Sermons & Audios by Margaret McCray

Close to the Edge (sermon audio)

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19 minutes

Frederic Luskin, Ph.D. at the Town Hall Forum

Westminster Counseling Center and Westminster Town Hall Forum


co-sponsored Frederic Luskin, Ph.D. on May 5, 2011


The Power of Forgiveness >>Read more about Frederic Luskin, Ph.D. at the Town Hall Forum

About Us

Westminster Counseling Center is a private, non-profit organization staffed by pastoral counselors and guided by a board of directors. The board includes representatives from Westminster Presbyterian Church and numerous other congregations and organizations throughout the Twin Cities area who have a knowledge, commitment and expertise in the field of pastoral counseling, business operations, nonprofit management and development. >>Read more about About Us

Readings and Resources

Readings can often help individuals better understand themselves and others and supplement the therapy sessions. Just click on the link for each counselor to see some of the books and other resources we often recommend for individuals: >>Read more about Readings and Resources

Our Services

Westminster Counseling Center provides pastoral counseling - care of the soul in a holistic context - to individuals and groups.

Pastoral counseling blends religion and theology with methods of contemporary and traditional psychology. It is rooted in a tradition of deep understanding from the perspective of faith and the varieties of human suffering and finds meaning in the complexity and ambiguity of life. >>Read more about Our Services

Pre-marital Counseling

Couples who are considering marriage or have set a date for their wedding are usually encouraged by their pastor to schedule some pre-marital counseling. Some pastors choose to facilitate these sessions themselves. Increasingly, however, churches are sending their engaged couples to other counselors for this process.

Many couples take advantage of the "premarital counseling package" offered by all the therapists at the counseling center. >>Read more about Pre-marital Counseling

Life Coaching

Life coaching helps clients determine and achieve personal goals. Westminster's life coach Mary Keen aims to awaken in each individual what's possible in his or her life - materially, spiritually and emotionally.

Individuals often work with a life coach to find out how to >>Read more about Life Coaching

EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)

Westminster Counseling Center has therapists trained in Level II EMDR. This adjunct to therapy is a method for reducing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and has been used successfully with war veterans who struggle with memories and flashbacks of combat terror.

In our work at the counseling center, clients who have experienced trauma (abuse, car accidents, traumatic death of a loved one, etc.) often find EMDR to be a relatively fast and effective treatment for their symptoms.

This is the explanation given for the therapeutic efficacy of EMDR: >>Read more about EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)

Whom We Serve

Centrally located in downtown Minneapolis, Westminster Counseling Center serves people throughout the metropolitan area.

The center's pastoral counseling may be helpful if you are >>Read more about Whom We Serve

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