Pastoral counseling is a branch of mental and spiritual heathcare that addresses the entire person. Spiritualily is just a part of the counseling process, delving into the reasons for erroneous thinking, negative behaviors, and destructive self-speak are also important to get to the crux of issues affecting self. Pastor Hunter has been counseling for many years and has wisdom to deal with many issues.

Pastoral counseling is done on a donation basis. There are no set fees or sliding scales. The Hunter's believe it should be up to the individual or family to decide what they can pay. If finances don't permit payment, then counseling will certianly continue, regardless.

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I grew up in a home with my mother and my step-father, who was an alcoholic. I lived with my grandmother in North Carolina until I was 12. My mother moved to New Jersey to work, I stayed behind for school. I moved to New Jersey, and was reunited with my mother. My mom loved me very much, but she had a full time job and me and my sister to care for. I took care of my sister from the time she was two until I started middle school. My mom would work and my step dad was unavailable. Later, after high school, I went to college and graduate school. During that time my father (not step father) passed away from an unspecified cause, I was 20. I could have spent my youth running with my friends and getting into trouble. My friends did all kinds of things, from drinking and drugs to just being wild.

During that time what kept me out of trouble was the abundance of love and guideance I received from my Grandmother, she kept me on track and made sure I had the emotional support I needed. She guided me as I made choices that helped me remain drug free and on track.

As an adult I realized that today's youth have no direction, they often lack the adult family structure I had. The number of fatherless families, due to a high divorce rate and other factors, leave our youth without male leadership. Both girls and boys turn to other means to gain support, like gangs and cliques. It is not that the single parent doesn't love them, far from it, but when a parent has to work full time, maybe more than one job, it leaves the kids with less supervision than would exist with a two parent family. Young people seek approval elsewhere, out side the family. They are given the wrong role models, and asked to live up to twisted standards to stay a part of the outside group.

In counseling youth, I offer an ear to listen, a heart to love, a source of respect that they may not get from other authority figures. I offer that respect without passing judgement, and guideance with an understanding of what it is like to be on your own and pressured by your peers.

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Thank you,

Everette