Providing Faith-based Counseling to the Community
Care and Counseling Services, under the guidance of Baptist Health South Florida’s Pastoral Care Services, provides confidential and compassionate counseling support to individuals seeking help during crisis or opportunities for growth and enrichment in their lives. Our pastoral counselors draw upon spiritual and behavioral health resources in helping clients to achieve a healthy balance with their emotions, behavior and relationships. We provide high-quality, faith-based counseling and education services to individuals, families and congregations in our community.
Our Guiding Principle
Through our compassionate, interfaith supportive services, we seek to provide hope and transformation of lives while revealing the healing presence of God.
Counselors With Expertise and Experience
Our pastoral counselors and faith integrated therapists have advanced training in the practice of counseling and hold state licenses in marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling or clinical social work, or they may be under the direct supervision of a state-licensed supervisor.
Counseling Fees
Fees will be agreed upon between the counselor and client during the initial session. Subsidies may be available to qualifying clients and families. Baptist Health South Florida believes an important part of its mission is to provide affordable, faithbased counseling services.
Convenient Locations
Care and Counseling Services’ main office is located at the Pastoral Care Center at Baptist Hospital of Miami, 8900 North Kendall Drive. Additional counseling offices are located at different sites in the Greater Miami area. We can assist you in finding a location that is convenient for you and your family.
Making an Appointment
For additional information or to make an appointment, call 786-596-CARE (2273) or contact us at careandcounseling@baptisthealth.net. If you believe you have an emergency please call 911 for immediate assistance.
Our Services
Our pastoral counselors can help you:
- Grow in your relationships.
- Develop strategies for coping with loss, grief, stress or change.
- Find more satisfaction in couple, family and work relationships.
- Prepare for and enrich your marriage.
- Learn ways of living more fully and develop a more satisfying spiritual life.
- Cope with depression, anxiety or anger.
- Manage health challenges.
- Make important life decisions.
- Find strength and support following trauma or abuse.
- Explore resources for caregiver support.
- Understand events in your life from a religious or spiritual perspective.
- Identify support services for clergy.
Our Staff:
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Renato Santos, MDiv, BCC, LMHC
Director of Pastoral Care and Faith-Based Counseling
Baptist Hospital of Miami, Care and Counseling Services
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Mary B. Reyes, Ph.D.
Faith Integrated Counselor/Licensed Psychologist
Care and Counseling Services
Baptist Health South Florida
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Victor T. Reyes, PhD, BCC, MHCI
Staff Chaplain, Baptist Hospital of Miami
Mental Health Counselor Intern State of Florida
Care and Counseling Services
Baptist Health South Florida
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Kathryn Bishopric, RN, LCSW, BCD, CEAP
Regional LifeWorks Program Director
Adjunct Staff Counselor
Care and Counseling Services
Baptist Health South Florida
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