In short, the message, methods, and motivations of biblical counseling are different:

• Our message is the hope found in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

• Our methods center on the wisdom and sufficiency of Scripture applied to real-life situations.

• Our motivation is love for God and love for people, seeking to help individuals grow in faith and live in ways that honor Him

Biblical counseling begins with careful listening. Our counselors want to understand your story, your struggles, and the circumstances that have brought you to seek help. Many people come carrying confusion, pain, relational conflict, anxiety, or discouragement. We take time to hear those experiences with compassion and respect.

From there, biblical counseling seeks to understand life through the wisdom of Scripture. Rather than relying primarily on psychological theories or techniques, our counselors open God’s Word with you to explore how it speaks to the struggles you are facing. The Bible addresses the deepest issues of the human heart—our fears, desires, relationships, suffering, and hope—and it offers wisdom for living faithfully in the midst of real life challenges.

Our counselors will help you see how God’s truth applies personally to your situation. Together we will identify patterns, beliefs, and responses that may be contributing to your struggles. We will also explore how the gospel brings both forgiveness and transformation, offering new direction for how you respond to life’s difficulties.

The goal is not simply to manage symptoms but to pursue lasting change that honors God and brings genuine peace to your soul. Counseling often includes prayer, reflection on Scripture, thoughtful questions, and practical steps that help you grow in wisdom, faith, and relational health.

Biblical counseling is also relational. Your counselor walks alongside you, encouraging you as you practice new patterns of thinking and living. Change rarely happens overnight, but over time many people experience greater clarity, renewed hope, and stronger relationships as they learn to apply God’s wisdom to everyday life.

Our desire is to provide wise, compassionate care that helps you face life’s challenges with truth, grace, and hope.

Our counselors have over 150 years of combined experience in counseling and graduate degrees from a variety of Christian seminaries. We work with hurting marriages, child/adolescent issues, sexual struggles and gender confusion, emotional problems, anger, abuse, depression and many others. If you have specific questions, we will help you find the best counselor at BCC for you.

BCC is a ministry that keeps fees well below national averages for counseling. We ask for all sessions to be paid at the time of the appointment.

• Initial visits are 90 minutes long and the cost is $135 — $120 for counselees from a Network Partner Church.
• Follow-up visits are 50 minutes long and the cost is $90 — $75 for counselees from a Network Partner Church.
• Many Flex Spending accounts, Health Savings Accounts, and Medical Sharing Insurance Models can be used to pay for Biblical Counseling.
• Some insurance plans will pay out-of-network benefits and others will not. We can help you with the necessary forms to submit to your insurance company.

We work with those who have limited funds and there is an application process for seeking reduced fee counseling. Please contact our office for more information.

For more than 30 years, Biblical Counseling Center has sought to make counseling accessible to anyone seeking help. We never want finances to be the reason someone cannot receive care.

Because we are a nonprofit counseling ministry, we are able to offer reduced-fee counseling through our Financial Assistance Program for individuals and families experiencing financial hardship.

If you believe you may need financial assistance, please contact our office at 847-398-7193 to discuss available options before scheduling or beginning counseling.

While we do not use a fixed sliding scale, our team works with each person individually to determine a reasonable and sustainable fee based on current circumstances and the availability of assistance funds. We also offer churches a unique program to help them share the cost of those they refer for counseling.

Each year, thousands of dollars in counseling care are provided at reduced rates through the generosity of donors and supporting churches. If you receive reduced-fee counseling and later find yourself in a stronger financial position, we invite you to consider paying it forward so others can receive the same care.

Our goal is simple: to ensure that those seeking help can receive wise, compassionate care within a community supported by God’s people.

Initial appointments, which are prepaid, must be canceled at least 48 hours prior to the appointment. This is primarily because an initial appointment requires that 2 time slots are unavailable for use by others. If no cancellation is made with at least 48 hours notice, then no refund will be processed.

Returning counselees are asked to cancel appointments at least 24 hours prior to the appointment.  This gives others the opportunity to use the canceled time slot. If you do not cancel your appointment, your session will be charged full price.

If there is an unavoidable crisis, please call the office so a late cancellation fee waiver may be granted and you will not be charged for your missed session. Repeated failure to cancel within 24 hours or failure to show up for appointments will result in sessions being charged at the full rate.

We thank you for your understanding of this policy.