Pastoral Counseling/Consejeros Pastorales

Lumen Christi Counseling Center

Mari Suarez PhD.
Lumen Christi Counseling Center
703-734-1326

Dr. Suarez offers counseling in Spanish and English. She received her Doctorate in Social Psychology from Catholic University. Dr. Suarez has over 30 years of experience in helping families, couples and individuals. Before coming to Lumen Christi she worked for Fairfax, Arlington and Loudon counties reuniting families and helping them to develop effective communication skills. Dr. Suarez specializes in bereavement counseling and problems and bicultural issues resulting from living in two cultures.

Counseling is available to all members of the Saint Luke Community, regardless of ability to pay.

Tenemos servicios de consejeros profesional para individuos, parejas, y familias en Español y en Inglés. El Centre se llama "Lumen Christi." Más informacion está en folleto accesible a la entrada del iglesia (per ei teléfono a 703-820-5874 ó 703-820-7111 ext. 120).

Counseling services are tailored to suit the needs of:

Individuals

• Stress or anxiety
• Sadness or depression
• Loss of a loved one
• Loneliness
• Low self-esteem
• Fear of intimacy or trust
• Difficulty in relationships
• Communication problems
• Scrupulosity
• Pregnancy and abortion concerns
• Mid-life crisis
• Chronic or serious illness
• Career and vocational uncertainties
• A desire for personal growth

Couple and Families

• Lack of satisfaction in relationships
• Parenting concerns
• Communication difficulties
• Ineffective problem solving
• Dysfunctional interactions
• Generational and cultural differences
• Grief and loss
• Domestic Violence

SERVICES OFFERED:

• Individual Psychotherapy
• Marriage and Couples Counseling
• Pre-Marital Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Geriatric Counseling
• Post-Abortion Counseling
• Grief and Bereavement Counseling