MEET DR DOUGLAS F C KEFFER

As an ordained minister, serving in the pulpit ministry for over twenty-three years, and licensed as a clinical pastoral counselor, Douglas is a healthcare professional who has been extensively trained in the treatment of spiritual, behavioral, emotional, and family issues. Douglas has served full-time in the pastorate for over fifty-four years, gaining invaluable experience in counseling people with their diverse needs. He is licensed as a Temperament Therapist, Clinical Pastoral Counselor (Advanced Certification), Pastoral Counselor, and Clinical Christian Counselor. He holds clinical membership (Legacy Member) with the National Christian Counselors Association.

Douglas and his wife, Dana, have been married for over fifty-two years and have resided in Roanoke, Virginia since 1990. They came to the Valley for Douglas to serve the Edgewood Christian Church as the senior minister. They have two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert & Sarah, and two wonderful grandsons, J.D. and Will, and Matthew & Heather, and a beautiful granddaughter, Chloe Raine. He is retired from a private Christian counseling practice (New Beginnings Counseling Services) and has presented seminars and workshops on such topics as marriage enrichment, communication skills, parenting skills, listening/attending, stress management, leadership/management development, and others.

He believes that it is important to handle more than the momentary crises in lives. People must understand their personal characteristics, temperaments, and the subsequent snares that have allowed the problems to occur. Following retirement from a twenty-eight-year private Christian pastoral counseling ministry, he was encouraged to continue to help people deal with their everyday issues and began a weekly podcast, New Beginnings Start Today. This podcast can be found on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. Specific issues Douglas has successfully worked with are marital/family problems, divorce recovery, blended family issues, grief recovery, substance and alcohol abuse, panic attacks, various forms of anxiety and depression, adolescent issues, sex addictions and abuse, co-dependency, eating disorders, stress management, church leadership conflict, spiritual/Biblical struggles, and others.

Douglas has authored a book, “New Beginnings Start Today…With God” to also help people deal with their everyday issues from a Christian perspective. Get your copy today!