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About Christopher James Daniel, M.A., LPC

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Christopher James Daniel, M.A., LPC  is a licensed professional counselor, prayer minister, writer, entrepreneur, and a classic father figure to many.  With his unique blend of counseling, prayer, and personal experiences, he has brought understanding, healing, and freedom to thousands of adults, adolescents, children, military personnel, clergymen, and their families struggling with alcoholism/drug addiction, anxiety and depression, grief, abuse, and other traumas.  He has provided behavioral health services and prayer ministry to the San Antonio, Boerne, Kerrville and surrounding Hill Country Communities since 2002.


Education  

1977-1981    Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
Degree:    B.A.
Major:    Economics

1990-1991    University of Houston, Houston, TX
Degree:    equivalent of B.A.
Major:    Psychology

1998-2002    St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX
Degree:    M.A.
Major:    Marriage and Family therapy (solution focus/family systems)

Prayer Ministry Training
1996    Exchange Life Ministries/Grace Life Ministries, Aurora, CO (Identity in Christ training)
1998    Elijah House, Spokane, WA (Inner-healing ministry training)
2008    Mt. Horeb Ministries, Kerrville, TX (Theophostic Prayer Training)
2010    Mt. Horeb Ministries, Kerrville, TX (Theophostic Prayer Training)

Counseling Work beyond own private practice:
2005-2008    La  Hacienda Treatment Center, (115-bed, chemical dependency rehabilitation treatment program) Hunt,TX 
                        - counselor and lecturer in adolescent and family programs.
2006-2011    Pathways 3-H Wilderness Program, (50-bed, therapeutic, behavioral modification program) Mt. Home, TX 
                        - counselor and lecturer for general program.
2013- pres.   La Hacienda Treatment Center, Hunt, TX
                        - case manager/counselor for collegiate program.

Related Work in counseling field:
1986-1988    The Shoulder, (250-bed, non-profit, residential drug/alcohol treatment program) Houston, TX
                        - assistant to the Executive Director, in charge of fundraising development.
1988-1990    The Shoulder, (250-bed, non-profit, residential drug/alcohol treatment program) Houston, TX.
                        - Executive Director
 
Author:
"The Little Book - Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, & Recovery Made Simple!", published April 2012.

Other Activities:

2011-2014    Trustee of The Coming King Foundation 
       ( http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.224996057635158.59822.100003742961399&)

2010-pres     Board of Directors of Mount Horeb Ministries

 


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