Dr. Deana Adams

Dr. Deana Adams is the executive director of Hope Behavioral Health, a private practice specializing in issues such as trauma, anxiety, mood disorders and traumatic brain injury. As a licensed professional counselor supervisor, Dr. Adams supervises interns as they counsel with individuals and families addressing mood, anxiety and trauma disorders.

Dr. Adams is also the president/founder of Hope After Brain Injury, a faith-based non-profit organization aimed at serving those affected by brain injury through education, counseling, and connection to community resources. Dr. Adams speaks nationally and internationally sharing research and insight of how to effectively treat and facilitate successful rehabilitation for those affected by brain injury.

Dr. Adams’ has been published in the field of brain injury including her latest book, Christian and Faith-based Counseling for Brain Injury: Techniques for Survivors and Families due November 2022 by Routledge Press.

Bea Garner

Bea Garner earned her Master of Arts in Counseling at Criswell College. She also earned her Bachelor of Music degree at Houston Baptist University and a Performer Diploma in voice from Indiana University.

Bea has 12 years of experience working for Hope for the Heart, a Christian counseling ministry. She was a researcher, proofreader, and has helped with editing books and resources that cover over one hundred life topics. Her work at Hope for the Heart and her education at Criswell College laid the foundation for her biblical counseling practice.

Bea has been a counselor at HopeWorks counseling almost six years. She is a committed follower of Christ and she incorporates her Christian faith with an honest and straightforward approach to counseling. She desires to help clients find true, Christ-centered hope and healing as they trust God with their hurts and fears.

Bea lives in Dallas and is an active member of a local church. Singing is another area of ministry for Bea. As a gifted singer, it gives her immense joy to give God glory though song. She enjoys spending time with her close friends and family.

Dr. Marlin Lance

Dr. Lance leads Coventry House School of Ministry International, an organization dedicated to offering marriage and parenting seminars, retreats, and training in Biblical counseling. He is an alumnus of Baptist Bible College (ThG), and Faith Baptist Seminary (PhD.). Asian University International (DPsy). He furthered his studies at Piedmont Theological Seminary Asia-Pacific. (D.Min). Dr. Lance is a Professor of Counseling at Coventry House University and Clinical Counseling at Piedmont Seminary Asia-Pacific, located in the Philippines.

He has authored ‘The Messiah Method Counseling System,’ published by Westbow Press. Dr. Lance’s teaching endeavors extend across various countries including India, the Philippines, Thailand, Japan, and the United States. He is a licensed member of the Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine.

As a Diplomat of Pastoral Science (DPSc), Dr. Lance actively researches the integration of the Bible and science. He has extensive experience as a trauma therapist and consultant for in-patient spiritual care in Houston. Dr. Lance offers virtual services (ZOOM) specializing in marriage problem resolution, trauma resolution, parenting, personal and relational conflict, anger and stress management, post-traumatic stress disorder, and pastoral and vocational ministry stress management. He is trained in Frequency Specific Microcurrent Therapy (FSM) and Emotional Freedom Therapy (EFT).

Dr. Lance developed the “Personality Profile System,” a widely used psychometric tool. He directs ABBA, which assists professional members in resolving conflict disputes in their practice.