Individual Pastoral Counseling
A confidential, faith-centered place to talk honestly, find clarity, and consider your next faithful step.
The Journey Pastoral CounselingChristian counseling · Visalia, California
A safe place for honest conversations, spiritual healing, and hope.
Compassionate Christian pastoral counseling with Michael Trimble—offering a comfortable place to be heard, find clarity, and take the next step toward healing.
♡ Come as you are. You do not have to have the right words.
“He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness.”
Psalm 23:3
Care for the whole person
You do not have to walk this part of the journey alone.
Pastoral counseling brings compassionate conversation, practical wisdom, prayer, and the resources of Christian faith into the places where life feels heavy or unclear.
Grief & Life Transitions
Gentle support through loss, caregiving, illness, retirement, family changes, and seasons you never expected.
Marriage & Family Conversations
Pastoral guidance that helps couples and families listen carefully, speak truthfully, and move toward one another.
Care for Those Who Care
Encouragement for pastors, hospice clinicians, caregivers, and others carrying the sacred weight of caring for people.
Pastoral counseling is spiritual and relational care. It is not a substitute for licensed psychotherapy, medical treatment, or emergency services.
Books for the road
Hope you can hold in your hands.
Stories, devotions, and practical Christian encouragement for ordinary people walking through difficult and meaningful seasons.
For the hospice team
Sacred Work, Weary Hearts
Coming November 2026
Thirty gentle, honest devotions for the people who walk with patients and families through life’s most difficult days.
Learn about the book →
A journey through the Model Prayer
Jesus Teaches Us to Pray
In preparation
A warm, accessible invitation to pray with greater confidence, surrender, honesty, and hope.
Learn about the book →
Meet Michael
A pastor’s heart. A chaplain’s presence. A comfortable chair.
Michael Trimble has spent more than forty years serving people through pastoral ministry. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Christian Ministry and Leadership from Fresno Pacific University and a master’s degree in Counseling from Liberty University. As a pastor, hospice chaplain, grief-support facilitator, counselor, and writer, he has learned that people rarely need a quick answer as much as they need a safe place to tell the truth.
The Journey Pastoral Counseling was created to offer that place—faithful to Scripture, honest about life, and grounded in the belief that no season is beyond the reach of grace.
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Let’s begin with a conversation.
Tell me a little about what kind of support you are looking for and when you are generally available. I’ll follow up to talk about fit and scheduling.
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