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Trauma as a Place of Service
Natural disasters occur with increasing frequency and force. The number of slaves in the world lingers at an unacceptably high number. Depression rates soar. Wars rage. As citizens of planet earth are engulfed in human suffering, Diane Langberg sees great opportunity for healing. In this challenging talk, she argues that we should see trauma as the greatest mission field of the 21st century.
Diane Langberg, Ph.D. is a practicing psychologist whose clinical expertise includes 35 years of working with trauma survivors and clergy. She speaks internationally on topics related to women, trauma, ministry and the Christian life.
She is director of Diane Langberg, Ph.D. & Associates, a group practice in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, staffed by Christian psychologists, social workers and counselors. The staff has expertise in many areas, including sexual and domestic abuse, addictions, depression and eating disorders. They work with adults, children and adolescents, and couples.
Dr. Langberg is a faculty member of Westminster Theological Seminary. She is the author of Counsel for Pastors’ Wives (Zondervan), and Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Xulon Press) and On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Tyndale House) both of which has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. Dr. Langberg is a columnist for Christian Counseling Today and contributes to many other publications.
Dr. Langberg is Chair of the Executive Board of the American Association of Christian Counselors, serves on the boards of GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment), the Society for Christian Psychology, and World Reformed Fellowship. She is also the founder of The Place of Refuge, an inner city, non-profit trauma and training center. Dr. Langberg is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumna for Professional Achievement from Taylor University, the American Association of Christian Counselor’s Caregiver Award, and the Philadelphia Council of Clergy’s Christian Service Award. She is married and has two sons. Further information is available at www.dianelangberg.com.
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