In 2020 Layton was first named one of Billboard’s Top 5 female Christian artists of the year on the heels of her breakthrough single “Into The Sea (It’s Gonna Be OK),” which was among the biggest hits at Christian radio that year. Prior to her solo career, Layton appeared on Season 9 of American Idol and spent four years as a back-up vocalist for pop superstar Katy Perry. A South Carolina native, her voice has been heard in productions for Disneyland and Cirque du Soleil; she has served as an instructor at the National Praise and Worship Institute at Nashville’s Trevecca Nazarene University; and Layton is featured in pro-audio company TC Helicon’s book, “The Ultimate Guide to Singing.”

A frequent speaker at national conferences, she has been married for over 40 years and has three adult children and six really adorable grandchildren. Along with her husband, Phil, Elyse attends Grace Bible Church in Escondido, California.

 Some of Georgia’s zoom coaching groups include: ReBUILD after Divorce, Dating after Divorce, Taking Out Your Emotional Trash,  Healthy Healing Relationships and Grieving Well. For free resources, to watch her video series the Mourning Glory Minute or to discover more about Georgia’s coaching groups visit www.GeorgiaShaffer.com

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Georgia Shaffer knows what it’s like to bounce back after repeated challenges and abuse.  Her passion is to support women and help them to develop the skills needed to move from reeling to resilient. Some of Georgia’s zoom coaching groups include: ReBUILD after Divorce, Dating after Divorce, Taking Out Your Emotional Trash,  and Grieving Well. 

Quick Facts

Professional certified coach

Licensed psychologist in P.A.

Author, “Taking Out Your Emotional Trash”

Author, “A Gift of Mourning Glories: Restoring Your Life after Loss”

Author, “12 Smart Choices for Finding the Right Guy”

Recipient of the American Association of Christian Counselors Award for Excellence in Christian Caregiving

Mourning Glory Minute (YouTube series)

 Some of Georgia’s zoom coaching groups include: ReBUILD after Divorce, Dating after Divorce, Taking Out Your Emotional Trash,  Healthy Healing Relationships and Grieving Well. For free resources, to watch her video series the Mourning Glory Minute or to discover more about Georgia’s coaching groups visit www.GeorgiaShaffer.com

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Georgia Shaffer knows what it’s like to bounce back after repeated challenges and abuse.  Her passion is to support women and help them to develop the skills needed to move from reeling to resilient. Some of Georgia’s zoom coaching groups include: ReBUILD after Divorce, Dating after Divorce, Taking Out Your Emotional Trash,  and Grieving Well. 

Quick Facts

Professional certified coach

Licensed psychologist in P.A.

Author, “Taking Out Your Emotional Trash”

Author, “A Gift of Mourning Glories: Restoring Your Life after Loss”

Author, “12 Smart Choices for Finding the Right Guy”

Recipient of the American Association of Christian Counselors Award for Excellence in Christian Caregiving

Mourning Glory Minute (YouTube series)

​These qualities have enabled her to be passionate in walking alongside women in the challenging aftermath of divorce. After going through various traumas which eventually led to the demise of her 29 year difficult marriage, “ I asked God to take this total mess in my life and, as I submitted it all to Him, to make it His MESSage of grace and redemption. I had no idea He would answer that prayer and redeem many ‘locust years’ above and beyond my imagination.”  

Becky remarried 10 years ago and lives in the beautiful mountains of southern Tennessee with her husband Daniel.  Both of them knowing firsthand the devastation of shattered marriages, felt called to start Wildstream Retreat at Eagles Rest in Monteagle, Tennessee in 2014 to help wounded people on their difficult journey by providing a safe place to rest, be restored and “re-storied”. Now, almost nine years later, Wildstream has served hundreds from all over the country through retreats, events, and online divorce recovery classes. Their large alumni team they have trained focus on helping hurting souls moving away from their painful past toward becoming healthy, single individuals validated by God. It is Becky’s joy and privilege to be available to come alongside women during one of the most challenging seasons of their life. “We have the opportunity to give them solid, biblically-based principles through a wide range of resources, a lot of heartfelt conversations, and our experiential faith-based curriculum. The crises of so many struggling souls navigating this journey needs to be addressed with a balance of grace and truth.” God put in Becky’s heart, “Perfectionism builds walls, but brokenness builds bridges, and I thank God every day for the opportunity to be a bridge to another broken soul. God truly can take the broken pieces of our life and make them a mosaic of His grace! “

Becky has five grown adult children together with Daniel, two son-in-laws, and enjoys time with their two adorable granddaughters and her bacon loving Cavapoo. She enjoys cooking, reading, traveling, entertaining and bargain retail therapy! She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Samford University and was recently honored with their prestigious Learning for Life award which celebrates the Kingdom work of education alumni.

