St Matthews Pastoral Counseling

At St. Matthews Pastoral Counseling Center (SMPCC), our goal is to provide support and guidance as you grow toward wholeness. We are dedicated to providing compassionate pastoral counseling services that support your spiritual and emotional well-being. Our experienced team of licensed professionals is here to help you navigate life's challenges and find inner strength, resilience, and growth in your relationship with self, others, and God.

Our Services

We offer a range of services tailored to meet your unique needs and goals. Our services include:

• Individual Counseling: Our one-on-one sessions are designed to address your unique needs and support personal growth and self-awareness.
• Couples Counseling: Our skilled therapists can help you strengthen your relationship, improve communication, and resolve conflicts.
• Family/Children/Teen Counseling: We provide a safe and supportive environment for children and adolescents to express themselves and grow. Our therapists are experienced in helping families navigate the unique challenges of childhood and adolescence.
• Spiritual Direction: Our trained guides accompany individuals on their spiritual journey, offering support, insight, and encouragement.

At SMPCC, we take a personalized approach to counseling. We understand that each person or couple's journey is unique, so we tailor our counseling sessions to meet your specific goals and needs. We work collaboratively with you to create a safe and supportive environment for your personal growth.

Our Approach

Confidentiality and privacy are of utmost importance to us. We maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to ethical guidelines to ensure your information is protected. We take your spiritual perspective seriously and work to help you integrate your faith into the issues of your life.

Our team includes experienced and licensed professionals who are dedicated to helping you find inner strength, resilience, and growth. Our staff includes:

• Dr. John Lepper: Dr. Lepper has a passion for helping people integrate faith and life as they find their way in turbulent times. He has provided Pastoral Counseling through SMPCC for more than two decades. He is a Kentucky Licensed Pastoral Counselor and is a Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapist with ACPE. He has authored several books and numerous articles to help individuals, families, and congregations chart the difficult area of crisis and transitions.
• Gretchen Watson: Gretchen is a Licensed Pastoral Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapy Associate. She has 12 years of experience as a therapist working with individuals, couples and families. Gretchen takes a relational approach to counseling, seeking to build a positive connection with individual clients and working to strengthen relationships within families. Gretchen believes growth occurs holistically and pays attention to emotional, mental, spiritual, physical and relational health. Gretchen uses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Focused Couples Therapy and Attachment Focused Family Therapy to help clients reach their goals. She has joined with clients facing grief and loss, anxiety and depression and clients with a history of abuse. Gretchen has years of experience/ training working with children and adolescents but enjoys working with people of all ages.
• Glenn Williams: Glenn provides spiritual direction exclusively after decades as a pastoral psychotherapist, supervisor, and educator. Fees are negotiable and limited scholarships are available.

At SMPCC, we are committed to helping you find the support and guidance you need to grow toward wholeness. We invite you to explore our website, learn more about our services, and contact us to schedule an appointment.