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My name is Tres Adames (pronounced "Tress Ah-dah-mess"). I am a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor and Director of Arizona Christian Counseling, a pastoral counseling group practice in Phoenix, Arizona. I provide one-on-one pastoral counseling services for adults and teens, with special expertise in helping individuals who are struggling to reconcile their faith and sexuality.
Qualifications and Professional ExperienceI received my Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Wesley Biblical Seminary, and Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Asbury University. I am a member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS), and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). I am a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor (BCPC #0791), certified by the AACC International Board of Christian Care (IBCC) and the Board of Christian Professional and Pastoral Counselors
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I currently serve as a commissioner on the ACPE Psychotherapy Commission for 2020. I am a contributing writer and developer of the Pastoral Care Specialist continuing education program for clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, and allied professional caregivers of faith, which ACPE is working on releasing in the near future. I host and produce a weekly podcast called Ask a Christian Counselor, as well as Spiritual Care Today, the official podcast of the Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling. I am also Lead Developer of the Christian DISC® — which is a personality assessment designed specifically for ministry and counseling.
I previously served on the Board of the Pacific Region of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) before it was consolidated into ACPE in 2019. I have previously been on staff as a pastoral counselor for Life Changers Christian Counseling (2014-2019) and Arizona Baptist Children's Services & Family Ministries (2015-2018). In the past, I was also previously on faculty in a teaching assistantship in the College of Theology at Grand Canyon University (2012-2014). I am a member of Desert Mission United Methodist Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, and am currently in the process of ordination within the United Methodist Church. I also have over ten years of previous pastoral and leadership experience in the Free Methodist Church and the Church of the Nazarene.
I previously served on the Board of the Pacific Region of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) before it was consolidated into ACPE in 2019. I have previously been on staff as a pastoral counselor for Life Changers Christian Counseling (2014-2019) and Arizona Baptist Children's Services & Family Ministries (2015-2018). In the past, I was also previously on faculty in a teaching assistantship in the College of Theology at Grand Canyon University (2012-2014). I am a member of Desert Mission United Methodist Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, and am currently in the process of ordination within the United Methodist Church. I also have over ten years of previous pastoral and leadership experience in the Free Methodist Church and the Church of the Nazarene.