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Dr. Stacie L. Brown

Author | Christian Counselor | Trauma-Informed Care Specialist


Bringing Hope and Healing to Broken Hearts Through Christ-Centered Counseling and Transformative Resources

Equipping individuals, couples, and families with biblical wisdom and clinical expertise for lasting restoration


ABOUT DR. STACIE L. BROWN


Dr. Stacie L. Brown is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)  in Arizona and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) with a Ph.D. in Christian Counseling. For over sixteen years, she has dedicated her life to bringing hope and healing to individuals, couples, and families through compassionate, faith-based therapeutic care. Specializing in marriage counseling, trauma-informed care, and family restoration, Dr. Brown combines clinical excellence with deep biblical insight to address the complex emotional and relational challenges her clients face.

As a wife, mother, and grandmother residing in Chino Valley, Arizona, Dr. Brown understands firsthand the joys and struggles of family life. Her personal experiences, combined with her extensive professional training and years of ministry work, inform her empathetic approach to counseling and writing. Through her practice at Sonshine Counseling and her growing library of therapeutic workbooks and resources, Dr. Brown serves both clients seeking healing and fellow counselors seeking effective, biblically grounded tools for their own practices.


PUBLISHED WORKS


The Christian Complex PTSD Workbook: For Individual or Group Work


Complex PTSD requires more than surface-level intervention—it demands deep, sustained healing guided by both clinical expertise and spiritual truth. The Christian Complex PTSD Workbook offers a comprehensive, faith-integrated approach to understanding and recovering from complex trauma. Designed for both individual use and group settings, this workbook walks readers through the multifaceted symptoms of C-PTSD while providing biblical encouragement, practical exercises, and therapeutic interventions. Whether you're a survivor seeking healing or a counselor guiding others through their trauma recovery journey, this resource offers the right guidance at the right depth.

Ideal for: Trauma survivors, support groups, Christian counselors, pastoral care teams, and anyone seeking to understand the intersection of faith and trauma recovery.


Marital AD-HD: Healing The Heart Deficits in Your Marriage


Attention Deficit-Heart Deficit (AD-HD) isn't about clinical ADHD—it's about the emotional disconnection, unmet needs, and relational patterns that leave marriages feeling empty and unfulfilled. In Marital AD-HD, Dr. Brown draws from fifteen years of compassionate experience in Christian counseling and marriage therapy to address the "heart deficits" that plague modern marriages. This groundbreaking resource helps couples identify where emotional attention has been withdrawn, understand the underlying causes of relational distance, and implement biblical strategies for reconnection and renewal.

Through real-world examples, therapeutic exercises, and scripture-based wisdom, couples learn to rebuild emotional intimacy, restore mutual attention and care, and create marriages that reflect God's design for covenant relationship.

Ideal for: Married couples experiencing emotional distance, pre-marital counseling, marriage enrichment groups, and Christian marriage counselors.


God's Healing for the Brokenhearted: A Bible Study and Workbook


Heartbreak comes in many forms—loss, betrayal, disappointment, trauma, and grief. God's Healing for the Brokenhearted meets readers in their pain with the tender compassion of Christ and the transformative power of Scripture. This comprehensive Bible study and workbook guides participants through a healing journey rooted in God's Word, offering both theological depth and practical application.

Each chapter combines biblical teaching, reflective questions, journaling prompts, and therapeutic exercises designed to facilitate genuine emotional and spiritual healing. Whether used individually or in a group setting, this resource provides a safe space to process pain, encounter God's presence, and experience the restoration that only He can bring.

Ideal for: Individuals processing grief or loss, church small groups, women's ministries, recovery programs, and anyone seeking biblical healing from emotional wounds.


I Will Love You Like This


A heartfelt exploration of covenant love as God intended, I Will Love You Like This offers readers a vision of marriage and relationships built on sacrificial, Christ-like love. Dr. Brown weaves together biblical principles, counseling insights, and practical wisdom to help readers understand what it truly means to love another person with the selfless, enduring love modeled by Jesus.

This book challenges cultural notions of conditional, feelings-based love and calls readers to a higher standard—one that transforms not only marriages but all relationships. Through compelling narratives and actionable guidance, readers discover how to love with intention, grace, and unwavering commitment.

Ideal for: Engaged couples, married couples seeking to deepen their relationship, relationship enrichment programs, and anyone desiring to love others more fully.


Making P.I.E.S. Counseling Exercise: A Comprehensive Framework for Understanding and Meeting Human Needs in Christian Marriage


The P.I.E.S. framework—Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Spiritual needs—provides a holistic approach to understanding and meeting the complex needs within Christian marriage. This comprehensive counseling exercise equips both counselors and couples with a structured methodology for assessing relational health, identifying unmet needs, and developing practical strategies for fulfillment in all four critical areas.

