Student Counseling |
First Floor |
Counseling at Princeton Theological Seminary |
Princeton Theological Seminary recognizes that seminary is typically a place of crossroads, challenges, and formation in every dimension, including the theological, the vocational, the relational, and the psychological. The opportunities and challenges that “come with the territory” at PTS guarantee that students and spouses stretch and grow in unexpected ways during their time here.
The administration recognizes that preparation for ministry includes attending to one’s own psychological and relational health. Often what makes or breaks a person in ministry is a combination of interpersonal skills and psychological strengths, such as self-knowledge, self-acceptance, self-responsibility, good self-care, and self-differentiation.
Many drawn to the helping professions have experienced significant personal pain. What makes an effective “wounded healer” is not the wound, but the compassion, healing and growth that have been gained. Counseling is a way of mining for grace in the sand of one’s life. As distress and confusion are heard and sifted through, wisdom comes to light. New possibilities for change, wholeness, and joy emerge.