The Glimmer of Hope
Shining light in life’s darkest moments, empowering hearts to rise above challenges through an encounter with the love of God.
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A Referral Ministry
Connecting hurting people with clinical Christian counselors so you can find resources in a time of need.
Glimmer of Hope Counseling is a referral ministry. It does not provide counseling.
Eight ministries, one mission: bringing the hope and healing love of Jesus Christ to hurting hearts. Visit any of them below.
Shining light in life’s darkest moments, empowering hearts to rise above challenges through an encounter with the love of God.
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…Restoring your trust in God! A monthly Christian seminar series in Port St. Lucie & Vero Beach, FL with Dr. Kenneth N. Brown, LMFT, helping hurting believers heal and restore their faith.
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Connecting hurting people with clinical Christian counselors so you can find resources in a time of need.
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“Stories that Stir Your Soul” are a beacon of hope to remind us of God’s unlimited power and love that sustains us through our darkest hours.
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Our mission is to share the love of Jesus Christ by bringing His message of healing to hurting hearts. Every broadcast will feature inspiring music, life-changing seminars, inspirational stories, biblical truth and insightful podcasts to encourage you that God is faithful, He hears your prayers and will never abandon you! Glimmer of Hope Radio…the place where hope lives!
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“Mending Minds, Healing Hearts, Restoring Relationships”
Discover The Glimmer of Hope and find healing for your heart through these life-changing seminars!
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A Christian publishing company that provides a wide range of printing needs for Christian ministries at an economical cost.
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Original artwork by Parkwest Award Winning Artist Michael DeWulf
A 34-hour teaching series all about Jesus, as Dr. Brown provides insight and revelation for every verse in all four Gospels, woven into one chronological and synchronized story of the amazing life of Christ.
Visit site →You do not have to carry this alone. Here is how to find a licensed Christian counselor, in Florida or anywhere in the country.
Call or text 988
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: free, confidential support, 24/7/365. 988lifeline.org
Emergency or danger: call 911
Use one of the national directories below, or one of the Florida counselors listed. Search by ZIP code, city or state.
Check that the counselor is currently licensed in your state. Florida licenses can be looked up with the state’s MQA lookup, listed below.
Call or contact the counselor or directory yourself to ask about services, availability and fit.
Directories you can search by location. Check each counselor’s license before you begin.
Directory run by the American Association of Christian Counselors. You can search it by ZIP code, city or state. It says its providers are vetted for clinical credentials and faith commitment. It also lists coaches and chaplains, so check each listing's license.
Licensed clinicians: Lists licensed clinicians (mixed with coaches)
Visit website →A free one-time consultation with a licensed or pastoral counseling specialist, plus referrals to licensed Christian counselors in your area through its Christian Counselors Network. A counselor calls you back. This is not a crisis line.
Licensed clinicians: Yes (the network requires a state license or a provisional credential)
Visit website →Large general therapist directory filtered to Christian counselors. You can search by city or state, and listings show license type and state.
Licensed clinicians: Yes, mostly licensed clinicians
Visit website →Searchable by state. Lists ACPE-certified psychotherapists who integrate spiritual care. ACPE took over the former American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC).
Licensed clinicians: Mixed. Confirm each person's state license
Visit website →Christian counseling, intensives and support groups, plus a prayer and support line.
Licensed clinicians: Offers counseling services. Not a state-searchable directory
Visit website →Directory of certified biblical counselors. NOTE: Biblical counselors are certified by the church, and most are NOT state-licensed clinicians.
Licensed clinicians: Usually not state-licensed
Visit website →Listed for referral information only. Confirm each license with the Florida MQA lookup.
Christian counseling founded by Melissa Rowell, MS, LMHC. Serves St. Lucie and Martin Counties, in person and by telehealth. Stuart, FL 34994.
Visit website →Mike Jennings, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Located at Treasure Coast Community Church, Stuart, FL 34994. Contact them through their website.
Visit website →Solo practice offering Christian counseling among its services, in Port St. Lucie. Confirm the license through the Florida MQA lookup.
Visit website →Look up any Florida LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, psychologist or other health license: its status, expiration date and any discipline.
Visit website →The full referral list: directories, crisis and help lines, Florida resources and license look-ups.
Directory run by the American Association of Christian Counselors. You can search it by ZIP code, city or state. It says its providers are vetted for clinical credentials and faith commitment. It also lists coaches and chaplains, so check each listing's license.
Licensed clinicians: Lists licensed clinicians (mixed with coaches)
Visit website →A free one-time consultation with a licensed or pastoral counseling specialist, plus referrals to licensed Christian counselors in your area through its Christian Counselors Network. A counselor calls you back. This is not a crisis line.
