ABOUT US

Our Mission

Hope Counseling Services exists to create safe places in Chapel Hill and the surrounding area where people of all ages and stages of life can speak honestly about their struggles, encounter the living Redeemer, and find the hope and lasting change He alone provides through Christ-centered, biblically based counseling and training.

We do this by:

1. Providing biblical counseling for problems in daily living
2. Training and developing biblical counselors
3. Resourcing the church for counseling-related needs

Our Approach to Counseling

Hope Counseling Services intentionally aligns with the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF) model of care. Our aim is to come alongside you and provide wise and loving help by exploring and connecting what really matters.

Your circumstances matter, so we will seek to understand what you are facing. Your experiences matter, so we will seek to understand how you are living in response to your circumstances. And who God is, what God says, and what God does matter, so we will seek to understand the Hope that he is for us, as revealed in the Bible.

We believe that deep and lasting change is possible, when real Hope meets real Life. Hope Counseling Services seeks to help you connect these things that really matter, so that real change begins to take root and bear fruit in you.

Staff & Counselors

Wes Tubel

Executive Director, Counselor
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Jacklyn Tubel

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Counselor
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Evan Marbury

Counselor
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TiLissa Jones

Counselor
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Cory Lisk

Counselor
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Bryan Launer

Counselor-North Raleigh Location
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Crystal West

Counselor
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Jennifer Mallard

Counselor
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Allison Smith

Counselor
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Paul Martin

Counselor
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Kendra Fabel

Counselor
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Rachel Stout

Counselor
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Susan Bradford

Counseling Intern
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Brian Hogan

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Wes Tubel

Executive Director

Wes grew up in Charlotte, NC and earned a degree from North Carolina State University. After serving with two non-profits in Durham, Wes moved to Philadelphia to pursue further theological training through Westminster Theological Seminary and the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. He holds a Master of Arts in Religion from Westminster. From 2011-2016, Wes served as the director of CCEF’s School of Biblical Counseling. As the director, he provided leadership to a global educational program in biblical counseling that served over 1,500 students annually in over 40 countries. Wes is married to Jacklyn and has three children. Wes enjoys golf, coffee with friends, and spending time with his wife and children.

Jacklyn Tubel

Counselor

Jacklyn holds a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and an Advanced Certificate in Professional Counseling from Biblical Theological Seminary. She served as a counselor at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation from 2011-2016. Prior to her work at CCEF, she spent seven years as a missionary in South Africa, working with university students. She has also served in her local church over the years through children’s ministry, women’s ministry, counseling, and equipping others for ministry. Jacklyn is married to Wes, has three children and enjoys movies, reading, nature, and having fun with friends.

Evan Marbury

Counselor

Evan grew up outside of St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating from University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou) with a degree in Psychology, he earned a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry in Counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Evan’s passion for counseling grew when he joined the Army Reserve as a Chaplain for over four years and continued as he served for two years as the Executive Director of Pregnancy Support Services, which is a Christian non-profit that offers help and hope to women and couples considering their choices in unplanned pregnancy and to youth navigating their choices in healthy relationships. Aside from his work at Hope, he also serves as a pastor at Christ Central Church in Durham. Evan has been married to his wife Katrina since 2013, and they have one daughter.

TiLissa Jones

Counselor

TiLIssa grew up in Charlotte, NC and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Lenoir Rhyne University. She served on staff with CRU in the Charlotte Metro Area for two years before attending Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where she received her MA in Biblical Counseling. TiLissa is married to Tim, and together they own a specialty coffee business in Durham. When she’s not counseling, you can find TiLissa having tea time with her two young girls, refinishing thrifted furniture, or digging in the garden.

Cory Lisk

Counselor

Cory calls West Virginia home with her husband, Roger. Together they have eight children and eight grandchildren. Cory has lived in many different locations first as a military dependent, then as a military wife. Besides raising a family, Cory serves in her local church teaching and discipling women, as well as nursery ministry. She earned her Master of Arts in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. It is her passion to walk alongside women and share how Jesus meets us in tangible ways in our seasons of difficulty and struggle. In her spare time, she loves spending time with family, grandkids, and friends, reading, and growing many beautiful flowers.

Bryan Launer

Counselor-North Raleigh Location

Bryan earned his Master of Arts in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary as well as a Master of Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Bryan married his high school sweetheart, Emily, in 2010. Bryan also serves as the Pastor of Counseling at Christ Covenant Church in Raleigh where he counsels and equips others to care for one another. In his free time, you’ll find him cycling and exploring new restaurants with his wife.

