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Dr. Beth Gerhard-Burnham

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Graduate School of Ministry

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Dr. Gerhard-Burnham, (Dr. GB) earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University, VA. in 2015, and is licensed in the state of Nebraska as an LIMHP (LPC). Dr. Gerhard-Burnham is the owner of Gerhard-Burnham Counseling and Consultation in Henderson, NE. In addition Dr. GB is employed by Crown College and Liberty University. Dr. Gerhard-Burnham has been in the counseling field for over 30 years with experience in Inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation, community mental health clinic, inpatient adult and adolescent units, Emergency room psychiatric triage and admission, and residential treatment for adolescent boys as sexual behaviors therapist. Dr. GB specializes in maladaptive sexual behaviors of children and adolescents, women issues and life adjustment, depression and spiritual issues. Dr. GB ‘s clinical interests include; trauma and its effects on body, soul, and spirit, as well as managing the changes within the profession of counseling and its resulting effects upon counseling students. Dr. Gerhard Burnham has been published in The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. As well as cited in various publications and textbook. She has presented at the Association for Treatment of Sexual Abuse ( ATSA), and has presented at American Association of Christian Counselors AACC in 2015, 2017, and 2019, and a variety of in-services. When teaching counseling students, Dr. GB loves to see that moment when everything suddenly “clicks” within a student and they realize that they really can be an ethical counselor and be a committed Christian at the same time and do great work for the client and the Kingdom. What a joy!

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