MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

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Otter Creek strongly values mental health support as a part of human flourishing, for our church family and for our community. The names on this list are either members of our church family or clinicians known by our church family. If you have specific questions or are looking for a place to start, reach out to our Pastoral Care Minister Mike Runcie ( ).  
COUNSELORS:

Heather Lefebvre - 

Chris Gonzalez - 

Terry Casey - 

Clayton Bassham - 

Allison Bassham - 

Tracy Hall - 

Chad Johnson - 

Jim Frost - 

Mike Runcie (pastoral counseling only)–

Steve Parham -

Hannah Dunsmore - 

Nick McCollum - 

Winn Thomas-Simmons -

Judith R. Roney - 

Gracie Self -

Catherine Botes -

Kegan York -

Kimery McCollum -

Brooks Lokey -

Jenny Lokey -

Seth Franks - 

Spiritual direction is a sacred conversation that helps you pay attention to how God is at work in your life. While counseling focuses on healing emotional or psychological struggles, spiritual direction focuses on deepening your relationship with God. This list of directors are either members of our church community or known by our church family. 
SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS: 

Steve Davidson - 

Phil Roe - 

Jackie Halstead –

Becky Frazier –

Becky Clark - 

Paige Pope -

Lynn Biskner - 

Roger Harwell - 

Rachael Clark -

Marsha Carnahan -

Kyle Baker -

OTHER IMPORTANT RESOURCES:

AGAPE Nashville -counseling, crisis support, adoption and foster care services, pregnancy-maternity care, emergency domestic violence shelter, and court advocacy assistance

Southeast Psych Nashville 

Daystar Counseling Ministries 

The Refuge Center for Counseling 

Insight Counseling Centers -offers quality and compassionate mental health counseling services in person and via telehealth

Sage Hill -provides relationship-focused, evidence-based, counseling services to help you live fully 

Freedom Prayer Ministry (offered through Otter Creek Church) 

Grief Share Ministry (hosted by Otter Creek Church-Brentwood Campus) 

Lifeline Support Groups -peer support groups for seeking community to help deal with mental health

BOOKS:

The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller

My Bright Abyss by Christian Wiman

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

The Bible and Mental Health edited by Cook and Hamley