Westlake Village, California

Biblically grounded,
clinically informed.

Christ-centered care for individuals, couples, churches, and schools.

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Biblically grounded. Clinically informed.

Licensed Therapists

Faith-Integrated Care

Church & School Partners

Nationwide Courses

Our Mission

Bridging the gap between Church and mental health

We exist to serve individuals, couples, churches, schools, and families by integrating biblical truth with clinical excellence and walking people toward the healing they were made for.

Our Story & Values

"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

John 10:10

What We Offer

Clinical services rooted in faith

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Individual Therapy

Faith-integrated therapy for adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, identity, grief, and life transitions. Clinical work held inside a biblical framework, whether faith is part of the work or not.

Couples & Marriage

For couples navigating disconnection, communication breakdown, conflict, or the slow drift of a marriage that has stopped feeling close. Family system and attachment-based work, grounded in the conviction that covenant marriage is worth doing well.

Premarital Counseling

SYMBIS-based premarital program for engaged couples covering communication, conflict, family of origin, money, intimacy, and the spiritual vision you are building together. Clinically structured, biblically grounded.

Preteen & Teen Counseling

Therapy for preteens and teens (ages 10–17) navigating anxiety, identity, social media, and family conflict. Faith-integrated work with the young person, held in close communication with the parents who love them.

"We exist to embody Isaiah 61: binding up the brokenhearted, walking the captive toward freedom, and replacing ashes with beauty through clinically excellent, biblically grounded care."

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Formation Courses

Biblically grounded. Clinically informed.

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What We Provide

Clinical support for your community

Referral Pathways

A trusted clinical resource for complex cases beyond pastoral capacity.

Workshops & Training

Emotional health, trauma awareness, and relational skills for your team.

Premarital Programs

Structured clinical add-on to existing church premarital offerings.

Parent Seminars

Equipping families to support emotional and spiritual wellbeing at home.

Crisis Consultation

On-call guidance for leaders navigating mental health crises.

Formation Courses

Fruits of the Spirit cohort programs for church small groups.

Church Partnerships

Pastoral referral support

Premarital clinical add-on

Marriage enrichment workshops

Anxiety & Peace small groups

Fruits of the Spirit cohort courses

Leader care & crisis consultation

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Christian School Partnerships

Student mental health support

Faculty wellbeing consultation

Parent education seminars

Crisis response guidance

Teacher training workshops

On-campus counseling options

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Partnership Pricing

Transparent, flexible, and mission-aligned

Workshop

$1,200–$2,000

Half or full-day training for staff, leaders, or parents.

6-Week Cohort

$2,500–$4,000

Structured small-group course hosted at your site.

Retreat / Intensive

$4,000–$8,000

Weekend formation and training experiences.

Church member discounts available. Contact us to discuss a customized partnership model.

Adults

Individual Therapy

An intentional one-on-one space for adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, identity, grief, and the harder transitions of adult life. Clinical work drawing on family systems, CBT, and EMDR, held inside a biblical framework when desired and held with care when not. For people who want both their faith and their mental health taken seriously.

Couples

Couples & Marriage

A space for couples navigating disconnection, communication breakdown, conflict, infidelity, or the slow drift of a marriage that has stopped feeling close. Attachment-based and family-systems work, grounded in the conviction that covenant marriage is something worth fighting for and worth doing well.

Engaged Couples

Premarital Counseling

A SYMBIS-based premarital program for engaged couples preparing for marriage. Conversations covering communication, conflict, family of origin, money, intimacy, expectations, and the spiritual vision you are building together, held with clinical structure and biblical seriousness. Designed for couples who want something more substantive than a checklist before the wedding.

Ages 10–17

Preteen & Teen Counseling

Therapy for preteens and teens (ages 10–17) navigating anxiety, identity, social media pressure, family conflict, school stress, and the particular weight of growing up in this moment. Faith-integrated work designed for the young person and held in close, ethical communication with the parents who love them. Built on family systems, CBT, and developmentally appropriate care.

Common Questions

What to expect

Do you accept insurance?

We are a private-pay practice. We can provide a superbill for potential out-of-network reimbursement from your insurance provider.

Is faith integration required?

Not at all. Faith integration is always at your comfort level. You are welcome regardless of where you are spiritually.

Do you offer telehealth?

Yes, we offer both in-person and telehealth sessions throughout California.

How do I know if therapy is right for me?

A free 15-minute consultation is always the best first step. We'll listen, answer your questions, and see if we're a good fit.

What does a Good Faith Estimate mean?

Under the No Surprises Act, you have a right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of expected costs before beginning services. We provide this for all clients upon request. Read our full notice here.

Formation Courses

Self-paced courses that bring biblical truth and clinical tools to the places where faith and real life collide.