Dr. Brown's P.I.E.S. model recognizes that marriages thrive when both partners are nurtured completely—body, mind, heart, and soul. Through detailed assessments, guided exercises, and biblical integration, this resource helps couples build marriages characterized by mutual care, understanding, and intentional investment in one another's well-being.

Ideal for: Marriage counselors, pastoral counselors, couples in therapy, marriage enrichment workshops, and pre-marital counseling programs.


MISSION & HEART


Dr. Stacie L. Brown's mission is rooted in the conviction that true healing comes through the transformative power of Jesus Christ. She believes that every person—regardless of their past, their pain, or their present circumstances—can experience genuine restoration when they encounter the love of God.

Her work is driven by several core commitments:

To Honor God in All Things
Every counseling session, every written word, and every therapeutic intervention is offered as an act of worship and service to the One who is the ultimate Healer.

To Bring Hope to the Hurting
Whether addressing trauma, marital discord, grief, or spiritual struggle, Dr. Brown meets clients and readers with the message that healing is possible, restoration is real, and God's grace is sufficient.

To Equip the Body of Christ
Through her workbooks, training materials, and professional resources, Dr. Brown equips both individuals seeking healing and counselors providing care with practical, biblically-grounded tools for transformation.

To Restore Relationships
Recognizing that we are created for connection, Dr. Brown is passionate about helping couples and families rebuild broken relationships, heal relational wounds, and create homes characterized by love, safety, and mutual flourishing.

To Integrate Faith and Clinical Excellence
Dr. Brown refuses to compromise either biblical truth or clinical competence. Her approach honors both the wisdom of Scripture and the insights of psychological science, recognizing that all truth is God's truth because Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Anything competent in clinical work originated in what has been created and determined by God.


SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & WORKSHOPS


Dr. Stacie L. Brown is available for speaking engagements, workshops, and training events that align with her areas of expertise and mission. Her presentations combine biblical teaching, clinical knowledge, and practical application in ways that engage, educate, and inspire audiences.


Potential Topics Include:


For Churches & Ministry Settings:

  • "Healing the Brokenhearted: A Biblical Approach to Emotional Wounds"
  • "Marriage God's Way: Building Relationships That Last"
  • "Understanding Complex Trauma in the Church"
  • "Supporting Families in Crisis: A Faith-Based Approach"
  • "When Love Feels Hard: Overcoming Heart Deficits in Marriage"

For Counseling Professionals:

  • "Trauma-Informed Care from a Biblical Perspective"
  • "Using Workbooks Effectively in Individual and Group Therapy"
  • "The P.I.E.S. Framework: Holistic Assessment in Marriage Counseling"
  • "Ethical Considerations in Christian Counseling Practice"

For Couples & Marriage Enrichment:

  • "Healing Heart Deficits in Your Marriage"
  • "Meeting Each Other's Needs: The P.I.E.S. Approach"
  • "Rebuilding Emotional Intimacy After Hurt"

For Support Groups & Recovery Programs:

  • "The Journey from Trauma to Healing"
  • "Finding Hope in the Midst of Grief"
  • "God's Presence in Our Pain"
  • "Building Healthy Relationships After Trauma"

Dr. Brown's speaking style is warm, authentic, and accessible. She creates safe spaces for vulnerable conversations while providing practical tools that attendees can immediately apply in their lives, relationships, or counseling practices.


RESOURCES FOR COUNSELORS & CLIENTS

One of Dr. Brown's greatest passions is making high-quality, faith-based therapeutic resources accessible to both professional counselors and individuals seeking healing. Her workbooks and materials are designed with several key principles in mind:

Accessibility

All of Dr. Brown's published works are available through major retailers including Amazon.com, making them easily obtainable for counselors, churches, and individuals worldwide. Both print and digital formats ensure that geographic location and budget constraints don't prevent access to healing resources.

Versatility

Each workbook is carefully designed for multiple applications:

  • Individual Use: Clients can work through materials independently as part of their personal healing journey
  • Therapeutic Settings: Counselors can integrate workbooks into one-on-one sessions as structured interventions
  • Group Work: Small groups, support groups, and therapy groups can use materials as curriculum for collective healing
  • Church Ministry: Pastors and ministry leaders can utilize resources for congregational care, recovery programs, and discipleship

Clinical Soundness

Dr. Brown's resources reflect current best practices in counseling and psychotherapy, incorporating evidence-based interventions, trauma-informed approaches, and therapeutic frameworks proven effective in clinical settings. Counselors can confidently recommend these materials knowing they meet professional standards of care.

Biblical Integration

Every resource seamlessly weaves Scripture, biblical principles, and Christian theology throughout the therapeutic content. This integration isn't superficial or tacked-on; rather, faith and clinical practice are interwoven in ways that honor both the authority of God's Word and the insights of psychological science.

