional
• New International Version, NIV; Student’s
• New International Version, NIV
• King James Version, KJV
• The Living Bible, TLB

Step follows step.  Hope follows courage.  Set your face toward danger.  Set your heart on victory.

The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine    pg 93

 We must concern ourselves most with that part of us which is eternal.  ~  Valerie

Reconciling a death is different than “getting over it.”  You never really “get over it” you just process and reconcile it so that you can go on living effectively.

Grief is what happens to us when a loved one dies.  Or we may experience grief from another kind of loss.  Mourning is the process we go through to reconcile our loss so that we can continue to go forward with life.  It is a process of letting go of the past so that we can move to the future.

Mourning using healthy methods helps us not become mired in our grief, weighed down, and unable to move ahead successfully.