Counselors & Staff

Wes Tubel

Executive Director, Counselor
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Bryan Launer

Hope Leadership Team; Counselor
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Jacklyn Tubel

Hope Leadership Team; 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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Crystal West

Counselor
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Jennifer Mallard

Counselor
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Allison Smith

Counselor
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Susan Bradford

Counselor
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Kim Handley

Counselor – Wilson Office
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Elizabeth Kinlaw

Counselor
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Mark Miller

Counselor
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Rachel Routt-Evans

Counseling Intern
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Shannon Suh

Counseling Intern
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Sarah Howard

Counseling Intern
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Rebekah Sullivan

Office Administrator

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.

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Bryan Launer

Hope Leadership Team; Counselor

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 has been working at Hope since 2019. Additionally, he has seven years of pastoral experience where he counseled and equipped others to care for one another. In his free time, you’ll find him cycling and exploring new restaurants with his wife.

Jacklyn Tubel

Hope Leadership Team; 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. In addition to her work at Hope, Jacklyn is an Online Adjunct Faculty at Westminster Theological Seminary for the Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling program. 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 also earned a Doctor of Ministry in Counseling from 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 a pregnancy center in Chapel Hill. Aside from his work at Hope, Evan serves as a pastor in Durham, and he also serves as an online adjunct professor of Psychology and Biblical Studies at Belhaven University. Evan has been married to his wife Katrina since 2013, and they have two children.

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 Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling. TiLissa is married to Tim, and together they own a specialty coffee shop in downtown Durham. When she’s not counseling, you can find TiLissa having tea time with her four young girls, refinishing thrifted furniture, immersed in historical fiction, or digging in the yard.

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.

Crystal West

Counselor

Crystal grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and earned a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Journalism. Crystal was first introduced to biblical counseling and CCEF almost 20 years ago through her local church. She is currently pursuing a Master's in Biblical Counseling through Westminster Theological Seminary. Crystal is also a dance educator, a PMA® Certified Pilates Instructor, and a former software engineer. She has been married since 2003 and is grateful to parent two amazing children with her husband in Chapel Hill. She loves traveling, hiking, reading and, of course, dancing.

Jennifer Mallard

Counselor

Jennifer is a NC native with a BA in Spanish from UNC-Chapel Hill and a Masters in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary, and has served also in Bible study and church women’s ministry leadership. 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. Jennifer enjoys walking with friends, cycling, knitting, and music.

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.

Susan Bradford

Counselor

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 earned an MA in Counseling in December 2021. 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. 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.

Kim Handley

Counselor - Wilson Office

Kim resides in eastern North Carolina. She is married to Danny, who is an elder at Wilson Presbyterian Church. As an elder’s wife, Kim enjoys leading women’s Bible studies and mentoring/counseling women, while enjoying a cup of coffee or tea. She has earned three certificates through CCEF: Foundation of Biblical Counseling, Topics in Biblical Counseling and Counseling Skills and Practice. Biblical counseling has been life changing for her and her family. Kim enjoys teaching piano. She loves hanging out with her husband and four grown children and spending time with her grandchildren. Kim enjoys swimming, kayaking, taking walks at the lake, reading in her hammock and knitting.

Elizabeth Kinlaw

Counselor

Elizabeth grew up in Raleigh, NC (Go Pack!) and earned a BA in Education from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Teaching elementary school for the Wake County Public School System for many years, Elizabeth encountered many broken families with little hope. This led Elizabeth to pursue training and certification through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) as a Biblical Counselor. Elizabeth received her certification in 2017, and has spent the last six years serving as an on-staff counselor for Vision of Hope Residential Treatment Center in Lafayette, IN. She is also currently pursuing her MSW online from Indiana University. In her spare time, she likes to serve at church, travel, hike, watch sports (especially college basketball), and spend time with her family and friends. Elizabeth has a passion for helping hurting people, especially women, and looks forward to being part of the Hope team.

Mark Miller

Counselor

Mark grew up on the mission field in Mexico where his parents were full time missionaries. As an adult, from 1996- 2010, he served as a church planter in Spain and Europe. He earned a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling at Trinity Seminary and Bible College in 2004. When He moved back to the U.S., he started a biblical counseling ministry at Terrace Lake Church (TLC) in Columbus Indiana. There he served as the Senior Counselor and Director of Biblical Counseling, providing training and oversight to the 10 counselors at TLC from 2012-2022. He also trained church leaders in counseling as well as trained and mentored people in biblical counseling from other churches. Mark and his wife Rhonda served together as a part of a member care team for a mission agency, providing training, counseling, debriefing & care for missionaries from 2018-2022. Mark also taught Art History, Drawing and Painting at Purdue and Indiana University in Columbus, IN. Mark loves riding bikes with Rhonda and landscape painting. He is currently working on a second Masters of Arts in Counseling from Westminster Seminary.

Rachel Routt-Evans

Counseling Intern

Rachel Routt-Evans has a M.A. in Biblical Counseling from Southeastern Seminary (2014). One year after graduation, she moved to South Asia where she was able to apply her degree in various ways. While in South Asia, she was trained in Healing Wounds of Trauma. She joined the Global Trauma Recovery Institute Cohort from 2020-2021 with Missio-Seminary. She has a passion to see people heal and walk in the fullness of who they are created to be. Rachel enjoys coffee, the outdoors, a good book and time with her husband.

Shannon Suh

Counseling Intern

Shannon is joyfully rounding out her last stretch of a Master of Arts in Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary this Fall. She became passionate about counseling after having received God’s own comfort through His Word and through people who have loved her well in her own life. She has seen how hope can look like walking closely with a Person and seeing a glimpse of the grace He is weaving through our lives. She currently serves at a pregnancy center that ministers to women and men wrestling with the challenges that come with unexpected pregnancies. She was born and raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. and is a lover of walks, great movies, Christmas songs, authentic street tacos, and a good road trip. She has experienced grace after grace from being listened to and understood well, and seeks to do the same for others.

Sarah Howard

Counseling Intern

Sarah lives in Central Asia with her husband and three kids (and also recently decided to add a puppy to the mix!). Sarah and her husband have both lived overseas most of their adult lives, and the various needs they encountered along the way led her to seek counseling training first at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, and then later to pursue a Masters in Counseling from Westminster Theology Seminary. Because of her background, she loves seeing counseling skills grown in other cultural contexts where access to counseling is scarce. She also loves getting to help others from her own culture who are working abroad.