About
Whether you need of a little or a lot of polishing of your inner smile and personal or interpersonal freedom, and your are not looking just for another counselor, Dr. Art and New Hope and Freedom offer you something very exceptionally different. Your investment of heart and soul, time and funds are important. We're committed to being a genuine catalyst for God to help each discover the dynamics of living in the hope and freedom Christ paid such a great price to provide to those who come to trust in Him, His wisdom and Word. If you're ready, willing, and able, we are now available to you for you and those you care about wherever you are. Call or text 484.955.6654 to discuss more.
Dr. Art Sprunger invites you wherever you are to encounter the extensive spectrum of expertise he has to offer.
As a young man, God called Art to commit his life to prepare, care and share with others in every way he can. He has pastored a number of churches in a number of states, led large Christian organizations. Seeing the need to use his training and experience, he has in recent years focused on offering exceptional a unique professional approach to providing extensive counsel, mentoring, life-coaching and therapy from a freeing, caring, hope-filled, Biblical perspective. He has been on the cutting edge of both the secular and Christian professional counseling movements, being highly honored as a key leader in both the Biblical Christian counseling movement as well as the secular field of professional counseling. He is an ordained pastor, has three doctorates, including a PhD in Counseling Psychology. He has also served as the executive director of the United Association of Christian Counselors, International, past president of the Counseling Association of Greater Philadelphia, and held leadership positions in a number of other professional associations of counselors.
New Hope and Freedom is about discovering the emancipation, hope and personal and interpersonal freedom Christ paid such a great price to provide at every level of life and living. It's more than about mental illness or mental health. It's about emancipated living...living free, the way God designed it to be, not bound by any internal, external, any past, present or future fears or thoughts, emotions, experience, behaviors, relationships, habits or addiction that has become a lord and master over a person, their relationships, their life. All is centered in Jesus Christ and His Word, applying professional psychological & practical tools to meet the real needs of the moment & prepare for the future. Emancipation Therapy is about being a professional friend and confidant to those who are looking for that kind of support.
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SPECIALTY AREAS:
Focus: Special support for leaders, creatives, executives, educators, home schoolers, parents, students, professionals, public figures, the self-employed, clergy, independent contractors, athletes, et al. who want an in-depth, genuine caring and sharing professional confidant and Christian friend to consult and learn from.
Spiritual Biblical Growth and Development - Faith - Hope - Love
Peace - Freedom - Grace - Patience - Self-control - Forgiveness - Commitment - Motivation
Individual Counseling, Mental Health Consultation & Psychotherapy
- Stress -- Worry -- Anxiety - Panic Attacks
- Fear - Phobias – Agoraphobia - Paranoia
- Flashbacks - Traumas – Crime & Abuse - Recovery (PTSD)
- Eating Disorders – Obesity - Anorexia & Bulimia
- Mood Swings – Motivation - Depression - Grief
- Sleep Disorders – Relaxation - Hyper-Vigilance
- Bipolar Behavior – Binary Thinking
- Self-Cutting – Pain Infliction - Self-Mutilation
- Obsessions -- Compulsions (OCD) - Rituals, Hoarding
- Aggression – Hostility – Paranoia -- Addictions --Forgiveness
- Personality Quirks & Disorders – Arrogance -- Narcissism
- All Behavioral Issues and Disorders
Personal Gr
My Christian Faith and My Professional Practice
True Christian counselors and therapists are not only counselors who are themselves Christians, but professionals who, because of their calling, are thoroughly educated and committed to Christ and the Bible as well as counseling and psychology, committed on a personal level to provide exceptional support.
Dr. Sprunger is the creator of "Emancipation Therapy" theoretical approach to Christian/Biblical Counseling. Ask him for more information.
Dr. Art came to trust Jesus Christ as his own personal Savior when he was a child. God called him to give his life to serve Him and others a couple years later. He was called and ordained to the Christian pastoral ministry in his early 20's. in the decades that followed he has pastored and helped launch a number of independent Grace Brethren/Charis Fellowship churches in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio and Delaware, and was involved in starting other churches in Arizona and California. He has been heavily involved in leadership of what has become known as the Christian Counseling movement. He has extensive education in Bible, Pastoral Ministry, Elementary Education, Biblical Greek and Counseling Psychology. He has earned Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Counseling Psychology and has been honored with a Doctor of Divinity and Doctor of Humane Letters degrees. He was elected as the President of the Counseling Association of Greater Philadelphia and served on the State Board of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association. He served for over a decade as the Executive Director of the United Association of Christian Counselors, International. He also served as the Pennsylvania State Director of Child Evangelism Fellowship.
Investment and Costs:
All consultation, life-coaching and counsel are the self-funded responsibility of the client. This is to protect the confidentiality of client's information. Professional confidentiality and trust is of utmost importance.
Because of this focus, we decided many years ago to no longer accept insurance payments nor government agency support, We are here to provide clear and exceptional help. Your financial contributions are the sole support of these services and ministries.
The typical customary fees among most agencies request to see a PhD or PsyD with extensive experience is $250-300.
However, Dr. Art is here to help in every way we can, including offering exceptional services at affordable investment, as a Christian support service. The initial session is $175. Regular consultations are $150. There are a limited number of opportunities for special need considerations. Don't hesitate to share them with Pastor Art if they arise.
If there is a need for more one session in a week or if there is more than one person in a family is seeking consultation in the same week, discuss that with Pastor Sprunger. There are more options, including packages for monthly consults. Half hour sessions are also available.
