
Faith-Based
Counseling Services
A
Faith-Based Counseling Option
For those who seek to develop their faith as part of emotional renewal,
we offer faith-based counelsing.
Not
all Riverside counselors offer faith-based counseling.
Ask the receptionist or check the list of counselors below to find the counselor who may best meet
your needs.
Basic Services
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Integration of Faith-Based
Counseling and Traditional Psychotherapy
Ø Counsel regarding medication use in light of spiritual beliefs
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Workshops for Churches and Public Audiences
Chistian Counseling Topics
Ø Seeking God’s
purpose
Ø Applying biblical wisdom to every-day challenges
Ø Developing God-given talents
Ø Spiritual aspects of addiction and other destructive habits
Ø
Discerning healthy conviction from obsession
with faults
Ø Regaining joy of relationship with God
Christian Psychiatry Issues
Ø Distinguishing God’s voice from mental illness
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Relief from excessive guilt and obsessive
self-criticism
Ø Considering
medication to restore God-given joy in the Lord and fruitfulness in life.
Faith-Based Counseling Staff
Riverside Counseling
serves clients with varied spiritual and non-spiritual beliefs. Counselors and psychiatrists who participate in
this service include Christian counseling only when specifically requested by clients. Otherwise, therapists practice
traditional psychotherapy techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy and solution focused therapy, and psychiatrists
focus on symptom relief through medical and psychological approaches.
The Faith-Based Counseling Service is an important part of
Riverside Counseling Center’s mission. This form of counseling is offered to those who seek Christ-centered
therapy as part of recovery. For Christians who seek support of their spiritual beliefs as part of counseling, they should
make an appointment with one of the faith-based counselors listed below:
Donald Hall, M.D. Dr. Hall is a graduate of Georgetown University Medical School. He is board-certified in psychiatry
and has twenty-two years of experience in counseling and medication management. He is the author of Breaking Through Depression: A Biblical and Medical Approach to Emotional Wholeness
and has appeared on Janet Parshall’s America, Moody’s Mid-day Connection, and the Paula White Show.
Gregory Law, MD. Dr. Law is a graduate of George Washington
Medical School and has been practicing child and adult psychiatry for twenty years. He is board-certified
in both child and adult psychiatry.
Pam Massaneillo,
LPC. Pam obtained her Masters Degreee from Reagent University and has prior experience working with Cornerstone
Familiy Counseling in Fairfax, VA
Jane Risoleo, LPC. Jane
has earned two Masters Degrees (clinical counseling and forensic psychology) from Marymoint University. She served as
Clinical Director for North Spring Hospital is Leesburg before joining Riverside.
Katherine Satterfield, M.Ed., LPC.
Katherine is a counselor at Riverside, specializing in positive psychology and resilience training.
Timothy
Teague, M.Div., PhD, LPC. Tim earned his Masters Degree and PhD (pastoral counseling) from Southwestern Baptist
Seminary. He has over twenty years of counseling experience in the areas of family and marriage relationships.
Dan
Towery, Th.M., LPC. Dan has earned two Masters Degrees from Dallas Thelogical Seminary and Liberty
University. He had over twenty years of experience as a local pastor before becoming licensed as a mental health counselor..
Margaret Zaepfel, LCSW provides counseling to children and adults at Riverside.
Her specialties include work with couples dealing with adoption issues.