Christian Counselling for Depression at Straight Path Counselling

Christian counselling for depression offers coping strategies, compassion, and biblical and faith-based counsel. At Straight Path Counselling, we provide a safe and confidential space to talk and explore difficult emotions, thoughts, and life struggles. For many in Abbotsford, depression is a quiet burden carried behind smiles, routines, and responsibilities.

As a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) based in Abbotsford, BC, I’ve met with people from all walks of life, students, parents, children, teenagers, and professionals who are trying to hold it together while feeling completely overwhelmed. If that’s where you are, I want you to know: you’re not weak, and you’re not alone.

Christian Counselling for Depression: Depression Doesn’t Mean You’ve Failed

There’s often a quiet belief among Christians that if we’re truly walking with the Lord, we shouldn’t feel depressed, and if we do feel depression, we should be able to pray it away. But Scripture tells a different story. From Elijah’s exhaustion under a tree to David’s laments in the Psalms, we see godly people brought low not because they lacked faith, but because they lived in a fallen world.

Christian counselling for depression helps bring those unspoken struggles into the open. In my Abbotsford counselling practice, I meet people right where they are — emotionally, spiritually, and mentally — and we begin from there. No shame. No quick fixes. Just a steady, supportive process grounded in biblical truth and clinical care.

Christian Counselling for Depression: A Faith-Based and Evidence-Informed Approach

Christian counselling for depression combines trusted therapeutic approaches, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), narrative therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), and emotionally-focused work, with a faith-centered foundation. That means we don’t treat your spiritual life as an afterthought. Your beliefs matter deeply to you, and they shape your understanding of suffering, identity, purpose, and healing.
Whether we meet in person here in Abbotsford or online anywhere in BC, our work together will be rooted in both professional experience and eternal truth.

Beyond the Surface: What Depression Might Be Saying

Sometimes we need to ask a deeper question: What might depression be pointing to in your life?

Examining ourselves and the many different factors that could be contributing to depression, such as relationships, work, trauma, grief, history of depression, and other domains, is important to begin understanding where the healing can begin.

Christian counselling for depression invites us to explore these deeper currents and uncover the path toward healing. In Abbotsford, life can be busy, full of expectations and responsibilities. Taking time to pause and ask “What’s really going on beneath the surface?” can be the first step to true restoration.

What You Can Expect from Our Time Together

When you begin Christian counselling for depression at Straight Path Counselling, whether it is in person in Abbotsford or virtually from anywhere in British Columbia, you’ll find a space where both your emotional pain and spiritual questions are welcome.

In our sessions, we might:

• Work through distorted or hopeless thoughts with biblical and psychological tools
• Explore patterns of guilt, shame, or burnout with grace and clarity
• Create rhythms of rest, prayer, and grounded thinking
• Reconnect with your identity as someone loved, known, and seen by God

We are here to walk with you, at your pace, toward deeper peace and healing.

There Is Real Hope

Christian counselling for depression acknowledges the darkness that someone may feel, but it also points you toward the light that never fades and reminds you of God’s truth when your feelings waver.
If you’re in Abbotsford or a nearby city, such as Mission, Chilliwack, or Langley, I invite you to consider this step. If you’re elsewhere in BC, online counselling is available as well. You don’t have to keep walking through this alone. There is a way forward, and I’d be honoured to walk with you.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If Christian counselling for depression sounds like what you’ve been searching for, reach out today. Whether you live in Abbotsford or anywhere in BC, let’s talk about how I can support you in this season — with care, truth, and hope.

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