Become a Certified Biblical Counselor
The Certificate of Biblical Counseling is designed to meet the needs of pastors, teachers, group leaders, and others seeking structured and systematic validation of their ability to apply God’s Word in a counseling setting. This program is both cost- and time- effective, accommodating tight budgets and busy schedules, but with no shortcuts in the training.
The program is completed in conjunction with the process of biblical certification that will support the sufficiency of Scripture in counseling biblically. This will lead to confidence of the counselee and accountability of the counselor, as well as promoting excellence in counseling from a purely historic biblical counseling model alone. The counselor track (for Biblical Certification) or advocate track (for the Personal-Counseling, Advocate Training, or Coaching) combine the following elements:
The program is completed in conjunction with the process of biblical certification that will support the sufficiency of Scripture in counseling biblically. This will lead to confidence of the counselee and accountability of the counselor, as well as promoting excellence in counseling from a purely historic biblical counseling model alone. The counselor track (for Biblical Certification) or advocate track (for the Personal-Counseling, Advocate Training, or Coaching) combine the following elements:
- Classroom Sessions – 4 modular intensives that meet 4 times on a sequence of Friday evenings and Saturday mornings from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
- Module 104 Certification – addressing counseling ministry development and administration (for any track), to include written theology, counseling, or practice exams leading to certification (staff assisted)
- Supervised Counseling – 10 hours of observation and 50 sessions of supervised (as a minimum) and mentored counseling by experienced and certified biblical instructors (as approved by certifying agency and TBC&TC Executive Director).
Biblical Counseling Certification
Timberlake Biblical Counseling Center offers intensive training on Biblical discipleship and family enrichment topics that range from Basic Biblical Counseling with Fellowship of Biblical Counselors (FBC) to Certification with International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC), commissioning with The Addictions Connection (TAC), and certification with Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). These training modules are being scheduled regularly at Timberlake Baptist Church with a variety of topics and issues in mind.
Our counselors are certified with the Fellowship of Biblical Counselors (FBC), and the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC). Some are certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and The Addictions Connection (TAC). You will find our certified counselors at TBC equipped with various life and theological experience that greatly enhances your counseling success and experience.
Our counselors are certified with the Fellowship of Biblical Counselors (FBC), and the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC). Some are certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and The Addictions Connection (TAC). You will find our certified counselors at TBC equipped with various life and theological experience that greatly enhances your counseling success and experience.