I am a student with Sarasota Academy of Christian Counselors through Abundant Life Christian Counseling Services and have just finished my first course of Creation Therapy. I was blessed with a scholarship and am honored to be able to take this course. I will continue my education with the National Christian Counselors Association through ALCCS as I begin working on my Bachelors degree. I learned a lot about people by taking this course. For example, I was misreading half of all disagreements that rose in my home. Now I know that the things we were disagreeing about are alright. Temperament Therapy has helped me to see that is that way God created my husband. He needs his alone time and he needs time with his friends. I know that he loves me (even if he does not say it). Society or the world would tell you the opposite of what is really going on. When God created my husband he made him unique (and that is alright with me now). We have peace in our home. I love him more now than I ever have. I understand him better now thanks to Creation Therapy.

Anonymous

 

At fifty years of age and being out of school for over thirty years I knew God was leading me to further my education. God directed me to the study of temperament through the Creation Therapy course. After being out of school for so long the thought of studying seemed extremely intimidating and overwhelming especially since my school years were unhappy tainted with abuse and feelings of failure. I also had the responsibility of home and working late hours at a full time job. So how could I possibly fit my studies in with my busy schedule and my painful memories to discourage me from what God was calling me to do. Nevertheless in obedience to the call to counsel I made the decision to step out in faith and take the Creation Therapy course. From the beginning to the end of my studies I faced many obstacles which were designed to discourage and defeat me. Through one of the most trying times of my life I lost my Mother and my son was deployed to Kuwait over the Christmas Holidays plus I was preparing for my youngest son’s college graduation and wedding. During this time of grief, deep concern, and stress I was also battling long term acute physical illness. I found the studies to be extremely interesting. Working through the Creation Therapy course was a place of refuge, great comfort, and encouragement in the midst of my storms. God has used this course to help build my confidence enough to go on to successfully complete my B.A. in Christian Counseling. I recently began my studies for my Masters Degree. Studying is no longer a nightmare but a joy! I now realize that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13). God says in Psalm 139 that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Not only did God use Creation Therapy to bring me healing and restoration but a greater understanding, acceptance and appreciation for others, my family and myself for the unique individuals that God so lovingly created us all to be. It has also opened new doors of opportunity to minister to others at a much deeper level.

Anonymous

 

Four years ago, I began prayerfully searching for the next step in my life. I had been a caregiver for a terminally ill woman and her family for several years. After she died, I knew that a new phase of my life was beginning. I decided that this was a good time to finally finish my degree and start a new career. During this time I felt the Lord leading me in the direction of counseling. While I was finishing my college degree, I was praying about how to get specific training for Christian counsing, since I knew that the Lord was calling me to this ministry. Every day I searched the newspaper for a clue about what to do. Then one day, there it was. An ad that read something like: "Do you feel you have been called to Christian counseling but don't know how to get trained? Call this number...". I couldn't believe my eyes. I was almost afraid to call the number. When I did, I learned about the Creation Therapy training course that Abundant Life Christian Counseling Services was offering. I signed up and though it has taken me some time to finish, I feel that it is the best thing I could have done to aid me in my ministry. I truly believe that Creation Therapy is one of the best tools that I could have to help me help hurting and confused people. Creation Therapy has not only benefited those I have counseled with but it has been a great help to me as well. As I learned more about myself through the temperament testing and studying of the textbook, I grew as a counselor and as a Christian. The better you know yourself and how you fit into God's plan, the better you will be at helping others to learn about themselves and their place in life. I am so thankful to the Lord for leading me to aLCCS. I don't know how I could have received any better training for the job God has called me to do. Now I pray that I am able to use this training to the best of my ability to help others and be a servant of Christ for the glory of His kingdom.

Janet Miller

 

The Creation Therapy course I took in 2007 was a turning point in my life. I began the course strictly out of obedience to Christ. I wasn't looking to start a ministry or be a counselor, I was a ladies small group leader and a drama team member at church. That's all. I thank God, however, that I took the course. On a personal level, I changed. I began to see past the outward projections people show and see the real person, hurts and pain, strengths and weaknesses, all accepted and understood by Creator God. I saw my family in new ways and was able to work in better ways to help with their struggles. My husband began to understand our son and work toward a better relationship. On a social level, I began to overcome fears of meeting people. I understood that each person is uniquely created and talented and that each is a creation of a loving Father. It opened up doors that had always semed nailed shut. I began to see people with the "eyes of Christ." On a church level, I became a better leader to my group of ladies. We worked together to learn about what it means to be "In Christ" and to find His freedom. I was able to use what I was learning to help them with understanding themselves. Then, on a professional level I realized, through the required individual counseling, that I enjoy working one on one with people, helping them to reach a deeper relationship with God through His Son, Jesus. I watched God heal people and set them free. I have had the most remarkable few months of my life. I am exploring the possibilities of full-time counseling. The most precious things I took from the Creation Therapy course came from my 15 year old daughter who said that I was a better person since I'd started counseling others. I can't think of a better witness than one of the people who lives with me. I may have taken the first step with reluctance, but I will always be grateful I took it. Would I recommend you take the Creation Therapy course? Only if you are ready to chage, grow, and be challenged by God to come out of the box and see the world in a new and better light!

Jackie Moreno

 

I had purchased the course almost two years prior to the time the classes began. I tried to go it on my own; but I just couldn't for some reason get into the program. Then Dr. Nation began the classes and the whole idea of Creation Therapy came alive to me and I don't think I'll ever be the same again. You see, I am a Christian Massage Therapist and I am aware of many emotional and spiritual needs in the lives of my clients. This is what originally led me to purchase the course in Creation Therapy to begin with. I was already helping the clients with their physical and even at times emotional needs, but I feel everyone has a much greater need than either of these - the Spiritual need. That need includes not only just to know Christ as our personal Savior but to allow Him to govern every thing in our lives. To allow that process to take place, we need to know what type of temperament that God has placed in our bodies at the time of conception. Our temperament in short is - who God made us to be. I can not believe the way my life alone has been chaged as a result of this course. I realized I had to learn who I was myself before I could even begin to help anyone else. Just understanding for the first time in my life why I do some of the things I do, feel some of the things I feel and accept even the things I don't like about myself has brought a new peace, hope, and freedom that I've never known before. Also, knowing my husband's temperament type and the differences that we have, has given me a whole new outlook on dissolving those differences from a Christ-like standpoint. I am excited about the many different avenues of ministry this course has already afforded me; and the peace and joy of hope in being able to see many people set free from unwanted burdens and problems they may have carried throughout their entire lives. I would encourage anyone that is searching for true satisfaction in their own lives and has a desire to help others find that same peace to take this course.

Glenda R. Lantz, LMT