Her work takes a two-pronged approach to address prevention and treatment of violence, abuse, and coercive control. She provides education to raise awareness and knowledge of these issues. In the past, her work provided treatment to stop the cycle of violence and abuse. 

She is the author of From Darkness to Light: Your Inner Journey, a workbook to help adults heal from child maltreatment and family violence; Through a Child’s Voice: Transformational Journaling for tweens and up who experienced child abuse and family violence; Her book, Eyes Wide Open: Help! with Control Freak Co-Parents for Protective Parents to move their lives forward and stop being controlled by their abusive ex.

 Dr. Wingfield was a faculty member at Regis University teaching psychology and counseling courses. She developed and taught a domestic violence counselor training curriculum at the University of Southern Colorado, now Colorado State University-Pueblo, from 1994 – 2001. She founded House of Peace Publications in 2009 to provide virtual training in Domestic Violence/ Coercive Control for professionals with clients impacted by these issues.

Rachel and her family enjoy discovering new book series to read together and exploring new cities. In her free time, she enjoys the performing arts as a welcome refreshment in the midst of heavy topics.

Shannon is a Biblical Counselor certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and has a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling (MABC) from The Master’s University. She’s the author of Help! I’m A Slave to Food and contributing author to Women Counseling Women.

Experience: 

– Special EducationTeacher, Montgomery Co. 1970-1972 

– Supervised homeschooling network, San Diego 1984 

– Director of Center for Unplanned Pregnancy, 1985-1994  

– Biblical Counselor with IBCD and BCI, 1998-2018 

– Hotel Hope, owner and manager of women’s shelter 2021-present  

Education: 

– B.S. 1970 Kutztown University, Special Education and Elementary Education – Graduate work for Visually and Multiply Handicapped at Univ. of Pitt 1971 – NANC certified 2004 

– IBCD certified 2005 

– MTS at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary 2019 

Publications: Women Helping Women (two chapters within) 

 The Afternoon of Life (one chapter) 

Book. From Duty to Delight: Sexual Intimacy for the Whole Woman 

Lecture Topics: 

Forgiveness is a Promise: being willing, eager and ready to forgive without actually making the  promise never to bring up an offense to God, others or yourself . 

Overcoming Fear Worry and Anxiety: how to replace ‘what if’ thinking with God’s promises and  warnings. 

A Gentle and Quiet Spirit: What it is and what it is not. 

Inner man/ Outer man: how to balance bodily issues with spiritual issues. From Duty to Delight: sexual intimacy issues for married and soon to be married women Ministering to Victims of Sexual Abuse  

Perfectionism or Perfect in Christ  

Crisis Pregnancy Counseling and Post Abortion Counseling  

When Your Parents Disappoint You/When Your Children Disappoint You  Hypersexualization of Children and Teens 

Device Addiction : “Help, my teen has been taken over by a machine”.

Friendship and Hospitality  Avoiding gossip in Friendship Friendship with your adult children

He regularly teaches courses at Westminster Seminary and the Blue Ridge Institute for Theological Education. He is the author of After an Affair: Pursuing Restoration and several articles, and he serves as consulting editor for the Journal of Biblical Counseling. His most next book, Anxious about Decisions: Finding Freedom in the Peace of God, is forthcoming in 2022. He and his wife Kelly live in Roanoke with their two sons and daughter.

My passion is helping moms to build community and empower their children to navigate their destructive family systems. To that end, I have been building communities for over 20 years across all of North America, in English and in Spanish.

She knows what it feels like to sit on the “client side” of the table and understands that it is frustrating when your attorney doesn’t communicate with you when you feel like your life is in their hands. It doesn’t make it easier when you are spending hundreds to thousands of dollars on representation and don’t even feel like you are an active part of your own case.

Tiffany is determined to make your experience a different one. She will walk alongside you even in your darkest of days.

Tiffany enjoys working with families and their children in conjunction with complex psychological issues and has networked with a team of experts to assist you with your case – regardless of magnitude. Tiffany is a child’s advocate and believes in the rights of children rather than parental rights.

