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Dr. Joe Raphael

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Dr. Joe Raphael, DrPH, MBA, LMFT, FACLM

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #LMFT-77740
(424) 438-2888 connect@cachristiancounseling.com

With God’s help, we will work together to better understand and resolve the current challenges in your life to give you hope for a more fulfilling and meaningful future in Christ. Some common concerns that my clients share include dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep issues, emotional eating, weight concerns, chronic illness, and more. Whether you’re looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you’re just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to partnering with you to achieve your goals.

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How to Helpfully Come Alongside a ...

It’s easier to break something down than to build it back up. That’s because it doesn’t take much to help...

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Do I Have Trust Issues? An Important ...

Broken promises can wound us and make us wary of future promises not only from the person who broke their...

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Group Therapy Versus Individual Therapy

Life has its difficulties. When you go through tough times and you’re dealing with issues as diverse as grief, substance...

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Creating a Healthy Daily Routine
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Creating a Healthy Daily Routine

Life in the 21st Century is fast-paced and often unrelenting. We’re always connected via our devices, and that is a...

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What is a Life Coach? Help to Do Life ...

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers, they succeed. – Proverbs 15:22 We don’t always have all...

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Getting Older: What is Successful Aging?

The natural progression of time means we inevitably grow older if the Lord in His grace gives us many years...

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Striving Toward Personal Development at ...

When we embark upon a career, few of us want to remain in the same place until we retire. While...

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10 Tips for Successful Aging

When maintaining health is of the utmost importance, reevaluating your current health, and preparing for the aging process is crucial....

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8 Steps to Forgiving Others

The act of forgiving others is essentially the act of pardoning an offender. In the Bible, the Greek word translated...

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Finding Hope and Healing After ...

The effects of childhood trauma don’t come to an end when a traumatized child enters adulthood. In fact, childhood trauma...

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5 Practical Tips for Dealing with ...

If you love someone who works too many hours, then is preoccupied with work while off the clock, they may...

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Can Christian Counseling Help with ...

Sally has spent the last 30 years bouncing from diet plan to diet plan, watching her weight decrease and increase...

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