Pastoral Counseling

Where Faith Meets Professional Care

Osbourne Hurst is a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor credentialed through Georgia Christian Counselors & Therapists. His pastoral counseling practice integrates Biblical truth, spiritual formation, and professional counseling approaches to address the whole person, spirit, soul, and body.

This is not generic religious guidance. It is a structured, professional counseling relationship grounded in faith, conducted by a man who holds a Master of Divinity and has served as a chaplain in some of the most demanding environments in America, federal prisons and the U.S. military.

Who Osbourne Serves

• Clergy and ministry leaders experiencing burnout or leadership fatigue
• Individuals navigating spiritual crisis or crises of faith
• Men and women seeking faith-integrated emotional support
• Church workers carrying secondary trauma
• Those grieving, processing doubt, or questioning calling
• Anyone who wants their spiritual life honored, not set aside, in the counseling room

What Pastoral Counseling Is, and Is Not

Pastoral Counseling is a professional discipline recognized and credentialed through national certifying bodies. Osbourne is board certified, not simply ordained. His counsel integrates Biblical principles as a framework for understanding human experience, while drawing on professional counseling approaches for practical, evidence-informed guidance.

It is not preaching. It is not spiritual direction alone. It is the intersection of deep faith and skilled professional practice, a combination that is rare and powerful.

Confidential. Compassionate. Competent.

Every session is held in complete confidentiality. Osbourne's background in chaplaincy, where discretion is a sacred duty, means you can speak freely about your faith struggles, your doubts, your darkness, and your hope, without fear of judgment or breach of trust.