About Pastoral Counseling Center (Now IIOCC)
Pastoral
Counseling Center
"PCC" was founded in 2001 with the mission of training
those called to the Ministry Christian Counseling.
Academic programs are offered
that will assist the student in obtaining certification and religious licensure
from the NCCA as well as Christian
academic degrees from a number of
supporting universities and seminaries.
About IIOCC International Institute of Christian Counseling
In order to more accurately reflect the growing scope and expanding mission of Pastoral Counseling Center, the name is being changed to "International Institute of Christian Counseling LLC " (IIOCC)
News Flash : PCC awarded NCCA 2010 & 2011
Center of the Year
At the annual conference of the National Christian Counselors Association, it was announced
that the Pastoral Counseling Center was recognized as the Certified Academic Institution of the
Year. PCC is awed and humbled by such recognition and praises the Lord
for His manifold blessing. As always, the mission of PCC is to train, edify and equip the saints.
It is an honor to serve you as you seek to bless others.
Pastoral Counseling Center is a Certified Academic Institution of the National Christian Counselors Association. Credits earned at the Pastoral Counseling Center are transferred directly to the NCCA without any additional charge. The NCCA issues various certifications and authorizations, and will transfer your credits to the associated universities for the purpose of awarding your degree.
Our Dedicated, Experienced Christian Staff
The International Institute of Christian Counseling has been developed on a strong foundation that includes the Lord, the Christian Church, the NCCA, and a staff completely committed to the mission. Meet our staff of Christian ministers dedicated to helping you answer the call of the Lord on your life.
Pastor John W. Henry
Dean of Admissions, Supervising Counselor
Raised on a farm in western Illinois, Pastor John Henry received God’s call on his life at an early age. He made the lovely Shelley his bride over 40 years ago. Graduating from Lincoln Christian University in 1971 he continued on to earn a Masters of Divinity degree from Christian Life School of Theology in 1985.
Pastor John's entire adult life has been dedicated to ministry. He has pastored 4 different churches and spent a decade in the international mission field. Together with his wife Shelly, he has authored and co-authored numerous studies that have been employed by many churches both in the USA and around the world.
The couple has presented seminars with topics including Bible Study, Christian Growth, Marriage and Pre-marriage Counseling. They have also teamed up for marriage and family counseling, dealing with a wide range of relationship maladies. Together they have counseled over three hundred pre-marital couples and hundreds of other Christians with a myriad of issues.
Now committed to the students of the International Institute of Christian Counseling, Pastor John Henry is here to encourage and prepare students for the counseling ministry. Also, he is available to be a consultant for Pastors. God has placed on his heart a desire to comfort, counsel and mentor Pastors of all ages and at all stages of their lives. He is particularly interested in helping Pastors who are experiencing “burnout” whether it is in the initial stages or life-controlling. Due to personal experience coupled with his counseling background Pastor John Henry has insight and empathy for those in the ministry who are suffering. If you are in the ministry and need a reliable counselor, confidant, prayer-partner or mentor, Pastor John Henry is available.
C. Roger Young, Admissions & Operations
Reverend Roger, our Manager and Registrar, has been a "born-again" Christian since 1980.
Roger comes to the International Institute of Christian Counseling with a dean's list BS degree in Anthropology from Georgia State University and and MBA in Marketing from the University of South Florida. He was honored by the honor societies of Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi.
Roger has been ordained by the United Christian Family Ministries and is also an SACC Certified Temperament Counselor. Mr. Young functions as the Manager and Registrar. His particular calling is to help with the business, financial, and marketing aspects of the center.
Maureen E. Young, PhD. Director, Lead Supervisor
Dr.
Young has a rich background helping people. She earned her BSW in social
work from the University of South Florida and a Masters Degree in Public
Health (MPH) specializing in Maternal and Child Health. She holds
a PhD from Cornerstone University in Christian Psychology and
Counseling.
She completed the required courses to become a Master of Public Health and practiced in the secular counseling community for many years, however she currently practices solely as a Christian counselor. She has worked in the areas of crisis counseling, rape crisis counseling, child abuse prevention, domestic violence, co-dependency and adoption as well as teen and crisis pregnancy, abortion recovery, eating disorders, and grief counseling over a span of 30 years.
She has been a NBCCT board certified clinical supervisor since 1998, training students to become professional Christian Counselors for the NCCA. In 2008 the ministry was expanded to the Internet to increase the reach to those in a broader geographical area.
Dr. Young is also an active member of the American Association Christian Counselors and also certified by the International Board of Christian Counselors. She often uses this resource for continuing education.
Ordained as a Minister of Counseling by the National Conservative Christian Church, Dr. Young holds herself to accountable to this oversight body as well as the NCCA, her church, and the Lord.
She has extensive experience in individual, couples and group therapy. After working in various organizations and private practice as well as being on staff at Family Care Counseling Center, her current calling is to "equip the saints" for the work of Christian Counseling.
Discovering the NCCA and its program for educating professionals, Dr. Young first became licensed to administer Temperament Analysis Profiles (the former name of the APS) while in private practice at the Family Counseling Center in Bradenton, Florida. Impressed with the quality and usefulness of this tool, she looked further into the NCCA and decided to advance her education to include a PhD. Dr. Young finds equipping others to carry on the task is a highly gratifying way of putting her extensive experience to work. She is ready to help you become everything God has planned for you in the world of Christian Counseling.