Vinny Martanata
I was born in Indonesia but lived in Australia for 24 years before returning to Indonesia in 2013. My husband Eric and I serve at a small Anglican church in Jakarta that seeks to honor God by sharing his love to those in the local community including the underprivileged and refugees.
Having experienced some personal challenges and witnessing the suffering and pain of those around me, I enrolled in the Master of Arts in Counselling program at Westminster Theological Seminary hoping to grow in the knowledge and wisdom of the Lord. With every course taken I have come to know more deeply and experienced personally, the way that God’s mercies tenderly meet me in my struggles.
My heart and desire is to help others to also see and experience how God’s love and mercies speak to their struggles. I hope to care for my counselees in a wise and helpful way, to listen and to understand them deeply, and to help them to see these things in light of God’s love and grace. We are not meant to walk this life alone. Our heavenly Father is not far away. He gives us wisdom in his Word and he speaks to our struggles in Scripture to give us hope and help.
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Joelle McCormick
Joelle is currently a student at Westminster Theological Seminary working to finish her Masters of Arts in Counseling. She began studying counseling with CCEF seven years ago and received her Certificate of Biblical Counseling in 2020. She loves studying theology and intently desires to help other women love God with their mind. She also loves her local church where she serves as Co-Director of Women’s Discipleship.
Joelle has been married to her husband Ryan for 17 years and they have four children. They have served as foster and adoptive parents and she is passionate about helping adoptive families. Joelle has lived in both Asia and Europe and is intimately familiar with the struggles and blessings of ex-pat life. Joelle loves reading, hiking, biking, skiing, traveling and enjoying the beauty of God’s creation.
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Tesella Hicks
I am completing a Master’s of Arts in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. My interest in Biblical Counseling began while I was a missionary with my husband in the Solomon Islands. After witnessing the effects of domestic abuse in the villages, I wanted to equip myself to better help these women walk through suffering in union with the person of Jesus Christ. Throughout my course of study, I have been encouraged to see how each person is an image bearer of the Living God, and how each life story is enfolded lovingly into the great story that the Lord is telling.
I am an Orthodox Christian, living in Montana with my husband, seven children, nine goats, fifteen chickens and four ducks. When not studying or homeschooling my children, I enjoy soapmaking, baking and selling sourdough, teaching sourdough workshops and food preservation skills.
I have a heart for counseling women dealing with miscarriage, navigating motherhood, grief, anxiety and depression. I am also open to marriage and premarital counseling. As someone who grew up in many countries as a missionary child, I am interested in helping children and teenagers navigate living between cultures as third-culture kids.
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Christa Stamper
Christa has over 30 years of ministry experience including leading women’s Bible studies and support groups for young mothers, counseling women and youth, launching a mentoring ministry, speaking, and writing. She earned the Foundations of Biblical Counseling Certificate through CCEF as well as a certification in victim advocacy and trauma informed care from Give Her Wings Academy. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Arts in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA. She serves as the program manager of a shelter for women and children who have fled domestic abuse and are now homeless. In this role, she weekly counsels women coming out of abuse, provides parental coaching, leads a monthly community support group for abuse victims, and disciples the families in the shelter.
Interests and Specialties: Christa has a heart for the oppressed, forgotten, and hurting. She has had the opportunity to walk beside many women and families in crisis due to abuse, oppression, and relational betrayal. She believes the heart of God as revealed in Scripture brings hope and healing to those who are suffering and have been harmed by others. She is equipped to counsel various issues including anxiety, depression, burn out, marriage and parenting issues, abuse, and trauma.
Personal: Christa lives in a suburb of Seattle, WA with her husband Greg. They recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary, have four young adult children, and are new empty nesters. She enjoys reading, researching, long walks, chasing the sun, and talking to her kids on the phone!
Christa is available to counsel online. Contact Kristin for details.
Scheduling
Intern appointments are limited and are available online and in various locations.
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