Brenda Gilman is a licensed professional counselor and certified mental health service provider. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Memphis and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She then continued at the University of Memphis for graduate studies and earned a Master of Science in the area of community agency counseling. She completed both her practicum and internship in the counseling ministry of Germantown Baptist Church. 

Brenda was a member of the counseling staff at Germantown Baptist Church for three years before joining HeartLife Professional Soul Care. She is a Certified Sex Therapist through the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists. She completed this part of her education through Richmont Graduate University and the Institute of Sexual Wholeness. Brenda is EMDR trained and certified (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and can provide this treatment for those that suffer with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) as well as other mental health and life issues. Her specializations include marriage counseling, affair recovery, sex therapy, sexual addiction recovery, trauma and abuse, pre-marital counseling, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues for women, couples and families. 

Brenda’s desire is to see people that are in desperate need of healing experience the truth and love of Jesus Christ. She believes that through brokenness and pain, we experience the healing touch of God and bring glory to His name. Brenda advocates that HeartLife Professional Soul Care is a counseling ministry committed to doing just that. She believes it’s a distinctly different approach to counseling designed to heal the souls of our brothers and sisters in Christ so they can live the abundant life God desires.  

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