Beth is the founder and director of Christian Trauma Healing Network, an international association designed to bring trauma care and healing to Christians in the Church and society. She co-hosts a podcast called “Counsel for Life,” engaging conversations about mental health and the Christian life. She is married to Kenny, and they have three children – Sarah, Levi and Elijah.

She has worked with literally thousands of bodies and has been teaching her own style of fitness called Core Transformation for the last six years.  She brings many unique insights to her workshop and will do whatever it takes to share with you her core purpose for living: “You are Never Stuck!”  Come and be inspired!  When she’s not busy with all of the above, she’s working in her wellness center, Wellspring Vitality,  on the western slope of Colorado and writing a healing journey memoir centered on healing from C-PTSD in the wee hours of the morning.  Her favorite game is human foosball and if her kids really love her someday they will build her a foosball stadium in the backyard. 

Check out www.handsonbodyworks.com for more restorative movement tips from Liz Evans.  Click on Wellness Matters and enjoy browsing the many suggestions for releasing pain & stress out of the body using the body. 

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Rebecca specializes in the areas of the Christian Scriptures and trauma as she helps authors through book coaching, editing, and book collaboration. See more information and client testimonials at https://rebeccadaviswordworking.com.

While God never seems to tell the story we think he will, He has told a story of faithfulness and freedom in Brooke’s life. After many years of marriage, the Lord delivered her and her children and brought clarity and hope through Called to Peace Ministries.

Upon graduation from college, she became a Certified Associate Family Teacher working with at-risk young males by teaching them daily and life skills, as well as, working with their parents to transition them back into the community and home.  Later, she gained experience working with adults in the community by providing them with guidance to meet their life goals.  

In 2010, Porscha realized that pursuing law school was no longer her passion but she was gifted in counseling and guiding others in overcoming life’s trauma, challenges and meeting their personal goals.  Porscha did some Masters education but it was interrupted by her rigorous work training while working with families. She continued work with families (adults and children in crisis) while becoming a Certified Family Centered Specialist and gaining intense Trauma Focused Training. Porscha’s experience with helping others change their lives ranges from various populations including but not limited to youth, juveniles, those experiencing abuse of many sorts, having mental health diagnosis, severe and persistent mental illnesses, homelessness, substance abuse, forensic profiles, etc.  

She married Mr. Demetries L. Green, in 2011 and together they have influenced the lives of many by ministering through their marriage.  Porscha went through vigorous training for years and became a Licensed Minister in 2013 and Ordained as an Elder in 2019. For many years, Porscha has ministered to youth and adults at her local church and community. 

In 2017, she founded a Women’s Support and Empowerment Network by the name of, F.R.E.E. (FRIENDS REALLY ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER) along with a very close friend that continues to grow.  

Porscha became a published author of her memoir, “This Makes Me F.R.E.E.” in 2022, sharing her experiences with overcoming her traumatic past.  She has since continued her coaching practice to assist others with being free in life and relationships. Porscha aspires to continue to share her gifts and love for people wherever she goes. 

Experience: 

– Special EducationTeacher, Montgomery Co. 1970-1972 

– Supervised homeschooling network, San Diego 1984 

– Director of Center for Unplanned Pregnancy, 1985-1994  

– Biblical Counselor with IBCD and BCI, 1998-2018 

– Hotel Hope, owner and manager of women’s shelter 2021-present  

Education: 

– B.S. 1970 Kutztown University, Special Education and Elementary Education – Graduate work for Visually and Multiply Handicapped at Univ. of Pitt 1971 – NANC certified 2004 

– IBCD certified 2005 

– MTS at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary 2019 

Publications: Women Helping Women (two chapters within) 

 The Afternoon of Life (one chapter) 

Book. From Duty to Delight: Sexual Intimacy for the Whole Woman 

Lecture Topics: 

Forgiveness is a Promise: being willing, eager and ready to forgive without actually making the  promise never to bring up an offense to God, others or yourself . 

Overcoming Fear Worry and Anxiety: how to replace ‘what if’ thinking with God’s promises and  warnings. 

A Gentle and Quiet Spirit: What it is and what it is not. 

Inner man/ Outer man: how to balance bodily issues with spiritual issues. From Duty to Delight: sexual intimacy issues for married and soon to be married women Ministering to Victims of Sexual Abuse  

Perfectionism or Perfect in Christ  

Crisis Pregnancy Counseling and Post Abortion Counseling  

When Your Parents Disappoint You/When Your Children Disappoint You  Hypersexualization of Children and Teens 

Device Addiction : “Help, my teen has been taken over by a machine”.

