about us
Our Counselors
Care Counseling is a team of dedicated soul-care providers who desire to strengthen the church by encouraging the saints. We are happy that you have visited our site and would be happy to serve you as needed.
Dr. Jeffrey M. Kelly
Executive Director/Counselor
Jeff brings more than two decades of rich experience as both a pastor and professional counselor, walking alongside individuals and families with insight forged through years of hands-on ministry and counseling experience. His work has also extended into higher education, where he served as Director of Counseling in a university setting while teaching, training, and speaking to a wide-range of issues.
Jeff holds a master’s degree in theology with a concentration in counseling and, in 2023, successfully defended his Doctor of Ministry thesis at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, under the mentorship of Dr. Donald S. Whitney.
Married to his wife, Leyanah, for nearly 30 years, Jeff is a devoted husband and father of four. He and his family call Greenville, South Carolina home, where Jeff continues to serve with deep conviction and contagious passion—helping people move beyond survival toward lives marked by growth, hope, and true flourishing.
Jeremy VanDelinder
Counselor
Jeremy brings a compassionate pastoral presence and a depth of real-world experience to his counseling work with individuals and families navigating suffering and hardship. His background as a pastor, an EMT, firefighter, and public safety officer has placed him on the front lines of crisis care, where he has spent more than two decades walking alongside people through trauma, loss, and life-altering events.
In addition to his public safety service, Jeremy has served in pastoral and chaplaincy roles. Jeremy is the co-author of Triumph Over Trauma (released July 2025), a book that equips individuals and leaders to understand trauma and build resilience. Currently, he is pursuing his D.Ed.Min. at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a concentration in Biblical Counseling.
Matt Black
Counselor
Matt has been a dedicated pastor, biblical counselor, and missionary with a deep passion for discipling individuals to grow and mature into the image of Jesus Christ. Originally from Oak Forest, Illinois, Matt spent much of his formative years in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. He is one of six siblings, including a twin sister.
Matt is in the dissertation phase for a PhD in Biblical Counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City. He is certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
He has served as a foreign missionary in Spain for eight years, ministering in Basque region as well as Madrid. He then pastored in Chicagoland area for 18 years. Currently, Matt and his family reside in Greenville, South Carolina. Matt focuses on helping people experience genuine heart-level change through the transformative power of Scripture.
Bekah Kuehlman
Counselor
Bekah has spent over two decades in cross-cultural ministry, serving in Japan and Haiti after growing up on the mission field in Japan. Her work has focused on strengthening the local church through women’s Bible studies and children’s ministry.
With a Master’s in Biblical Counseling from BJU Seminary, Bekah is passionate about walking alongside others with gospel-centered care. She desires to help people navigate difficult seasons and find lasting hope in Christ, believing that no situation is beyond the reach of God’s Word.
Bekah seeks to provide a safe, grace-filled space for healing, heart change, and renewed purpose. In her free time, she enjoys thrifting and spending meaningful time with others.
Anna Hawkins
Counselor
Anna is passionate about trauma-informed, biblically grounded counseling that helps Christians integrate their faith with their mental and emotional health. She believes that as we invite God into every part of our story, we can experience the freedom and healing He promises. Through her own journey of sin and suffering, Anna has developed a deep compassion for others and a strong faith in God’s redemptive work through intentional soul care.
Anna holds a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University with an emphasis in Crisis Response and Trauma. She works with individuals, couples, teens, and children, with a special heart for those seeking a closer relationship with the Lord and for those navigating the effects of trauma.
Jillian Sitton
Counselor
Jillian has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Counseling and holds Master’s Degrees in Biblical Counseling and Biblical Studies from Bob Jones University.
Jillian is compassionate towards struggling teenagers and women and has spent the last decade ministering to young women in crisis situations. She has spent of much of her ministry working with young women battling depression, anxiety, eating disorders, pornography, identity, grief, guilt, abuse, and suicide. Jillian is passionate about helping people find hope, joy, and freedom in Christ through the Gospel and faithful application of Scripture.
Jillian enjoys cooking, reading, cultivating an extensive bug collection. She is engaged to be married and is looking forward to beginning a new season of ministry alongside her fiancé Logan.
Christalyn Williams
Counselor
Christalyn is a biblical counselor with over five years of experience counseling through her local church and through her private practice. Trained by both ACBC and IBCD, she is passionate about helping people apply the truth of God’s Word to life’s struggles, offering Christ-centered hope for issues such as anxiety, depression, abuse, relationship conflict, suicidal thoughts, and spiritual brokenness.
