Community Psychologist │ Pastoral Counselor │ Spiritual Life Coach │ Speaker │ Educator Pastoral Counseling & Spiritual Direction Pastoral Counseling is a unique form of psychotherapy which uses spiritual resources as well as psychological understanding for healing and growth. It is provided by certified pastoral counselors, who are not only mental health professionals but who have also had in-depth religious and/or theological training. Dr. Bernada delivers incredibly inspiring, high energy and actionable keynotes to audiences all over the world. Every keynote presentation is customized to render the greatest possible impact, combining

I very much enjoy meeting with couples and getting to know them. It also gives me a great sense of fulfillment when I conduct a wedding ceremony that touches the hearts of those in attendance. I would use the words "personal," "joyful" and "heartfelt" to describe the mood I strive to provide....but never silly or flippant. I think what makes my ceremonies effective is that I do my best to have a real, not artificial, connection to the couple. Regardless of whether they are religious or not, I hope for them to come away feeling that the ceremony was transformative in their relationship and not just a lot of blah, blah, blah before the party....