About Us
Each of our counselors has personally experienced Christ’s kindness in their own struggles. This gives them genuine compassion and biblical wisdom as they walk alongside those they serve. All counselors are certified by the Association of Biblical Counselors (ACBC) or the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC) and are actively involved in local churches.
Pastor Dayton Kitterman
Dr. Dayton Kitterman is pastor of Faith Community Church in Visalia. Dayton serves as an ACBC Fellow in biblical counseling training and has been counseling for over 25 years.
Mike Anderson
Mike has been counseling for over 19 years and is certified by IABC. He attends Living Word Fellowship Church in Porterville, Ca.
Sharon Anderson
Sherry attends Living Word Fellowship Church in Porterville, Ca. She is certified by ACBC and IABC. She has over 20 years of counseling experience.
Pastor Ron Story
Pastor Ron served 32 years as Lead Pastor at Parkside Chapel in Visalia, CA before retiring. After a short break, he returned part-time as the Community Life Pastor. He now serves on our BCM board and assists with counseling needs.
Karon Ussery
Karon attends Parkside Chapel in Visalia, and is certified by IABC. Karon has been counseling for over 15 years.
Claudia Brookshire
Claudia has been counseling for over 15 years and is certified by IABC. She attends the Assembly of God in Visalia, Ca.
Renee Hellstern
Renee has been counseling for over 7 years and is certified by ACBC. She attends Radiant Church in Visalia.
Important to Know
Our counselors are not licensed mental health professionals. We base all guidance on the truth of Scripture and will encourage referrals for medical, legal, or financial matters when needed. We are deeply committed to maintaining confidentiality, with biblical exceptions only when necessary for safety or accountability.
BCM is guided by a dedicated Leadership Committee. This team provides spiritual oversight, administrative direction, and strategic leadership to ensure BCM remains faithful to its mission of bringing Christ back to counseling and serving alongside the local church to minister to hurting people in California’s Central Valley together.
Lester Moon
Lester is the Director of AMP Ministries and Hands In The Community, a non-profit serving Tulare and Kings counties. He has served as a board member and counselor with organizations providing biblical counseling and training. His biblical counseling training was through IABC.
Pastor Jathan Newton
Jathan Newton is pastor of Abounding Grace Church in Visalia, CA. As pastor in the local church, Jathan has been counseling for 20+ years. He is pursuing certification through ACBC.
Pastor Dayton Kitterman
Pastor Ron Story
Sharon Anderson
Michael Anderson
Romel Pumarejo
We believe the Bible is sufficient to address every issue of life (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Our counseling is not based on secular psychology or psychiatry, but on the timeless truth of God’s Word.
At BCM our biblical counselors use the Bible as our God-given, Spirit-inspired tool to diagnose, explain, and solve problems understanding that God’s Word provides true, authoritative, and sufficient wisdom for every person in every life situation.
We make it our aim to focus on heart change – not just symptom relief – through a living relationship with Christ. As a result, counselees learn to handle their personal and relational problems in a biblical way and grow in Christlikeness.
