Design Discovery Counseling is a type of counseling that promotes the exploration of one’s design and identity in life. Throughout the counseling process, you will be encouraged to shape your values and beliefs to promote self-understanding. Core values can make a solid foundation for one’s counseling journey, which can help to uncover strengths within yourself.
At Fortify Christian Counseling, LLC, the design and discovery approach is sought after through a Biblical perspective, focused on understanding one’s identity in God, self, and others.
Identify in Christ
2 Corinthians 5:17 resounds, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” Through design discovery, you can pinpoint your identity as a new creation. The Latin term Imago Dei translates to mean Image of God. Not only are you made in the Imago Dei, but you are also a new creation in Christ Jesus. Finding your identity in the Savior, the one who made you after his own likeness and died on the cross for your everpresent sins, is the foundation of the Biblical lens of identity discovery counseling.
Discovering Beliefs and Feelings
As a Christian, you can now shape your core beliefs and values through the lens of scripture. Utilizing the truth found in the Bible, you can filter your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through the truth of scripture to help guide your decision-making and core beliefs. Exploring past beliefs that were shaped by false identities, negative experiences, or societal expectations can help you find self-awareness and insight into how the past has shaped your present. Seeing the old creation through self-evaluation and being a new creation in Christ can help you clearly discern the path forward, leaving the negative core identities and values behind.
Community
In discovering your beliefs and identity in Christ, the church and a community of believers can support your values. Within your community, you can share hardships, struggles, and victories with those who have common ideas and also share the truth of God’s love in their hearts. Finding support through a church community or friends can help you to uphold your identity found in Jesus.
Identity In Practice
Regularly seeking out God’s guidance through the power of God’s Word can help you know the truth about your identity every day. Prayer, reading scripture, and journaling about your insights and thoughts can assist you in continuing to sharpen your core beliefs. Furthermore, a Biblical counselor can integrate counseling techniques that promote growth and healing and encourage you in your faith.
If you find yourself struggling with your identity and would like guidance on how to discover your worth and value found in Christ, reach out to Fortify today!
