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 & Education 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
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.
Greg Norfleet
Lead Counselor
Greg grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He graduated from UNC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology, and there met his wife to be. In 1987, he married Cindy and, for the next ten years, they both served with Campus Crusade for Christ in various capacities around the southeast. Along the way, Greg earned his Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. In 1997, Greg became an associate pastor at The Church of the Good Shepherd in Durham, North Carolina, and in 2005, he was sent to help plant Christ Community Church in Chapel Hill, where he still serves as its associate pastor. More recently, Greg has written and successfully defended his dissertation, and in May, 2017, graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry degree in Biblical Counseling. Greg and Cindy have two sons, Evan and Nathan. Together, they enjoy watching Carolina basketball and reruns of the Andy Griffith Show!
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.
Elissa Dawson
Office Administrator
Elissa is a 2018 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Sociology and American Studies. As a Division I diver while at UNC, she served on the Student Athlete Leadership Team within Cru’s campus ministry, Athletes in Action. Elissa was also a finalist at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials. Because Elissa feels called to work with women and children who have experienced trauma, she plans to pursue her Master of Arts in Counseling in the next few years. Elissa enjoys music, movies, and spending time with family and friends.