Why do we do what we do?

This September is a time of remembrance. 20 years ago, Redeemer Counseling Services (RCS) was right in the thick of 9/11. Requests for our counseling tripled in the months that followed. Now, in the aftermath of COVID-19, we see requests continue to climb. Our 50 counselors served clients in over 23,000 client sessions last year. RCS also partnered with many church leaders to help them care for a scattered flock.

Why do Redeemer Counselors walk along people in their suffering? We see the needs of our friends and neighbors and do our best to meet them with compassionate and professional care. We want to enter into their tragedies, their heartbreak, and their hard times and model God’s love and understanding for people. Over the past two decades, Redeemer Counseling has refined our unique GIFT approach, increased the counseling services we offer to meet the growing need, and created a supportive environment for clients as well as counselors.

In this update, you can hear RCS Director Judy Cha’s reflection of how Redeemer Counseling and churches in New York leaned into serving people in a city forever changed after the towers fell. And like 9/11, returning to “normal” life can present great anxiety for many people. We would like to share with you a free, hour-long workshop on how to navigate and grow through this time of transition.