01 · Psalms of Ascent & Matthew 6

Still Moving

Anxiety, presence & trust for young adults who are tired of living in the future.

A 10-week self-paced course for young adults in their 20s and 30s caught in the spiral of what-ifs, fear of the unknown, and the exhausting work of trying to predict and control what hasn't happened yet

Clinically informed and biblically grounded — honest about what anxiety actually is, where worry lives in the body, and why no one ever wins the what-if game

Rooted in the Psalms of Ascent and Matthew 6 — the pilgrim songs of people who kept moving through uncertainty without waiting until they felt ready

Ten guided practice tools — weekly exercises to slow the nervous system, map your fears, examine the beliefs driving your anxiety, and build the evidence against them

Closes with the Pilgrim's Declaration — a personal declaration of what you now know, what you are choosing, and who is with you on the road

02 · Zechariah

Rebuild

Rebuilding trust after betrayal — for men doing the work that happens after disclosure.

A 16-week self-paced course for Christian men recovering from pornography addiction and rebuilding trust with the wife they've hurt — built around identity, not willpower

Rooted in the book of Zechariah — the prophet who spoke to a people rebuilding from ruins, facing shame, accusation, and the slow work of restoration

Honest about what betrayal actually breaks — why trust isn't rebuilt by promises, and what consistent, verifiable change looks like week by week

Sixteen guided practice tools — weekly exercises to map conviction versus shame, dismantle deception systems, and build a life that holds up under the plumb line

Created by Spencer Posey, LMFT — with weekly teaching, practical worksheets, and a first week that's free to start

Enroll — $249

03 · Deuteronomy 6

Walk Along the Road

Helping your preteen or teen master their devices before their devices master them.

8-week faith-integrated course for parents of preteens and teens — for the parent who senses that the family's relationship with technology has drifted, and who wants more than a list of rules to fix it

Grounded in Deuteronomy 6 — the Shema's vision of a household whose practices are inseparable from what it believes, and whose conversations happen along the road of ordinary life

Honest about what is actually shaping your child's attention — the developing brain, the design of the platforms, and the parental modeling that matters more than any rule

Walks parents through the work of forming a household culture — from the family technology contract to the long-game conversations that prepare a young adult to govern their own attention

Closes with the Formation Declaration — the long-game vision document of what your household believes about technology, attention, and the kind of young adult you are forming

04 · Ephesians

Anchored

Identity, Anxiety & Belonging for Young Adults: Chosen Before You Could Perform, Loved Before You Could Earn It.

8-week faith-integrated course for young adults in their 20s and 30s navigating the noise of comparison, anxiety, loneliness, and the quiet sense that who you are presenting to the world isn't quite who you actually are

Grounded in Psalms, John, and Ephesians — and honest about what is actually forming your sense of self: social media, performance, other people's expectations, and the core beliefs you picked up before you could evaluate them

Names the lie at the root of so much young adult struggle — that your worth is tied to what you do, where you are on a timeline, or who keeps choosing you — and traces it back to a worth that was settled before any of those things existed

Moves from honest naming of what you are carrying all the way to a declared, evidenced understanding of who God says you are

Closes with the Anchored Life Declaration — a personal declaration of identity built from evidence, not aspiration

05 · Ecclesiastes & Ephesians

Who Am I?

Identity, Self-Worth — because who you are is not the same as what you do.

10-week faith-integrated course for any adult who senses their sense of self has become attached to what they do, who they're with, or what they've built — and who wants to discover the worth that was settled before any of those things existed

Grounded in Ecclesiastes and Ephesians — the most honest book in Scripture about what we've been building on, paired with the most complete declaration of who we already are in Christ

An honest excavation of titles, attachment, shame, and the dominant story you've been living inside — moving toward an identity grounded not in what you do but in who God has already declared you to be

From college students to executives, parents to pastors, the question "who am I beneath what I do?" belongs to every life stage

Closes with the Identity Declaration — a personal declaration of who you actually are, drawn from the evidence of ten weeks of genuine work

Important Disclaimer

These courses are for educational and spiritual formation purposes only. They are not therapy, counseling, or mental health treatment, and do not establish a therapist-client relationship. No diagnosis or individualized clinical guidance is provided. Enrolling in a course does not create any professional treatment relationship with Abide Counseling Collective or its licensed clinicians.

These courses are not appropriate for individuals in acute psychiatric crisis. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.

If course material raises significant concerns about your mental health, please seek support from a licensed professional.

Biblically grounded,
clinically informed.

Bridging the gap between Church and mental health

Clinical services rooted in faith

"We exist to embody Isaiah 61: binding up the brokenhearted, walking the captive toward freedom, and replacing ashes with beauty through clinically excellent, biblically grounded care."

Serving the Church.
Strengthening schools.