Licensed clinicians: Yes (the network requires a state license or a provisional credential)
Visit website →Large general therapist directory filtered to Christian counselors. You can search by city or state, and listings show license type and state.
Licensed clinicians: Yes, mostly licensed clinicians
Visit website →Searchable by state. Lists ACPE-certified psychotherapists who integrate spiritual care. ACPE took over the former American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC).
Licensed clinicians: Mixed. Confirm each person's state license
Visit website →Christian counseling, intensives and support groups, plus a prayer and support line.
Licensed clinicians: Offers counseling services. Not a state-searchable directory
Visit website →Directory of certified biblical counselors. NOTE: Biblical counselors are certified by the church, and most are NOT state-licensed clinicians.
Licensed clinicians: Usually not state-licensed
Visit website →If you or someone near you is in danger, call 911. For suicidal thoughts or emotional crisis, call or text 988.
Free, confidential support for suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, or alcohol or drug concerns.
☎ Call or text 988 (or chat online). 24/7/365
Visit website →Free text-based crisis support.
Visit website →Free referral and information service for mental health and substance use problems, in English and Spanish. It refers callers to services and does not provide counseling.
☎ 1-800-662-HELP (4357); TTY 1-800-487-4889. 24/7/365
Visit website →Confidential support for people experiencing relationship abuse.
☎ 800-799-SAFE (7233), or text START to 88788. 24/7
Visit website →Confidential support for sexual assault survivors and their loved ones, in English and Spanish.
☎ 800-656-HOPE (4673), or text HOPE to 64673. 24/7
Visit website →Crisis support for Veterans, service members and their families.
☎ Dial 988 then press 1, or text 838255. 24/7
Visit website →Confidential crisis referral line for first responders and their families, answered by peer advocates. Available nationwide.
Visit website →Confidential hotline for law enforcement officers and their families.
☎ 1-800-COPLINE (1-800-267-5463). 24/7
Visit website →Crisis support for LGBTQ young people.
Visit website →Free mental health information, resource referrals and support. This is not a crisis line.
☎ 1-800-950-NAMI (6264). Monday to Friday, 10 am to 10 pm ET
Visit website →Someone to pray and talk with.
Visit website →Prayer line.
Visit website →Florida's statewide confidential mental health line for first responders.
Visit website →State page listing crisis services, the 988 Florida Lifeline, and local mental health and substance use services.
☎ 988
Visit website →Connects callers to local community services, including mental health, crisis and housing help.
☎ Dial 211
Visit website →Christian counseling founded by Melissa Rowell, MS, LMHC. Serves St. Lucie and Martin Counties, in person and by telehealth. Stuart, FL 34994.
Visit website →Mike Jennings, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Located at Treasure Coast Community Church, Stuart, FL 34994. Contact them through their website.
Visit website →Solo practice offering Christian counseling among its services, in Port St. Lucie. Confirm the license through the Florida MQA lookup.
Visit website →Links to every state's counseling licensing board, where you can look up a license.
Visit website →Florida license lookup.
Visit website →Listings last checked October 18, 2026. Phone numbers and services can change.
D.Min., M.Div., Dip. O.P.C., B.Sc., AAMFT
Dr. Ken Brown has walked alongside hurting people for more than 40 years as a clinical counselor and ordained minister. He is a Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#MT1805), Clinical Member of the AAMFT (#81631), psychotherapist, mediator and Christian counselor and has provided more than 70,000 clinical hours to over 7,000 clients and families since 1987.
He is also a Florida Approved Clinical Supervisor training mental health professionals and a certified PTSD and Critical Incident Stress Management interventionist. For over 8 years, Dr. Brown and his darling wife, Lynn, hosted and produced a Christian radio program called Hope For Families on WCNO 89.9 FM and a television program on Sky Network for two years. Many also know him from TBN’s Joy in the City or Ask the Doctor and Canada’s 100 Huntley Street, and from his Mending Minds, Healing Hearts and Restoring Relationships seminars. Dr. Brown and Lynn are members of Pathway Church in Vero Beach, FL and have founded the Glimmer of Hope Ministries together, providing Hope for the Hurting and Healing the Wounds of Faith Seminars, and launching the Glimmer of Hope Radio Station and internet broadcast.
Glimmer of Hope Counseling is a ministry of The Glimmer of Hope. Your gift helps connect hurting people with Christian counselors and resources in a time of need.
Questions about this ministry, a correction to a listing, or a prayer request? We would love to hear from you. This is a referral ministry and does not provide counseling.
Ministry contact: Ken@hopeforfamilies.org · Phone: (772) 429-3336
Please do not use email or the form for an emergency. In crisis, call or text 988 or call 911.