How to Refer

One-step Referral Process
Have your counselee call Life Christian Counseling Network directly (1-888-283-4220) to schedule an appointment. All new appointments are scheduled through our intake office.

If you have questions about whether or not to refer or to discuss a referral matter, please call our intake staff.


When to Refer

There are always practical as well as ethical reasons to refer. These may include:

  • For crisis intervention or for follow-up

  • When short-term counseling is not helping

  • When long-term counseling is appropriate

  • When the pastoral relationship is hindered by the dual relationship

  • When counseling needs consume your pastoral schedule

  • When a counselee needs help beyond the scope of experience or training of lay counselors

  • When counseling someone who needs help outside the scope of pastoral training

  • When because of privacy issues, the counselee is not comfortable disclosing issues to church members or staff

  • When a counselee needs a psychiatric evaluation, medication management, or psychiatric intervention

  • Always, when it is in the best interests of the counselee to refer