Freedom and Hope Biblical Counseling
The truth will set you free.
Addiction is the continued engagement in behaviors or consumption of substances despite the harmful and negative consequences. Spiritually, addiction is the agreement with and belief in the lie that this behavior or substance is what provides life and wholeness, despite what God's Word says.
Domestic Abuse is known as the hidden face of addiction and they are deeply intertwined backed by research. They both have similar cycles that play into each other and they are both about power and control. Review our Resources page and pages under our Resource drop down for more information.
Joleena Abrams
Trained as a Clinical Trauma Professional (CTP) | CSAT Module 1 Trained through IITAP (former CSAT Candidate and not currently affiliated with IITAP) | Trained as an Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMHP) | Trained and received Certificate in Trauma Treatment Skills for Survivors of Domestic Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence | Certified Functional Medicine and Trauma Specialist (CFMTS) | Certified Multi-Channel Eye Movement Integration Practitioner (CMEMI) | Certificate in the Neuroscience of Addiction | Certificate in the Neuroscience of Complex Trauma | Certificate in the Neuroscience of Grounding Techniques | Betrayal Trauma Coach (BTC) | Completed 21 hours of training in Personality Disorders | Trained in EMDR techniques | Certified Clinical Trauma & Addiction Specialist (CCTSA) | Certified Hypnotherapist | Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Life Coach | Trained in Treating Sexual Addiction: the Recovery Capital Model | Trained in Substance Use Disorders through International Trauma Training Institute (ITTI) | Understanding Sex Addiction as a Behavioral Addiction Certificate from NAADAC | Masters of Psychology in Grief Counseling | Bachelors of Science in Psychology | Certified Life Coach | Europolygraph Certified Polygrapher | Ordained Minister
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Joleena provides sex addiction and betrayal trauma counseling services as well as counseling and coaching for trauma, depression, relationship issues, and anxiety. Joleena loves working with couples and individuals to educate and support them in whatever the are going through.
She uses state of the art techniques and modalities based off of the newest research, such as Hypnotherapy, Multichannel Eye Movement Integration (MEMI), EMDR techniques such as Bilateral Stimulation (BLS) and Bilateral Movement (BLM), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Life Coaching, Emotional Freedom Techniques (Tapping), Mindfulness, Restoration Therapy techniques and is a former CSAT Candidate who attended Module 1 with IITAP which is 4.5 days long (30 hours) and part of the Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT) training and is familiar in the CSAT model of sexual addiction recovery according to what was taught in Module 1 of this training (Joleena is not a CSAT or current CSAT Candidate, operates independently, and does not claim to have any current affiliation with IITAP or to represent their beliefs, perspectives, expertise, or label with her coaching). Joleena also completed a 31 hour training on Human Trafficking by McAfee.
Joleena is a believer in Jesus Christ and takes her faith very seriously. She loves to incorporate faith, fasting, prayer, and scripture into the healing journey for all clients who believe. Joleena believes that true healing can come only through Jesus Christ and has experienced and seen His healing hand and faithfulness free people from lives of addiction, demonic oppression and possession. She has also witnessed and experienced His healing hand on trauma and physical ailments. Joleena Abrams received an 18 hour long training and Certificate of Completion in Treating Sexual Addiction: the Recovery Capital Model through ADDO Recovery with Dr. Kevin Skinner, she is trained as a Clinical Trauma Professional, trained as an Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMHP), she is a Certified Multichannel Eye Movement Practitioner (CMEMI), Certified Functional Medicine and Trauma Specialist (CFMTS), Betrayal Trauma Coach (BTC), a Certified Clinical Trauma & Addiction Specialist (CCTAS), received a Certificate of Completion for undergoing 21 hours of training in Personality Disorders, received a Certificate in Trauma Treatment Skills for Survivors of Domestic Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence, completed 21 hours of training on Personality Disorders, completed 15 hours of training on the Neuroscience of Addiction, Complex Trauma, and Grounding techniques for the Certification of Neuropsychotherapy (NPT-C), received an Understanding Sex Addiction as a Behavioral Addiction Certificate through NAADAC, and has her Bachelors of Science in Psychology and her Masters of Psychology in Grief Counseling. Joleena previously worked for ADDO Recovery as a Betrayal Trauma Coach on Bloom for Women in 2019 and 2020 while also coaching clients in private practice for addiction and betrayal trauma. Joleena specializes in working with couples working through betrayal and addiction of all kinds. She also works with clients that are struggling with anxiety, addiction, depression, PTSD, emotional abuse, mental abuse and trauma of various kinds. Her passion is to provide a safe space for her clients and to walk hand-in-hand with them, guiding them through the healing process and roadmap by educating them, and providing the tools they need to heal and grow. She comes with a salutogenic approach believing that knowledge is power and that when people are given the tools, knowledge and encouragement, they can heal. She has been working as a Certified Life Coach since 2017 and has developed unique skills for working with Betrayal Trauma clients as well as Addicts. Joleena operates within her scope of practice as a Biblical Counselor, Ordained minister, Hypnotherapist, Certified Clinical Specialist - Trauma & Addiction, Certified Functional Medicine & Trauma Specialist, Certified Multichannel Eye Movement Integration Practitioner, Certified Life Coach, Health and Wellness Coach, and Betrayal Trauma Coach and does not provide diagnosis, psychotherapy, or mental health treatment in any way for any of her clients.
Joleena brings a fresh perspective to the counseling experience with her unique ability to empathize with all clients where they are at. She also is able to maintain an objective, education based, unbiased perspective through the lense of trauma and her knowledge in biology, physiology, neurophysiology, neuroscience, and how the mind and body work. Joleena is confident that she can help you find the peace, freedom, and healing you are seeking in order for you to thrive regardless of faith or background.
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
"...and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32
"All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right." 2 Timothy 3:16
