Faith...

Restoration Christian Counselling affirms the central truths of the Christian faith as expressed in the Bible. God is one and this unity is revealed to mankind as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Having adopted the Statement of Faith of the Association of Christian Counsellors, Restoration recognises this and is committed to expressing the Lordship of Christ and the authority of scripture in all areas of belief and practice.

Counselling by Christians as Understood and practised by Restoration...

One widely accepted definition of counselling is as follows:

The overall aim of counselling is to provide an opportunity for the client to work towards living in a more satisfying and resourceful way. The objectives of particular counselling relationships will vary according to the client's needs. The counsellor's role is to facilitate the client's work in ways that respect the client's values, personal resources and capacity for self-determination.
(BACP1997)

Restoration believes that counselling by Christians offers the above within a Christian framework or context, i.e. where the values of the counselling team and management bodies are at one with the Christian faith.

Restoration believes that, where the client and the counsellor are both Christians counselling may be experienced within the context of a common cultural or even familial bond, and perhaps even a shared ethnicity may be experienced and enjoyed.

Restoration believes that in being Christian but not denominational, supportive but not instructive, and in respecting the freedom of individuals and church bodies to hold beliefs and values that may not be comprehensively shared, it is possible to work ethically and to enjoy the respect of church and community alike.