Hello! I’m Leah
(The Honea is pronounced “Honey”)
Since childhood, I have had the formidable desire to step into the emotions of others. I run toward those who are hurting when some would run away. My husband and I were in full-time ministry for fifteen years and I served on a church staff for two years. More recently, three years working at Covenant College was a turning point where part of my job involved serving as a mentor to students. Those conversations inspired me to pursue a graduate degree in counseling. Now, I’m looking for opportunities that enable me to use my past experience and professional education to serve others.
Layers of Counseling
Biblical Truth
A Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Counseling ingrained in me the necessity of applying Biblical truth to the difficulties in life. We are broken sinful people and sin is inevitable and ever present in all of our hearts. God is faithful to preserve His people and provide comfort in the midst of devastating brokenness.
Scientific Fact
Just as God created stars and human form that gave astronomers the calendar and physicians’ understanding of anatomy, so did he allow facts around our mind and behavior to have consistencies that provide sustainable patterns. The brain holds our memories even if our mind forgets or ignores them. It is essential to understand our emotional and mental responses so that we can properly regulate and react to them.
Life Experience
Events in life can stick with us and adjust our perspective on all other aspects of life. Some events are tragic and cause suffering that must be revisited. Often times, for true healing to take place, we need a third party to step into our suffering with us and provide a different perspective.
Thoughts
Let’s Not All Talk at Once
Having close relationships with people who know us intimately and have the courage to speak truth to us is one of God’s greatest gifts.
Keeping it Real
While the emotion that produces shame feels miserable, it is very good. Just as a smoke alarm lets us know there is a fire, our shame alerts our hearts something needs our attention.
Constant Vigilance
Communication is a gift from God that allows me to connect in life-giving ways with Him, others, and even myself. I want to learn to be a good steward of my thoughts and how I present them to others.
Names You Call Me
I am nothing without the most powerful name given to me when Jesus called me “Redeemed”
Our Hills and Hearts
It’s easy these days to passionately proclaim our differences.A helpful catalyst may be to remember some of the core ways we are all very similar.
“Because of what I know, what will I do?”
When my daughter was little, she taught me a great deal about patience. As she's grown and evolved into the woman she is today, she's shown me how to look at the world through a wider lens. Her work over the last two-plus years bears witness to her ability to see life...
Contact Me
I value your thoughts, let me hear them!