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What is so Special about Pastoral Counseling in a Pandemic?
To say that the last 14 months have been difficult would be a redundant understatement. It has been rough and the whole world knows it. A June 2020 study of more than 5,000 Americans reflected that forty percent of adults in the United States reported higher levels of mental health issues and/or substance abuse.