Registration for "Becoming One Flesh"
Course Now Open. Register Today!
 
The Samaritan Counseling Center is committed to preparing couples for 
successful marriages. It is out of the shared value of creating and supporting 
strong family relationships that we offer the series "Becoming One Flesh" 
for enriching marital relationships.
 
The course invites couples to exoplore the journey of committed love through 
a blending of biblical teaching with the best of behavioral science. The focus 
of this marriage preparation and marriage enrichment course is the process 
of love which develops and grows in marriage and on helping participants 
discover God's plan for their marriage in the present, and provide them with a 
relationship vision regarding God's will for their lives together.
 
The sessions will involve 6 hours of preparation for couples. The total cost for 
the course is $240 per couple and includes all materials. Linda Vermooten, 
Psy.D., L.I.M.H.P., M. Div., will present this course on July 11th from
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Samaritan Counseling Center.
 
Couples may register by calling the Samaritan Counseling Center
at (402) 483-5117. 
 Linda Vermooten Joins Samaritan Counseling 
Center Team as Executive Director
 
Linda Vermooten, Psy.D., had joined the Center's team as executive director			
(see news release). Linda is a licensed independent mental health practitioner            
with education and experience in counseling and theology, has been named 
executive director of the Samaritan Counseling Center of Lincoln. She will 
manage the center's counseling staff, conduct educational seminars, work with 
community partners, and provide counseling. Prior to accepting this position, 
Linda operated a private general counseling practice in Lincoln. She also works 
as director of personal care at Christ's Place, handling pastoral counseling, pre-
marital counseling, and overseeing support groups for grief, divorce and addictive 
behaviors. She has extensive experience with chaplaincy and teaching seminars on 
a variety of mental health-related issues.
 
Samaritan Counseling Center Opens South
Central Lincoln Office at Westminster Church
 
The Samaritan Counseling Center recently opened a second office at 
Westminster Presbyterian Church (see news release) at Sheridan Blvd.
and South St. From this site, Samaritan counselors provide counseling and 
educational opportunities to Lincoln South Central and Downtown neighborhoods.
The Samaritan Counseling Center's main office is located on the St. Mark's 
Methodist Church campus at 84th and Pioneer.To schedule appointments at 
the Westminster neighborhood office and the main office, call 483-5117.
 
The Art of Healing:The Samaritan Counseling Story 

A special thank you to Swanson Russell for their tremendous generosity in
making this very special video possible.