About

Gold Canyon Counseling seeks to provide hope and healing to those who are struggling with relationships, trauma, life transitions, grief, depression, anger, anxiety, pain, chronic illness, parenting issues, and loss. Individual, marriage, family, and group counseling are available .

Gold Canyon Counseling is the practice of pastoral counselor, and professor, Rev. Dr. Beth Gioia (joya), Ph.D. Her doctorate in Family Psychology, training and experience enable her to have depth of insight into a couples issues. As an ordained minister she utilizes the tools of counseling and the power of prayer. Therapeutic prayer, life coaching, hypnotherapy, focused relaxation, art therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and therapeutic prayer are also provided from a compassionate Christian, perspective. By guiding clients to identify lies and distorted thinking, they are led to the truth of God’s love.

Dr. Beth’s counseling is enriched by her vast experience in education, social work and ministry. She applies learning gained from 18 years of being a professor, 15 years as a licensed professional counselor and 25 years of faith based counseling as a pastor’s wife in the church. She was ordained in 2009 and practices here as a pastoral counselor Her PhD is in Family Psychology and her Masters is in Christian Counseling.