PATTI BURKHEAD

Patti earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English and Secondary Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Pastoral Counseling with a cognate in Life Coaching from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. After completing almost thirty years of service to families through education, she is now a biblical counselor and a certified Christian Health Mentor.

Patti has a heart for helping women understand their identity in Christ. She counsels from a biblical worldview and takes a holistic, solution-focused approach in coming alongside women encountering pain in their emotional, physical, and spiritual lives. She has experience in working with women and couples facing various life challenges including identity, faith, grief, overwhelm, stress, and life transitions. Her passion is bringing the light and hope of Christ into the lives of those who are struggling.

In addition to counseling clients, Patti serves as Director of Christian Counseling and Soul Care. Her primary responsibilities include training and equipping counselors in the integration of faith principles and practices, meeting with staff to provide soul care and support, and writing curriculum for/leading support groups.

In her free time, Patti enjoys spending time with her family and friends, country two-stepping with her husband, reading, writing, and visiting the beach and the mountains as often as possible.