In addition to her biblical counseling ministry, Christalyn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor, giving her a unique understanding of the challenges many counselees face. She brings together biblical conviction, compassionate care, and practical wisdom to help individuals experience lasting heart change through the gospel.
Her desire is to walk alongside people with grace, pointing them to the hope, healing, and transformation found in Jesus Christ.
Sharon Nestor
Counselor
Sharon believes that no matter how difficult life becomes, hope is always within reach through God’s grace. She’s passionate about helping others see their struggles through the lens of Scripture and take practical, Christ-centered steps forward.
Her own path toward counseling has taken her through family life, working in the high-tech corporate world, career changes, and business ownership–giving her real-life insight into balancing faith, work, and everyday pressures. She brings both biblical wisdom and life experience to every counseling relationship.
Sharon has a heart for those facing life’s challenges–women in domestic violence situations or difficult marriages, parenting issues, single women, teens and children facing uncertainty, and seniors dealing with chronic illness and hardship.
She holds a Master’s degree in Biblical Counseling from BJU Seminary. Outside of counseling, Sharon loves keeping up with family, enjoying the beauty of nature and reading.
Bree Baltz
Counselor
Bree is fueled by a deep love for Jesus, a high view of Scripture, and a passion for helping women in their struggles, Bree serves alongside local churches as an ACBC-certified Biblical Counselor. She provides one-on-one, discipleship-oriented counseling, walking beside women through both suffering and sin. Shifting the focus from standard therapy or advice, she invites women into an intentional journey toward Christ, addressing life’s deepest pains and problems through truth and grace. Rooted in the sufficiency of Scripture, her goal is true heart transformation through the Holy Spirit, guiding women past temporary relief and into the lasting hope of redemption
Bree and her husband, Raymond, are members of Bellevue Baptist Church and are blessed with three adult daughters and four grandchildren. Passionate about community, she also loves leading discipleship groups. In her free time, Bree enjoys playing the guitar, reading, crafting, deeply studying God’s Word, and volunteering at a church-supported thrift store to support global missionaries.
Stephanie Gibbs
Counselor
Stephanie is passionate about helping individuals find hope, healing, and purpose through the truth of God’s Word and the love of Jesus Christ. She is an ABC Level 1 Certified biblical counselor pursuing Level 2 with more than two years of counseling experience.
Stephanie specializes in domestic violence, crisis intervention, and trauma-focused counseling, while also providing biblical counseling for individuals, couples, families, and a wide range of life’s challenges. Her counseling approach is rooted in grace, compassion, and biblical truth, creating a safe place where clients feel heard, valued, and supported.
She believes God meets people in their brokenness and brings lasting healing, hope, and transformation through His grace. Her desire is to walk alongside each client as they seek God’s wisdom, grow in their faith, and step confidently into the life He has created for them.
Kimberly Hathcock
Counselor
Kimberly Hathcock is a biblical counselor who is passionate about walking alongside those who are hurting while offering biblical hope, practical wisdom, and Christ-centered encouragement. Her unique blend of cross-cultural ministry, counseling education, and a lifetime of ministry experience allows her to minister with both conviction and compassion.
She holds a master’s in theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with additional certification in biblical counseling through the Association of Biblical Counselors. For 16 years, Kimberly and her husband served as missionaries with the International Mission Board in Belarus, Ukraine, and Hungary, working with university students and churches.
Kimberly has been married to Darrel for 32 years, and they have three daughters, a son-in-law, and two grandchildren. She and her husband live north of Dallas, where she continues to help individuals navigate life’s challenges through the truth of God’s Word.
Our counselors are committed to prioritizing the Gospel and sufficiency of Scripture for counseling and have years of ministry experience and have either completed an advanced degree in counseling or are working toward their terminal degree in a counseling related field and/or have completed or are working on biblical counseling certification--ensuring that you receive the best care possible.
Our Mission
Our mission is to partner with the local church as a supplement for soul care for the believer. We strive to deliver cost-effective counseling that is scripture-based and orthodox in practice. Our goal is to administer care that is specific to the issue the client is facing, relevant to the client's context, and administered in a reasonable period of time, working toward desired outcomes designed in session by the counselor and the client.
Our Values
― David A. Powlison, Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness.