Lunday Counseling Center

Lunday Counseling Center, LLC, located in Destin, FL, is a beacon of hope in a world that can often feel hopeless. Led by Dr. Mindi Lunday, Ed. D., M.A., M.A., LMHC-S, LPC, our team is dedicated to providing compassionate, effective, and faith-based counseling services to individuals, couples, and families. With a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology, a Master's in Marriage and Family Counseling, and a Master's in Education, Dr. Lunday brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her practice.

Counseling from a Psychological & Biblical Perspective

At Lunday Counseling Center, LLC, we believe that true healing and transformation come from addressing the whole person - body, mind, and spirit. Our purpose is to bring hope to the hurting and healing to the broken through the power of God. Faith-based research demonstrates better well-being, with lower depression and anxiety levels, for those who incorporate spirituality into their lives. Faith-based counseling provides a holistic approach, incorporating both the spirit and the mind, in the healing process.

Marriage & Family: Addressing Patterns of Behavior

We understand that a family's patterns of behavior influence the individual. Even if only the individual is in therapy, patterns and systems within the family are included in the treatment plan. Marriage and family therapy is solution-focused, specific with attainable therapeutic goals, designed with the "end in mind". Our approach is to view the family as a single emotional unit, working together to address and overcome the challenges that are affecting one or more of its members.

Life Coach: Guiding You Toward Your Goals

A Life Coach will walk you through issues, setbacks, defeats, roadblocks, and the pothole of life, not as a counselor or therapist, but as a peer and trained coach. Another set of eyes, another perspective, to help you see where you want to go and how you can get there. It's a time of discovery. Our Life Coach, Gary Brown, will help you identify your strengths, clarify your goals, and develop a plan of action to achieve them.

Trauma: Healing from Deeply Disturbing Experiences

Trauma is a deeply disturbing experience that causes severe physical or psychological harm. Trauma is subjective and relies on a person's response to an event as opposed to the event itself. A person's response to trauma, and the reason people respond differently, is due to development, previous experience or trauma, and current stability, among other things. At Lunday Counseling Center, LLC, we offer Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Attachment Theory, Child-Centered Play Therapy, EMDR, and Family Systems, among other approaches, to help individuals heal from trauma.

Play Therapy: A Safe Space for Children to Heal

Play Therapy is a powerful tool that allows children to communicate and work through their internal struggles in a safe and supportive environment. Through play and a trained therapist, the child is able to establish healthier ways to deal with the struggles of life, lowering anxiety, depression, and inappropriate behaviors. Our Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Dr. Lunday, integrates biblical principles into her approach, providing a faith-based perspective that promotes healing and growth.

Addictions: An Integrated Approach

Many things influence the development of an addiction, and they are all inter-related. That is why we use an integrated approach to treating addictions. We will take a look at how your family history and personal experiences, cultural factors, interpersonal relationships, and your faith inform your decisions. Our goal is to help you understand the underlying causes of your addiction and provide you with the tools and support you need to break free from its hold.

Biofeedback: Managing Psychological and Emotional Stress Responses

We are excited to now offer Biofeedback, a powerful tool that helps identify stress potentials and manage psychological and emotional stress responses. Our Life Coach, Gary Brown, has completed training in the L.I.F.E. System, an advanced electro-physiological biofeedback device. Biofeedback has been used successfully for years in managing anxiety, panic attacks, and PTSD, as well as just helping to manage daily stress.

Begin Your Journey of Hope Today

The desire to seek counseling is a courageous one that invests in the fabric of your future. Just looking into counseling demonstrates a desire for change, and we are here to guide, encourage, teach, and support you as you take the steps toward healing. Don't waste another day. Take that next step and schedule an appointment, and let's get started in this journey of hope!