To share your heart with someone and have them encourage you and build you back up is a “win-win situation,” says Romeo Penn.
“Even myself as a called, chosen professional counselor, I need people to talk to,” said Penn, a licensed pastoral counselor and certified temperament counselor at Wellspring Christian Clinic in Birmingham. “I need someone to sit down and listen to me.”
That’s why Penn — who has served as a counseling resource for TAB Media since 2019 — went into counseling in the first place. He had a passion for meeting that need.
“The reason I chose Christian counseling … was personal, to be honest,” he said.
“I dealt with depression. I dealt with anxiety issues. I dealt with low self-esteem.
“I dealt with lack of security. Growing in understanding the principles as I was going through my studies was beneficial for me.”
Penn’s experience with counseling spans about 15 years.
He started working as a mentor and life coach, then earned his master’s degree and doctor of philosophy degree in Christian counseling from Colorado Theological Seminary.
Before he went into counseling, he grew up in inner-city Birmingham playing basketball.
He later played in college, at the pro level in Russia and Australia and did missions work with Athletes in Action.
Penn appreciates Christian counseling because it comes “from an angle that incorporates Jesus, it incorporates God the Father and it incorporates the Holy Spirit along with biblical principles that can help a person move forward from point A to point B and help them mentally, spiritually and emotionally as opposed to just mentally and emotionally.”
In a short video series produced by TAB Media, he shares why counseling is important and discusses how to live in the stresses of today’s world.
To watch the video series featuring Penn, visit tabonline.org/romeo.
For more counseling resources, visit tabonline.org/counseling.
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