About

Dr. Pearson draws on 30+ years of experience to carry out his work in counseling and is an experienced people helper working with individuals, marriages, families, teens and children, and organizations.
He is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and an LMFT. He worked extensively as a Counselor for the U.S. Department of Defense and with the Department of Corrections he became a State Substance Abuse Treatment Coordinator after being a prison Addiction Counselor III/Co-occurring Disorders Advisor.
Dr. Pearson is also an Authorized/Ordained Mental Health Chaplain and been a professor, trainer, teacher, speaker, consultant in many people helping contexts. He is also published in the field of counseling.
Dr. Pearson has taught and been a leader on the University and Graduate levels. He has also been an organizational leader/manager/director in Christian, secular and government work. He was a Pastoral Counselor/Addiction Specialist/Spokesperson for Focus on the Family. He also participated in starting two church ministries and two corporate businesses. Pearson Ministries, Inc is a non-profit corporation through which Dr. Pearson does life and relationship consultations.
Dr. Pearson holds various degrees and Clinical Certifications. He graduated from a Clinical Doctoral Program in Marriage and Family Therapy (D.Min.); he received a Ph.D. in Christian Counseling; he has an advanced Clinical Masters Degree in Counseling/Pastoral Care (STM). Dr. Pearson’s Bachelors Degree is in Business Administration. He is Clinically Certified in Counseling through The Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute in New York City and in Marriage and Family Therapy through The Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. He is also a Certified Addiction Counselor.
He has been married to Karyn since 1982. They have three adult children and three granddaughters.