Hello, I’m Cherlene Robson.
First and foremost, I am a Christian counsellor.
Like most counsellors, I recognise that personal problems can be a result of physiology, social-environmental influences and psychological pressures.
I also believe that many problems can be spiritual in nature, resulting from either not understanding biblical truth or from sinful behaviour. I also believe that individuals are created in God's image and can only feel complete and fulfilled through a relationship with Jesus.
Christian counselling takes a holistic approach to counselling, looking at the spiritual as well as the emotional and physical needs of clients. Stress, anxiety, depression, burnout and relationship issues don't have to have the final say in your life. There is hope in Christ.
The main goal of Christian counselling, like the goal of Christian living, is to enable clients to move toward greater emotional and spiritual health. I have extensive experience in the areas of cross-cultural marriage, raising Godly children, cultural adjustment, depression, truth therapy and more; helping couples get through the conflict in their marriage and return to intimacy and oneness in God.
Restoring relationships, setting right priorities, and paying attention to spirituality. These are the things that Christian counselling provides.
As a Christian counsellor, I am not limited to psychological techniques or to my own human effort and wisdom. I believe that God is the real authority in counselling and He gives us the resources to change. I believe counselling should involve praying about the client's difficulties and looking to the authority of the Bible for guidance. In this way, I seek to encourage clients to trust and obey God and 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. I try to reflect the character of Jesus Christ and to love my clients as He does. While I do not try to force religion on my clients, I do urge them to develop a relationship with the only true Healer of body, soul and spirit, Jesus Christ.
In-His-Service,
Dr. Cherlene Robson
Faith Based Counsellor
Dr Cherlene Robson
D.Min, M.Min, B.Min, accredited with AIFC (Australia)
BACC, NCCA (USA).
Cherlene is an experienced Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counsellor, residing in The Netherlands, with decades of practical experience, and at least ten years of formal clinical experience and academic research in Faith Based Counselling. Cherlene has qualifications and experience in treating a range of mental and spiritual issues, always from a Biblical perspective.
En route to her Doctorate in Christian Counseling, she gained certification as a Marriage and Family Therapist, a Temperament Therapist, Youth and Adolescent Therapist and a Sexual Therapist. She has run seminars and workshops on Biblical Perspectives on Mental Health Issues, Relationships and Boundaries and Raising Godly Children. The content was partly based on her experience in raising four children, all of whom walk with the Lord. Cherlene is married cross-culturally and is now in her fourth decade of marriage.