The Margie Ree Hansford-Thurmond Family Life Center, Inc. (MHT Family Life Center) is a 501(c) 3 non-profit faith based organization established in 2008.  The organization offers pastoral counseling, pastoral care, and education to individuals, couples, families, organizations, and groups. The centers primary focus is providing compassionate care, empathy, nurturing, and hope within the lives of the people who seek healing, wholeness, empowerment, and transformation.

 

The Office of Pastoral Counseling provides an integrated holistic counseling approach embracing theology and psychology. 

 

Areas of specialization:

 

• Grief & Loss

• Trauma & Crisis

• Women’s Issues

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Self-Esteem

• Premarital

• Marriage

• Family

• Relationship/Couples

• ClergyCare

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The Office of Pastoral Care is three part: 

 

1. EmpowerOne provides housing, training, and counseling to transient women. The Marie Buckner Women’s Transitional Housing facility is our current project.

 

       The EmpowerOne program will provide transitional housing clients with an

       eight step program. The teaching and counseling technique will utilize a

       collaborative approach that assists clients in developing self-sufficiency. The

       steps include (1) personal development, (2) counseling, (3) interpersonal skill

       building, (4) substance abuse prevention, (5) community involvement,

       (6) leisure activities, (7) career assessment and training, and (8) sustaining

       self- sufficiency. 

 

2.  The Office of Kendi provides support in the community through its free

      mentorship and group counseling for youth age 13-19.

 

3.  ClergyCare provides counseling, support, and training for pastors, church

     leadership, and others interested in establishing and developing a Pastoral Care

     ministry within their church or organization.