Wilson Phang
Wilson has been in full-time ministry since 1997 as an educator, crisis responder, and care provider to those serving in ministry full-time. Wilson grew up in Southeast Asia and came to the United States to attend Biola University, eventually receiving a MSW from San Francisco State University, an MA in Pastoral/Family Ministry and a DMin in Missional Leadership from Multnomah University, and a PhD in Counseling from Trinity Theological Seminary. He initially practiced as a Psychiatric Therapist for about 13 years and served in the military in the Behavioral Science unit.
Wilson is fluent in several Asian languages. He and his wife, Esther, are empty nesters, but they look forward to visits with their three grown children.
Jessie Larimer
Jessie has a passion to walk with others on their journey towards mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Jessie has a Masters in Christian Counseling, and she has experience working with women, teens, families, and marriages. Jessie’s areas of specialty include anxiety, depression, women’s issues, adoption, trauma, ADHD/neurodiversity, family of origin issues, military, parenting, grief, and supporting those working in ministry and missions. Jessie is bilingual (Spanish/English).
After her husband served in the military for 10 years including three deployments during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Jessie and her husband spent 17 years as missionaries in Guatemala. They have three children and have embraced the journey of adoption. Jessie is a cancer survivor. Jessie embraces coming face to face with God with honesty and vulnerability in the middle of our heartache, suffering, and confusion.
Jessie loves the outdoors, especially hiking in the mountains a
Deborah Yamane-Ghaim
Debora Yemane-Ghaim (yeh-maan-é guy-m) felt called to the field of mental health while in high school. She firmly believes walking along side others is a privilege not to take lightly. The trials and tests that God allows in our lives have a purpose, at the least, to benefit those around us.
Debora did her graduate work at Wheaton College after getting her bachelor’s from the University of Houston. She has experience working with kids and teens from her time in Nashville as a school-based therapist in the metro schools. She also enjoys working with couples and families and desires to see families grow towards each other by building healthy relationships.
She has been married to her wonderful husband Mesfin Ghaim for 19 years, and they have two amazing boys. In her free time she likes to annoy her family by adding to her growing indoor plant collection.
Susan Howell
Susan is passionate about sitting with clients and witnessing the healing, freedom, and transformation that can unfold when God is welcomed into the process. Her core philosophy is simple yet powerful: Healing is absolutely possible!
Susan is a Licensed Social Worker, Spiritual Director, and Rapid Resolution Therapy Facilitator with more than 30 years of experience helping adolescents and adults navigate healing, growth, and life transitions. A graduate of Saint Mary’s College and Indiana University, she offers clinically informed, Christ-centered counseling rooted in the truth of God’s Word and guided by a neuroscience-informed, whole-person approach to healing — body & soul. Susan believes true healing begins with God and that Jesus is the ultimate healer of the soul.
Susan specializes in working with adolescents, young adults, women’s issues, boundaries, narcissistic abuse recovery, divorce, trauma, grief, addictions, ADHD, parenting, foster care and adoption, and relationship
Ryan Berg
BCPC
Ryan has extensive experience and training in a variety of counseling areas, having served as a counselor in a church setting for over 10 years. In addition to receiving MAs in Biblical Counseling and Christian Counseling, Ryan is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) and has earned AACC certifications in Biblical Counseling, Addiction Recovery, and Marriage & Family Counseling. His other credentials include certified SYMBIS Pre-Marital Counseling Facilitator, certified Enneagram Coach, trained “Managing Leadership Anxiety” facilitator, and Certified Christian Trauma Care Provider.
Ryan is the Executive Director of Luma Counseling and is a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor with the International Board of Professional and Pastoral Counselors.
Outside of counseling, Ryan enjoys reading, tennis, Kentucky basketball, and being outdoors in non-crowded areas.
