Hello there! I’m Jonathan.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Since 2014, I have had the privilege of walking alongside hundreds of couples and individuals in dozens of countries. As a pastoral counselor, empathetic coach, Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC), I have experience journeying with people through issues such as grief and loss, life transitions, anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, abuse (spiritual, sexual, physical, emotional), debriefing, ministry burnout, addictions, and more.
With couples, I utilize an attachment-based, emotion-focused approach. I also greatly appreciate the evidence-based tools and resources from Dr. John Gottman. With all clients, I take a person-centered, trauma-informed, experiential approach.
From 2012 to 2020, my family and I lived as cross-cultural missionaries in Phnom Penh Cambodia and I served the community as a pastor at an international church and as a pastoral counselor at a local counseling center.
Before Cambodia, I worked bi-vocationally as an ER/trauma nurse and youth and worship pastor. I am also a licensed attorney in California and hold a master’s in clinical mental health counseling from Colorado Christian University.
As a PLPC, I am supervised by Dr. Karl Wendt, LPC #001808.
View my listing on Psychology Today.
Services Available
Individual Counseling
One on one sessions, either weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
Counseling intensives are also available, and include 10 hours of counseling over three days. Learn more here.
See the office here.
Couples Counseling
Over the years, I have walked with hundreds of couples in dozens of countries. Many of the tools and approaches I utilize with couples can be found on my family website here.
3-day couples intensives are also available. Click here to learn more. I am a certified Prepare/Enrich facilitator and love walking with pre-marital couples as well.
See the office here.
It is a brave thing indeed to share your story with a counselor. So know this: what you are considering is courageous and brave, and I recognize that it may in fact be very hard. Whether you meet with me or someone else, may you find the comfort and healing you need; and may you remember always, deep in your gut, that you are loved.
Jonathan
To Learn More
Please feel free to contact me by email or reach out to the office at Mt. Hope at (417) 624-9659. I look forward to hearing from you!
YOUTUBE
View my YouTube channel (with teaching videos and videos from the Digging in the Dirt podcast)
PODCAST
Listen to the Digging in the Dirt podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
BOOKS
Digging in the Dirt: Musings on Missions, Emotions, and Life in the Mud
Serving Well: Help for the Wannabe, Newbie, or Weary Cross-cultural Christian Worker
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Why Stone and Sky?
When life or relationships get hard, when we find ourselves shaken by loss or pain or trauma, we need something sturdy and solid to stand on. We need to find our feet. Sometimes, it can feel like we’ve lost all moorings and we’re not sure if things will ever be OK again.
But we don’t just need to look down and find our footing; we also need to look up and see the sky again. We need hope and a clear sunrise. Sometimes, we need to know that it is possible to come up out of hell as Dante did in Inferno, and “rebehold the stars.”
That’s what Stone and Sky is all about.
Stone and Sky Counseling, LLC 