About Al

Professional, Compassionate, Ethical, Pastoral Christian Counselor: Dr. Al Jones

Dr. Jones is a professional, National Christian Counselors Association Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor with Advanced Certification.  He has training in individual, marriage, family, substance abuse and addiction, crisis and abuse counseling.  He is also a Certified Temperament Counselor.

First and foremost, Dr. Jones is a Christian counselor.  As a Christian counselor he believes that hiding our beliefs and trying to do value-free counseling is both unwise and impossible to do.

Like most counselors, he recognizes that personal problems can come about because physiology, social-environmental influences and psychological pressures.

He also believes that many problems can be spiritual in nature, resulting from not understanding biblical truth, sinful behavior, and living in a fallen world. He also believes that individuals are created in God’s image and can only feel compete and fulfilled through relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ.  Thus Christian counseling, as opposed to other kinds of counseling, is very concerned with the spiritual as well as the emotional and physical needs of clients.  The main goal of Christian counseling, like the goal of Christian living, is to enable clients to move toward greater emotional and spiritual health by becoming more like Jesus Christ.

As a Christian counselor, Dr. Jones is not limited to psychological techniques or his own human effort and wisdom.  He believes that God is the real authority in counseling and He gives us the resources to change.  He believes that counseling without the Jesus Factor is about as effective as applying a band-aid over a bacteria-infested wound.  He believes that counseling should involve praying about the client’s difficulties and looking to the authority of the Bible for guidance.  In this way, he seeks to encourage clients to build a dependency on God.  The client can find forgiveness for the past, strength and comfort for the present, and hope for the future by trusting the Lord to daily meet needs and heal emotional wounds.  He tries to reflect the character of Jesus Christ.  While he does not try to force religion on his clients, he does urge them to develop a relationship with the only true Healer of our mind, body, and emotions, Jesus Christ.

Pastoral counseling services are provided by Dr. Al Jones.  Dr. Jones’ education and pastoral counseling credentials include:

BS in Education – Texas State University
State of Texas Teacher Certifications:
All-Level Art
General Elementary Education
Secondary Special Education
M.Ed. in Educational Administration – Texas State University
PHR (Professional in Human Resources) Certification – Society for Human Resource Management
Ph.D. of Philosophy in Clinical Pastoral Counseling – Colorado Theological Seminary
National Christian Counselors Association Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor with Advanced Certification

National Christian Counselors Association Faith Based Board Certifications:

Integrated Marriage and Family Therapy
Substance Abuse and Addiction Therapy
Crisis and Abuse Therapy
National Christian Counselors Association Certified Temperament Counselor
Member: National Christian Counselors Association
Clinical Supervisor: National Christian Counselors Association
Fellows Member: National Board of Christian Clinical Therapists
Ordained as a minister in the State of Texas