Christian counselling extends beyond the counsellor, acknowledging the presence of God as creator. The Christian counselling process involves the counsellor in a covenant to bring healing and restoration to the lives of people who are in need of counselling assistance or support. A Christian counsellor must strive to offer a quality of service that reflects professional standards. A Christian counsellor draws upon the wealth of skills and the resources available due to their education, training and life experience. In the Christian counselling process there is an openness to prayer and the discussion of spiritual and biblical concerns.
Christian counselling refers ultimately to the personal belief and value system of the counsellor.
This is further acknowledged by the counsellors integrity as they model the essential elements of Christian teaching such as love, sensitivity and care. At the same time, the counsellor never seeks to impose their own values and beliefs on the counsellee. The Christian counsellor accepts people as God does, at their point of pain, and joins the client in their effort to grow and to change, leading them to self-understanding, responsibility and hope.