Friendship and Hospitality  Avoiding gossip in Friendship Friendship with your adult children

Sharmen Kimbrough opened her own coaching practice in 2012, specializing in helping women navigate divorce, standing for their marriage when their spouse will not, and healing from emotionally and spiritually destructive relationships.  Alongside maintaining her own practice, Sharmen also currently works with Dr. David Hawkins at the Marriage Recovery Center based in the Seattle, WA area, where they specialize in working with high-conflict couples and emotionally destructive relationships.  She has been an integral part of the MRC team since 2015 and has worked extensively to help men, women, and couples find practical ways to heal – individually or together – and live life much more intentionally.  

As a Relationship Coach, she works with individuals and couples who are trying to untangle the mess and impact of emotional and spiritual abuse on their lives, to heal from the trauma and learn to live well, love well and lead well.  While she strongly discourages couples counseling where conflict is high and abuse is rampant, she has a  unique capacity to stand in the gap for the victim while addressing the underlying, covert power-and-control issues should they insist on couples work.  She works hard to help the silenced and down-trodden find their voice and learn to speak it with dignity and strength.  She is a strong proponent of individual coaching first, as a chance to heal, find clarity and strengthen boundaries prior to trying to address the symptoms within the relationship. 

She also provides coaching for pastors, counselors, and other coaches who are seeking to hone their skills as innovative leaders within their respective environments.  She provides life coaching for young adults and college students who are struggling to find their sense of self and direction.  She focuses upon learning to walk out the story you do want your life to tell and finding the courage to show up, come out of hiding, and live authentically. 

The backbone of her work is built much more upon experience than book-learning. She has experienced a lifetime of learning how to navigate destructive behavior and emotional abuse, as well as divorce and single-parenting. The adversity of her own life has uniquely prepared her to speak wisdom into the lives of those around her.  If you would like, you can read more of her testimony here.

Linda has over 38 years of military experience and over 16 years working with women’s ministry. She has a passion for using her life lessons to encourage others about God’s faithfulness.  She lives with her husband Shane Smith, in Wisconsin.

We live in a world full of stressors – just watching the news can provoke anxiety! Sometimes in our lives we’ve experienced really difficult and traumatic things. Those things can leave a mark on our soul and sometimes our past doesn’t just stay in our past. Maybe you jump at sudden sounds, have nightmares, or aren’t able to get away from the feeling that something bad will happen. You push those feelings away and keep trying to move forward, but some part of you feels stuck. Tabitha Westbrook is a therapist who helps people who have messy, funky pasts (and sometimes messy, funky presents) live amazing, empowered lives today. 

Tabitha graduated with her BA in Psychology from NC Central University and her MA in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. Tabitha owns The Journey and The Process, a private practice with offices in Wake Forest, NC and Flower Mound, TX that specializes in complex trauma, with a focus on domestic abuse and coercive control. Tabitha is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in NC and TX, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in SD and TX, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in NC, and a Registered Telehealth Professional in Florida. Tabitha is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, EMDRIA Certified Therapist, a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) Candidate, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP). In addition to seeing her own clients, Tabitha oversees a team of therapists in her Wake Forest and Flower Mound offices. She also consults with churches on cases, as well as helping them craft written policies to properly care for victims of abuse. Tabitha is a coach, speaker, and author of the online course Taking Every Thought Captive, where she teaches practical, hands-on skills to help participants live in the present moment, survive any crisis, deal with all the feels, and work and play well with others. You can find Tabitha online at thejourneyandtheprocess.com or tabithawestbrook.com. 

Renee owns a mental health private practice with 17 therapists across three locations (Raleigh, Asheville, and Waxhaw/Charlotte). 

Renee didn’t realize her purpose in the mental health field until 8 years ago and made the decision to go back to school and obtain her Masters from Liberty University 

Renee works mainly with clients dealing with trauma and was able to support women and children leaving domestic violence homes by providing therapy support   This is where Renee found her passion for trauma and continues that focus today by attending training and participating in educational events 

In Renee’s spare time, she loves a good early morning gym workout, She loves to spend time with her family and friends, she loves to travel, She loves the game of basketball and keeps her channel on ESPN; Renee loves to read a good book, fictional of course.  Renee has been married for  25 years and has been fortunate enough to raise five wonderful children, her own little blended family, who have blessed them with four grandchildren.  Being part of a blended family has taught Renee the true meaning of love and understanding.  

