Hope Narrative ​Counseling

Center

Nurturing growth ​through relationship ​and grace.

Are you feeling stuck, uncertain, or thinking there’s something more ​for you? Are you navigating a loss or transition, and you’re looking ​for a way through? Perhaps you’re struggling with connecting the ​dots between a difficult event or time in your life with how it’s ​affecting you now. Maybe you’re struggling in your relationships - ​with yourself, others and God.

At Hope Narrative Counseling Center, we nurture growth and ​insights through compassionate conversation and collaboration, ​using solid, evidence-based practices. We welcome integrating our ​clients’ faith, recognizing its vital role in fostering hope and ​transformation.

Your life will be brighter than the noonday.

Even darkness will be as bright as morning.

Having hope will give you courage.

You will be protected and will rest in safety.

Job 11:17-18 (NLT)

Individual

Therapy & Pre-​Marital Counseling

Trauma

Counseling

Grief and Loss ​Counseling

Depression and ​Anxiety Treatment

Faith-Based ​Counseling

Our Trauma and PTSD ​Counseling services ​provide a safe and ​supportive environment ​for individuals to process ​and heal from traumatic ​experiences. By integrating ​evidence-based therapeutic ​techniques, such as ​Accelerated Resolution ​Therapy, with faith-based ​principles, we help clients ​find peace and resilience ​on their journey to ​recovery.

Our Grief and Loss ​Counseling services offer ​compassionate support for ​those navigating the pain of ​loss. Losses can take many ​forms - from pet loss to the ​death of a spouse, family ​member or friend, to ​divorce or job loss. ​Through a combination of ​therapeutic approaches, we ​help clients find a way to ​integrate their losses and ​see hope in the grief ​journey.

Our Depression and ​Anxiety Treatment services ​are designed to help ​individuals manage and ​overcome these challenges ​through personalized, ​evidence-based therapies, ​such as Cognitive ​Behavioral Therapy (CBT), ​Accelerated Resolution ​Therapy (ART) and ​Narrative Therapy.

Our Faith-Based ​Counseling approach ​focuses on integrating one's ​faith into the therapeutic ​process, addressing ​spiritual concerns ​alongside emotional and ​psychological needs. We ​help clients deepen their ​spiritual connections and ​find strength and guidance ​through their faith.

Our Counselor

Dr. Michelle Caulk, LPC (MO), LMHC ​(IN), NCC, ACS

In my practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor (MO), ​Licensed Mental Health Counselor (IN), and Nationally Certified ​Counselor (NCC), I combine traditional psychotherapy ​approaches with practical, problem-solving tools. I believe in ​addressing the "whole picture" with my clients - spiritual, ​emotional, cognitive and physical. Through our sessions, clients ​rediscover HOPE in the midst of their grief, traumatic ​experiences, anxiety, depression, relationship troubles, and life ​transitions, HEALING from past hurts and trauma, and GRACE ​within the therapeutic relationship.

Additionally, I am a Master Clinician for Accelerated Resolution ​Therapy, a highly effective, proven approach to rapid recovery ​from symptoms associated with trauma, depression, anxiety, ​obsessive-compulsive disorder and other concerns. As a former ​librarian and current author, I also love incorporating ​bibliotherapy into sessions (bibliotherapy = reading a book that ​deals with your concern, and we talk about it!).

I believe that our stories can change. You have strengths and ​abilities that can help that change, and if those are lost or ​forgotten, we can identify them. We can take steps towards ​writing new chapters as we work towards healing the old ones. ​It’s not easy to reach out for counseling! However, I hope that ​you will give it a try and see what we might discover together.

How long does ​counse​ling take?

The short answer: it depends.

The longer answer: it depends, ​and that is based on everyone ​having different goals and ​concerns. We get to collaborate ​on what you’d like to get out of ​therapy, and then collaboratively ​determine what the timeline may ​be for you.

As with any effort, progress also ​depends on you - this is an ​investment in you and your life, ​and we encourage you to commit ​to the process, and provide ​feedback along the way to our ​counselors.

What’s the first ​session like?

The first session, in fancy clinical ​language, is the “intake.” This is ​where we start getting to know you, ​your goals, and why you came to ​counseling.

It’s also a fantastic time to ask your ​counselor questions about the ​approach, experience with your ​concern, and favorite color (just ​kidding on the last part. Unless you ​want to.)

We suggest that you commit to at ​least 2-3 sessions with your counselor. ​That gives everyone a chance to ​develop the most effective thing in ​therapy - the relationship.

How much does​ it cost?​ Do you tak​e insurance?

For Dr. Michelle Caulk, ​sessions are $160 per 50-55 ​minute session.

At this time we do not take ​insurance, but can provide a ​receipt to you for insurance ​reimbursement.

Healing Out Loud: How to Embrace God’s Love When You ​Don’t Like Yourself offers a unique perspective on a year-​long counseling journey, written by Sandi Brown, ​founder of JOY FM, and her counselor, Dr. Michelle ​Caulk.

The book explores the challenge of reconciling self-love ​with God’s love, addressing common struggles with ​shame and negativity.

Through conversational prose, it provides a Healing ​Map, personal journal entries, and guided reflections to ​help readers confront vulnerabilities and embrace ​healing with biblical insight.

Healing Out Loud (print and audio) is available through:

• 99.1 JOY FM Store (hardcover)
  
• Amazon (hardcover, audio, Kindle)
• Barnes & Noble (hardcover, audio, Kindle)
• Christianbook.com (hardcover, Spanish version)