Christian Talk Therapy 
Where no counsel is, the people fall:
but in the multitude of counsellors
there is safety.
Proverbs 11:14
Sophia Avery, MA
Christian Therapist
Christian Talk Therapy
29 BALA AVENUE
Suite 120
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
ph: 215-375-7879
Sophia Avery, MA is an anointed Christian Therapist blessed with the gift of exhortation, and called to counsel and teach in the Body of Christ.
Ms. Avery is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, she graduated from Florida A&M with a Bachelors in Business and worked in a corporate environment for many years. In 2000, she received the she received and answered the call to become a therapist and focus on counseling Christians. To that end, she enrolled in Eastern University and received a Master's degree in Clinical Counseling, and then completed a Certification in Belief Therapy(r) from the Therapon Institute in Marrero, Louisiana. Her counseling career began in the community Mental Health clinical setting, then she worked with the Counseling Ministry at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, and finally, the Lord led her to open a Private practice-Christian Talk Therapy, in 2008. She recently celebrated the 4th Anniversary of Christian Talk Therapy by moving to a new office suite in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. The new office suite includes a private waiting room, counseling office, and a large room for groups!
Ms. Avery devotes her time and talents to promoting emotional health in the Body of Christ and helping people grow in their faith and trust God. In addition to conducting hundreds of sessions per year, Sophia conducts workshops, teaches classes, facilitates groups, writes and publishes articles, and teaches a 14-week Christian Counseling Certification course for Lay counselors. Sophia created and facilitates Changing Women Christian Fellowship, and, since moving to the new office, Ms. Avery has created new groups facilitated by Lay Counselors including: The WIVES Group and TwentySomethings. More groups are being planned for launch in May and June 2012!
Sophia has appeared as a frequent guest on "Praise in the City" with Tiffany Bacon on Philadelphia's Inspiration Radio Station, WPPZ 103.9FM, and she has written and published articles for WRNB 100.3FM. The radio appearances have been especially effective for delivering helpful, healing information to people who otherwise may not seek counseling. Through radio, Ms. Avery hopes to remove the stereotypes and erase the stigma that prevents Christians, particularly in the African-American community, from seeking counseling.
Sophia Avery is an engaging public speaker and has appeared at several Women's Retreats and church events. Her appearances include not only speaking and presenting, but also facilitating group sessions, and conducting mini (30-minute) Individual counseling sessions with retreat attendees. The mini counseling sessions are a crowd favorite, and add a new dimension of healing to Women's retreats.
Ms. Avery believes Christians must begin to focus on their emotional well-being and spiritual health in order to walk in the fullness of God's love. Through counseling sessions, she has seen many people overcome their fears, break through strongholds, be delivered from deep emotional pain and depression, and be healed from childhood emotional wounds. Many have gone on to find healthy friendships and relationships, pursue their passions, and live their lives in peace, as God intended.
Sophia is grateful for the opportunity to serve God and people by providing wise counsel and ministering to the emotional and spiritual needs of His children.
"The Lord hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary." Isaiah 50:4
To contact Sophia please call
215-375-7879 x44
or email her at SAvery@ChristianTalkTherapy.com
sophia Avery
Christian Talk Therapy
29 BALA AVENUE
Suite 120
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
ph: 215-375-7879