Practical Application

Dr. Brown's materials move beyond theory to provide concrete exercises, assessments, journaling prompts, and action steps. Readers and clients don't just learn concepts—they engage in transformative work that produces real change.

Professional Support

For counselors incorporating Dr. Brown's materials into their practice, the resources provide:

  • Structured session content that guides therapeutic conversations
  • Assessment tools for identifying client needs and progress
  • Psychoeducational content that helps clients understand their experiences
  • Homework assignments that extend therapeutic work between sessions
  • Group facilitation guides for leading support or therapy groups

Ongoing Development

Dr. Brown continues to develop new resources that address emerging needs in Christian counseling and respond to the evolving challenges facing individuals, couples, and families. Her commitment to ongoing learning and resource creation ensures that fresh, relevant materials continue to become available.


CONNECT WITH DR. STACIE L. BROWN


Dr. Brown welcomes connections with individuals seeking healing, counselors looking for resources and consultation, churches interested in speaking engagements or training, and anyone passionate about the intersection of faith and mental health.

For Counseling Services:

Dr. Brown maintains a private practice at Sonshine Counseling in Chino Valley, Arizona, where she provides individual, couples, and family therapy.

For Book Purchases:

All of Dr. Brown's published works are available on Amazon.com under the author names "Dr. Stacie L. Brown" and "Stacie L. Brown, Ph.D."

For Speaking Inquiries:

Churches, conferences, counseling organizations, and ministry groups interested in booking Dr. Brown for speaking engagements or training events are encouraged to reach out through professional channels.

For Professional Consultation:

Fellow Christian counselors seeking supervision, consultation, or collaboration on faith-based therapeutic approaches are welcome to connect.

For Updates & Resources:

Stay informed about new book releases, available resources, speaking schedules, and insights on Christian counseling and mental health through Dr. Brown's professional platforms.


A WORD FROM DR. BROWN

For over sixteen years, I have had the profound privilege of walking alongside individuals and couples through some of their darkest valleys and most challenging seasons. I have witnessed the devastating impact of trauma, the pain of broken relationships, and the weight of unhealed wounds. But I have also witnessed something even more powerful: the transformative healing that occurs when hurting people encounter the love of Jesus Christ through compassionate, skilled care.

My work—both in the counseling room and through the written word—is motivated by a simple but profound truth: God is in the business of restoration. He heals the brokenhearted. He binds up wounds. He makes all things new. And He often chooses to do this healing work through the ministry of counseling, the support of community, and the practical application of biblical truth to our deepest struggles.

Whether you're a person seeking healing, a couple hoping to restore your marriage, a counselor looking for resources to better serve your clients, or a ministry leader wanting to support your congregation, I pray that the resources I've created serve you well. May they point you to the ultimate Healer, equip you with practical tools for transformation, and remind you that no matter how deep the pain, healing is possible through Christ.

Thank you for allowing me to be part of your journey toward wholeness.

— Dr. Stacie L. Brown, Ph.D., LPC, CCTP


ENDORSEMENTS & IMPACT


Dr. Brown's work has touched countless lives across the country and around the world. Her resources are used by:

  • Individual counseling clients experiencing breakthrough and healing
  • Marriage counselors integrating her frameworks into their therapeutic practice
  • Church small groups processing grief, trauma, and relational challenges
  • Christian counseling training programs preparing the next generation of therapists
  • Recovery ministries supporting individuals healing from complex trauma
  • Couples rebuilding their marriages after seasons of disconnection
  • Pastors and ministry leaders providing congregational care
  • Support groups creating safe spaces for shared healing journeys

The accessibility of her materials through Amazon.com has enabled people in diverse contexts—from major metropolitan areas to rural communities, from established counseling centers to grassroots church ministries—to access high-quality, faith-based therapeutic resources.


THE INVITATION


If you're struggling with trauma, grief, relational pain, or emotional wounds, you don't have to walk that journey alone. Dr. Brown's resources provide guidance, hope, and practical tools for healing.

If you're a counselor seeking to integrate faith and clinical excellence in your practice, you'll find trusted resources that honor both biblical truth and therapeutic effectiveness.

If you're a church or ministry leader wanting to support your community through life's challenges, you'll discover accessible materials that can transform your care ministry.

If you're a couple whose marriage feels distant or broken, you'll find hope and practical strategies for rebuilding emotional intimacy and covenant love.


All books by Dr. Stacie L. Brown are available on Amazon.com in both print and digital formats.

For speaking inquiries, professional consultation, or counseling services, please connect through appropriate professional channels.

Dr. Stacie L. Brown, Ph.D., LPC, CCTP
Christian Counselor | Author | Trauma-Informed Care Specialist
Chino Valley, Arizona


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