Crystal West

Counselor

Crystal grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and earned a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Crystal was first introduced to biblical counseling over 15 years ago. She recently earned the Foundations of Biblical Counseling certificate through her studies at CCEF and is now pursuing a Masters in Biblical Counseling through Westminster Seminary. Crystal is also a dance educator and PMA® Certified Pilates Instructor. Crystal parents two amazing elementary-aged children with her husband, Jeffrey, in Chapel Hill. She loves traveling, hiking, reading and, of course, dancing.

Jennifer Mallard

Counselor

Jennifer grew up in Burlington, NC, and has lived in the triangle area for almost 30 years. She has a BA in Spanish from UNC-Chapel Hill, and after years of mothering and homeschooling, is currently working towards her MA in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. She loves seeing how God’s Word “comes alive” in the intensely personal details of our lives. She and her husband Ken adopted two wonderful sons from Guatemala. She enjoys walking with friends, days at the beach, knitting, cycling, music and watching historical period films.

Allison Smith

Counselor

Allison grew up in rural Wisconsin. She and her husband, Justin, have
been married for twenty years and are blessed with four energetic
sons. For over fifteen years, she and her family have lived and served
in East Asia. As an elder’s wife, she has been active in mentoring and
counseling women, as well as helping other expats adjust to life
overseas. Allison recently earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from
Westminster Theological Seminary. She enjoys learning about other
cultures, reading biographies, running, and hiking in nature.

Paul Martin

Counselor

Paul grew up in Hickory, NC and graduated from North Carolina State University. He also earned a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Paul has been married to Miranda since 2003 and they have 5 wonderful children. After spending some time overseas with his family, Paul has been a chaplain in the workplace since 2012. Paul enjoys good food, reading, hanging with his wife and family, and playing disc golf.

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Kendra Fabel

Counselor

Kendra graduated with her MA in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and continues to work with CCEF as an RI for their School of Biblical Counseling. She joins us from Southern California where she also serves on the counseling team at her church. She has also served through youth ministry and as a small group leader. She has been married to her husband, Mike, for 26 years and together they have four children. She enjoys camping, hiking, spending time with her family and friends, and movie or game nights at home.

Rachel Stout

Counselor

Rachel holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and a post-graduate Certificate in Advanced Professional Counseling from Mission Theological Seminary. Rachel has practiced as an outpatient therapist and biblical counselor at a number of private practice and non-profit agencies in the Philadelphia area. She enjoys working with adult and adolescent clients in various stages of life. When not counseling, Rachel enjoys writing, baking, traveling, spending time with friends and family, and being in nature.

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Susan Bradford

Counseling Intern

Susan Bradford planted a church alongside her husband, Geoff, in Philadelphia, 2002-2011. She and her husband are now serving at Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC. Susan has taken four classes through the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF) as well as attended many of their national conferences. Susan’s involvement in Parakaleo ministry, a ministry for church planting wives, allowed her to receive Coming Alongside training as well as Group Leadership training. She served as a Network Leader, 2011-2013, as well as a Gospel Coach to church planting wives for the past several years. Susan has participated in years of premarital counseling alongside her husband and has recently counseled engaged couples on her own. All of the experience in informal counseling led Susan to enroll at Southeastern Baptist Seminary where she is getting her masters’ degree in counseling. She has also served as a Commissioned Woman, coming alongside the elders of her church for the past three years and has served on the Shepherding team for the past two years. Susan also served as a board member for The Welcome Mission ministry. She is also mother to six sons, Garrison age 23, Sam age 21, Henry age 19, Clay age 16, Ezra age 14, and Asher age 12. In her spare time, Susan enjoys cultivating her garden, art museums, reading, cooking and baking. Special areas of interest include family systems, trauma, and soul care.

Brian Hogan

Counselor

Brian currently resides in Dallas, TX but is a central Georgia native and a Mercer University graduate (2004). He earned a Master’s of Divinity concentrated in biblical counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2014. Prior to seminary, he worked 2 years in Utah as a field guide with at-risk teens for a wilderness therapy program. In 2014, he began a 2-year pastoral internship at Mercy Presbyterian Church in Dallas, TX. Brian accepted an invitation in 2016 to join For the Nations: Refugee Outreach, a Dallas-based Christian non-profit, to serve refugees from Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brian is officially the Coordinator of Trauma Healing and Biblical Counseling but also serves as an ESL instructor and as a member of the Family Services team. In addition to he day-to-day tasks at FTNRO, Brian is a Master Facilitator-in-Training in trauma healing with the Trauma Healing Institute. Brian is married to Simpson and they have three children. He enjoys early morning runs and chasing after his children in the afternoon following work.