Donelson Counseling Ministry

That’ll never happen to me….You never expected you would lose your best friend, lose your job, or face a moral failure. You never believed you could be so far away from God who was at one time so near. You never dreamed that intimacy with your marriage partner could have ever gotten this distant and this cold. You never expected that you, of all people, would have alcohol control your life. You never conceived that you would become so depressed that you can not face one more day. You never thought it would or could happen to you. If any of these thoughts or experiences describes your life or that of a loved one or friend, you may need the help of a caring, a trained professional counselor to help discover a way out. Donelson Counseling Ministry is just the place to find that help.

Our Mission Statement
Our mission is for every individual, couple and family to experience meaningful healthy relationships, intimacy that is authentic, and a passion for living that is built on a growing, personal faith.

Philosophy
Our counseling philosophy applies a faith-driven principle that God cares about our hurts. We do not believe that God comes to rescue us from the consequences of our behavior, but helps us change and accept those things we cannot change. Quick, easy answers are hardly ever the solution to life's problems. An insightful process of growth and hard work often brings the joy of living back home again.

Counselor
Jim Parnell holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology. He is a charter member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He has been actively involved in counseling individuals, couples and families for over thirty years. He and his wife have been married for thirty-two years and have two adult sons. He would consider it an honor to help you, your family, or someone you care about find a way back to healthy relationships and healthy thinking.

Appointments
Private and confidential sessions with Jim are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call the Donelson Church office at 883-6699 to speak with him or leave a message (extension 113) at any time. All sessions are normally 50 minutes unless prescheduled otherwise.

Internet Resources

• Focus on the Family
• Center for Relationship Development
• Family Life
• Divorce Busting (Michelle Weiner-Davis)
• Marriage Builders (Willard Harley)

Suggested Reading

Addiction and Recovery

• Every Man’s Battle by Stephen Arterburn
• Release From Shame by Sandra Wilson
• Love Hunger by Minirth, Meier, Hemfelt, Sneed and Hawkins
• Attachments by Tim Clinton & Gary Sibcy

Grief Recovery

• A Grace Disguised by Gerald Sittzer
• Getting to the Other Side of Grief by S J Zonnebelt-Smeenge and Robert DeVries
• Helping a Neighbor in Crisis by Lisa Barnes Lampman
• When a Child has Died by Bonnie Hunt Conrad

Marriage and Family

• Boundaries in Marriage by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
• The Gift of the Blessing by Gary Smalley and John Trent
• 52 Ways to have fun, fantastic Sex by Clifford and Joyce Penner
• Celebration of Sex by Douglas Rosenau
• Boundaries with Kids by Cloud and Townsend
• Helping Children Survive Divorce by Archibald Hart
• The Love List by Les and Leslie Parrott
• Growing a Spiritually Strong Family by Dennis and Barbara Rainey