SAINT LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH
  • Home
  • About the Parish
    • Calendar
    • Overview >
      • Staff/Contact
      • Directions and Boundaries
      • Parish History
      • Parish Council
    • Registration
    • FAQs >
      • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Mandate for Health Coverage
    • Parish Finance Council >
      • Stewardship
      • Electronic Donations
      • Gifts of Stock and IRAs
      • Corporate Matching Gifts
      • Planned Giving
    • Picture Gallery
  • Liturgy
    • Re-Opening
    • Mass Times
    • Funerals >
      • What We Can Do
      • Eulogies and Remembrances
      • FAQs
      • Readings
      • Music
    • Liturgical Ministers >
      • Altar Servers
      • Lectors
      • Eucharistic Ministers
      • Ushers and Greeters
    • Sacraments >
      • Anointing of the Sick
      • Baptism >
        • Infant Baptism
        • Child Baptism
        • Adult Baptism
      • Confirmation >
        • Catholic Adult Confirmation
      • Eucharist
      • Marriage/Weddings
      • Ordination
      • Reconciliation
    • Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults/RCIA >
      • Overview
      • Catechumens, Candidates, Sponsers
      • Schedule and Meetings
      • Inquires/Contact
    • Children's Liturgy of the Word
    • Private Devotions
    • Daily Readings and Resources
  • Music
    • Music Ministries
    • Music in McLean Concerts
    • Pipe Organ
    • Resources
  • Parish School of Religion/Faith Formation
    • Schedule
    • Enrollment
    • Child Protection Program
    • Confirmation at Saint Luke >
      • Confirmation Information
      • Renewal of Baptismal Promises
      • Responsibilities of Candidates
      • Responsibilities of Parents and Sponsors
      • Saint Resources
      • About the Holy Spirit and Interview information
      • What Every Confirmed Catholic Should Know
      • Catholic Social Teaching
      • Confirmation FAQs
    • First Reconciliation
    • First Communion
    • Children's Social Outreach
    • Children's Liturgy of the Word
    • Resources
    • Get Involved
  • Youth Ministry
    • High School (Grades 9-12)
    • Middle School (Grades 6-8)
    • Mon. Funday (Grades K-6)
    • Summer Opportunities
    • Youth Ministry Calendar
    • Catholic Youth Sports
    • Catholic Scouting
    • WorkCamp
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Adult Faith Formation
    • Baptism Preparation
    • Adult Bible Study
    • Faith & Wisdom Book Group
    • Women/Walking With Purpose
    • That Man Is You/TMIY
    • Men's Prayer Group
    • FORMED
    • Lenten Soup Suppers
    • Library
    • Resources
  • Organizations
    • Care for Creation >
      • Member Page Care for Creation
    • Ecumenical and Interreligious Ministry
    • Kaffee Klatch
    • Knights of Columbus, Saint Luke Council
    • Pro-Life Committee
    • Seniors 50+
    • Supper Club
    • Ministry Weekends
  • Social Outreach
    • Faith Community Nurse
    • Pastoral Counseling
    • Outreach Programs
    • Outreach Committee
  • Saint Luke School
  • Planning Our Future
    • Mission and Vision
    • Saint Luke Survey Results Fall 2013
    • Strategic Plan
    • Areas of Focus
    • State of the Parish, Nov. 9, 2016
Search
Picture

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