Where Faith and Neuroscience Meet.
At MyCounselor.Online, we believe healing should never force you to choose between your faith and the tools God built into your body. The God who wrote Scripture also designed the nervous system—so when His truth and His design come together, transformation becomes possible at the deepest level. That’s the heart of Neuroscience Informed Christian Counseling®: an approach that honors the Bible, leverages the best of brain science, and helps you grow into the person Jesus created you to be. This is where faith and neuroscience meet—where spiritual wisdom and scientific insight work together to heal the mind, restore relationships, and lead you into the abundant life Jesus promised.
(from one-year outcome study)
We started MyCounselor® Online because we’re passionate about helping believers heal emotionally, spiritually, and relationally. If you want more encouragement, honest conversations, and neuroscience-meets-faith wisdom, come hang out with us online.
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Josh and Cassie Spurlock founded MyCounselor® Online with one mission: to unite biblical wisdom and clinical neuroscience so believers can experience real, lasting transformation. With a pastor’s heart, a clinician’s training, and a shared passion for emotional and spiritual maturity, they developed Neuroscience Informed Christian Counseling® (NICC)—a model now used worldwide to help people heal wounds, fill developmental gaps, and grow into their True Self in Christ.
Together, they’ve spent decades serving individuals, couples, families, churches, and leaders. Their work has helped thousands move from “Fake Joy” to True Happiness, using a process that honors the nervous system, the gospel, and the presence of Jesus. They are also foster and adoptive parents to a large, beautiful family that keeps them grounded, grateful, and full of stories.
NICC is a research-backed counseling model that unites biblical truth and clinical neuroscience. It consistently helps clients experience significant emotional, relational, and spiritual growth.
NICC starts with a simple belief: the same Jesus who inspired Scripture also designed the human nervous system. That means real healing comes from honoring both.
Through experiential, relational, and somatic work, NICC helps calm a dysregulated nervous system, process unresolved pain, and rebuild the capacities needed for emotional, relational, and spiritual maturity.
Spurlock, J. (2024). “Effectiveness of NICC in Online Faith-Based Therapy: A One-Year Study”
Thousands of clients have experienced meaningful, measurable change through the NICC model.
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Our clinical supervisors oversee every part of the care we provide—from the ongoing training of our therapists to the clinical accuracy of every article, video, and resource we publish. Nothing goes out the door without being reviewed by advanced-practice clinicians who specialize in trauma, sexuality, neuroscience, and Christian counseling. When you read our content or work with our team, you’re learning from the same trusted experts who guide our therapists every day.
Josh Spurlock, MA, LPC, LMHC, CST, NICC – Founder @ MyCounselor.Online and developer of Neuroscience Informed Christian Counseling® BA in Biblical Languages, MA in Counseling, Certified Sex Therapist.
Peter Muhwati, MS, LCSW, EFT, NICC – Advanced Practice NICC Therapist with a Master’s in Social Work and EFT certification. Peter integrates faith, neuroscience, and relationship expertise to guide healing.
Sarah Cowan, MS, LPC, NICC – Advanced Practice NICC Therapist with a Master’s in Clinical Counseling Psychology. Sarah helps clients heal from the inside out through faith, neuroscience, and care.
Danielle Schaefer, M.MFT, LMFT-A, NICC – Advanced Practice NICC Therapist with a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy and dual BAs in Psychology and Biblical Studies. Danielle brings clarity, care, and connection.
Melissa Abello, M.Ed, LPC, LPC-S, NICC – Advanced Practice NICC Therapist with a Master’s in Counseling. Melissa offers compassionate, faith-integrated care to help clients heal, grow, and live with purpose.
Our Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe. For purposes of MyCounselor®’s faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, our Founders are the final interpretive authority on the Bible’s meaning and application. Our statement of faith is consistent with Focus on the Family.
At MyCounselor®, we practice in accordance with the ethics and standards defined in the American Association of Christian Counselors Code of Ethics.
MyCounselor® uses a HIPAA-compliant tele-health video software to provide online counseling with end-to-end encryption using TLS 1.2, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit algorithm for maximum security.
The content produced by MyCounselor® is written and peer-reviewed by our clinical team of licensed professionals to ensure the counseling resources are accurate, evidence-based, and trustworthy. Learn more about our Editorial Review Process.
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