One little secret to leave you with, please don’t tell anyone; Renee only goes to the gym so she can eat cake, cookies, and chocolate 🙂

Through individual and group coaching, women are empowered to discover their value, purpose, and identity, be transformed by the renewing of their minds, break free from oppression, and find their wings. 

I am excited to share on the topic of healing through worship! I use a holistic approach in my coaching, and have found worship to play a big role in my own healing.

She also enjoys creating her own unique artwork, as well as volunteering art classes at a local ministry, which assists people escaping the sex trafficking industry.

She is married to an amazingly patient man and has three children.  She homeschools her last one at home, as well as serves in prayer ministry in different forms.  

A Little More About Her

Carolyn has a BA in Education and taught for several years as a teacher, which led to her to develop several art curriculums for a Christian School and Homeschool organization, at which she also taught art for many years. 

From her own healing journey, she has explored several ministries, from inner healing to deliverance style ministries. She has a ordination of ministry certification through Word of God ministries, and is currently receiving training in The Immanuel Approach.  

You can reach her at www.blossomingheartsstudio.com.

She holds an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and has been active in counseling ministry since 2005. Joy held the position of Community Educator with a local domestic violence agency from 2000-2001, and is a certified advocate with the NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has worked with over two thousand victims of domestic abuse since 1997. Joy is a presenter on both Divorce Care and IBCD’s Counseling Care for Domestic Abuse, and is a contributing blogger for the Biblical Counseling Coalition.  In her spare time, Joy loves traveling and spending time with her family– especially her 10 grandchildren.

I grew up with a very controlling and abusive dad and have done a lot of healing work in my own journey. In the last year and a half, I became a functional single mom as my ex-husband chose to leave the marriage for his own sex addiction. 

Through my journey of becoming a single mom I started my own business creating all natural products using essentials oils. 

I love creating products that can be both a blessing and all natural. I also love helping others find healing and hope through Jesus the restorer of our souls

Lori’s songwriting journey reflects her deepening relationship with God through the hardships of becoming a single mother. Many of her songs were born out of her wrestlings with suffering and joy– she has a unique vantage point that allows her to connect and empathize with her listeners and their own personal struggles. They can expect to be drawn into God’s presence and meditate on the many scriptures and prayers she puts to song–  finding space to connect with God, to worship Him, and to find peace and healing. 

Lori is excited to be releasing first single, “You Restore” which will eventually be one of many Psalms, scriptures, and prayers on her next project, which she is hoping to fund and complete in 2023. Lori and her 2 sons, Josiah and Ezekiel, reside in Raleigh, NC.

Isaiah 61:3 promises to “provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.” She passionately holds onto  hope that all may be restored to wholeness and have a future free of the negative impact of abuse. 

Sharon and her husband Mark are transplants from the northeast and now love calling North Carolina home. She’s a proud mama to adult twins and grandma to 3, soon to be 4, little boys.

Kimberly Parker holds several degrees with a Bachelor’s in Sociology/Psychology, a Master’s in Clinical Social Worker, Master’s in Business administration with an emphasis in Information Technology & Security Studies, she is finishing her Ph.D. in Psychology.

He has a Master of Divinity degree from Campbell University Divinity School, Buies Creek, NC where the Lord led him to focus on chaplaincy, and counseling. While completing his Clinical Pastoral Education requirements, Andre served as a chaplain for InterAct’s Domestic Violence Shelter in Raleigh.  Combined with his personal experiences, Andre’s interaction with the women and children in the domestic violence shelter solidified his desire to see more people and organizations willing to intervene and advocate for those in volatile relationships.

Andre served for six years on the CTPM and is now one of our Church Partnership Liaisons.  He and Karlene reside in Wake Forest, NC and are charter members of a Revival Hub called the Shepherd’s Well.

The majority of Dan’s professional career has been focused on student and family ministry with his underlying passion being to strengthen families. He has done this through creating ministries for single moms, establishing family discipleship programs, and providing support for marriages and parents. He has found that guided adventure sports are particularly effective in building resiliency in young people and improving family communication. He has assisted families facing tragedies involving loss, special needs, and abandonment throughout his time in ministry.

Having witnessed the upheaval caused by domestic violence in families, Dan is particularly passionate about helping churches intervene effectively in these situations. He has been a keynote speaker, seminar presenter, and conference trainer in the US, India, and Czech Republic. Dan and his wife, Shannon, have five daughters, three sons-in-law, and one grandson. When not spending time chasing his grandson, Dan is searching for glassy water so he and his daughters can go barefoot water-skiing.