Counseling for Returned Missionaries

Adjusting to post-missionary life is a challenge for all missionaries,

but for some, it is especially challenging.

For some, priesthood blessings and talking it out with parents and priesthood leaders may not be enough.

For some, professional counseling can make a crucial, even life-saving difference.

I provided counseling to missionaries in my role as Area Mental Health Advisor, Philippines Area for 22 months from 2019-2021 as a full-time missionary living in the Philippines, and as a service missionary for 8 months in 2022 after returning home.  

I have counseled over 800 struggling missionaries, including Americans,

and informally kept in touch with many after they returned home.

This has especially qualified me and given me insight into how to help them adjust successfully.

My experience has also given me the wisdom to know when a returning young man or woman needs more than just help to adjust, but also needs mental health therapy for a clinical problem, such as Major Depressive Disorder or PTSD. 

I can also provide this treatment, using the skills developed in my 20+ years as a psychotherapist, and I also know when to refer for psychiatric medication or a higher level of care if it is needed.

I can help YOU, the returned missionary,

I can help the returned missionary whom you so dearly love. 

I’m as close as your phone or computer, and I can meet with you online wherever you are in Arizona or California.