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Jackie Black

Jackie is a native of the Washington, D.C. area with ties to Maryland, D.C., and northern Virginia where she currently resides. After graduating from Westminster Theological Seminary, Jackie worked as an adoption social worker, developing a trauma-informed approach with a Biblical focus. She applies how the Lord uses Scripture in His stories to help, heal, […]

Stephen Lastova

Stephen Lastova

Stephen is a Northern Virginia native and lives in Falls Church, VA with his lovely wife Laura. Stephen has received a B.A. in Psychology and M.S. in Commerce, both from the University of Virginia. After working as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co., the Lord led him into vocational ministry, and he received his […]

Stevie Chen

Stevie Chen

Stevie is not accepting new clients at this time. As a sister to three adopted siblings, God gave Stevie an early passion for helping others. After coming to faith at age 15 and being radically transformed by the Gospel, God gave Stevie the desire to serve in ministry to offer the hope and comfort of […]

Beth Spraul

Beth lives in Maryland with her husband, Greg, their two teen daughters, and their two golden retrievers, Cali and Summer. They are members of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, where Beth has served on staff part-time as a biblical counselor to women for the past 20 years. She loves the privilege of coming alongside women and […]

John Lauber

John Lauber

Late in 2007, John invited his wife Phyllis and three kids along for a wild adventure to establish a private practice for biblical counseling in the greater DC area. As it turned out, Heart Song Counseling was founded, giving him a front row seat to witness God transform people’s hearts, lives, and relationships. Before this […]

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Donna Burke

Donna believes in the power of the embodied love of Jesus Christ in the context of a safe and empathic relationship to bring about transformation in individual lives and relationships. She has been doing informal counseling and ministry to women since 2014, and counseling on staff with Heart Song since 2018. During these years, she […]