Cornerstone Counseling Ministries

What Cornerstone Counseling Ministries does

Cornerstone Counseling Ministries (CCM) is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit Christ-centered counseling ministry founded in 2014 and headquartered in Easton, PA. The organization delivers individual, couples, family, and group counseling as well as Christian spiritual direction, integrating faith-based principles with evidence-based clinical practices (including DSM-5-based diagnosis and treatment planning). CCM operates three physical host-site locations inside partner churches — in Easton, Philadelphia (City Life Church), and Wilkes-Barre (Restored Church) — and supplements these with statewide virtual counseling across Pennsylvania.

The organization is staffed by Executive Director Dr. Marcie Rolle, an office administrator, six counselors (mix of Licensed Professional Counselors, a Pastoral Counselor, a Pre-Licensed Counselor, and Master's-level clinicians), and two certified spiritual directors. CCM supplements its clinical capacity with a Master's/Doctoral-level counseling internship program and runs professional training and school-based programming. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is human-clinician-based and supported by Squarespace, TherapyPortal for client payments, Stripe for online donations, and Bonfire for merchandise.

CCM's revenue model blends per-session counseling fees (sliding scale; no insurance accepted), tax-deductible donations, an annual Day of Giving campaign, a tiered Hope Champions donor program ($500-$4,500), church partner annual contributions tied to a Stewardship Program that funds financial assistance, and ancillary merchandise sales. Client acquisition runs primarily through referrals from a network of 12 named church partners across Pennsylvania and a phone-based intake process.

Name

Cornerstone Counseling Ministries

Legal name

Cornerstone Counseling Ministries

Website

https://ccmhope.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cornerstone Counseling Ministries is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit delivering Christ-centered individual, couples, family, group, and spiritual direction counseling through three partner-church sites and statewide virtual services, supplemented by donations and a 12-church referral network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Counseling Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Christ-centered counseling
• Faith-based therapy
• Marriage counseling services
• Spiritual direction services
• Family counseling ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Easton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Counseling Session Fees: Professional counseling services billed per session. Individual sessions are 60 minutes, initial assessments are 90 minutes, couples and family sessions are 90-120 minutes, and group sessions are 90-180 minutes. CCM accepts cash, check, and credit card payments. The organization does not accept insurance but offers sliding scale fees and financial assistance for qualifying clients.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: CCM is a registered not-for-profit organization that accepts tax-deductible donations to support counseling services and expand access to care. Annual Day of Giving campaigns (2026 goal: $35,000) and individual donor partnerships provide supplemental funding for the Stewardship Program and financial assistance.
3. Church Partner Annual Donations: Partner churches make annual donations to support CCM's Stewardship Program. In return, partners receive reduced rates for referrals, newsletter subscription, discounted services, and social media advertising.
4. Specialized Services and Documentation Fees: Additional fees charged for specialized services including documentation for letters, summary of services, medical leave, court documentation, FMLA, or disability forms at $80 per hour.
5. Spiritual Direction Sessions: Spiritual direction services offered at $65 per session, typically occurring once per month. New clients receive a free consultation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cornerstone Counseling Ministries provides Christ-centered professional counseling services that integrate faith-based principles with evidence-based practices. Core offerings include individual, couples, family, and group counseling, along with spiritual direction, delivered in-person at three Pennsylvania locations and virtually statewide. The ministry also operates a Church Partnership Program, a needs-based Stewardship Program for financial assistance, an Internship Program for graduate counseling students, and an annual Day of Giving fundraising campaign.

Product overview

Cornerstone Counseling Ministries (CCM) offers a comprehensive suite of Christ-centered counseling services delivered through multiple formats including Individual Counseling, Couples Counseling, Family Counseling, Group Counseling, and Spiritual Direction. The organization operates on a platform model with core counseling services as the foundation, supplemented by support programs including an internship program for graduate-level counseling students, professional training offerings, church partnership programs with reduced referral rates, and a needs-based Stewardship Program for financial assistance. CCM also conducts an annual Day of Giving fundraising campaign and maintains a Hope Champions donor program with tiered membership levels. Additional offerings include merchandise through a Bonfire e-commerce integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Counseling
• Couples Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Spiritual Direction
• Group Counseling
• Support Groups
• Internship Program
• Professional Training
• Church Partnership Program
• Stewardship Program
• Specialized Documentation Services
• CCM Merchandise

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10 years serving the community
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• City Life ChurchcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPhiladelphia church partner providing supplemental professional counseling to congregants and staff. Located at 3301 S. 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145. Partners make annual donations supporting CCM's Stewardship Program and receive reduced rates for referrals.
• Cornerstone ChurchcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEaston church partner providing supplemental professional counseling to congregants and staff. Located at 34 S. Second St., Easton, PA 18042. Partners receive reduced rates for referrals, newsletter subscription, and social media advertising.
• Life Church (Allentown, Bethlehem, Nazareth)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMulti-location church partner (Allentown: 38 S 8th St.; Bethlehem: 910 E. 4th Street; Nazareth: 4609 Newburg Rd.) providing counseling access to congregants through CCM. Three campuses in Lehigh Valley area.
• Restored ChurchcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWilkes-Barre church partner hosting CCM's Wilkes-Barre location. Located at 7 Pittstown Road, Clinton, NJ 08809. Provides counseling services to church members and serves as operational site location.
• Greater Shiloh Baptist ChurchsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPhiladelphia church partner at 403 Pastor Fred Davis St. providing counseling referrals for congregants and staff seeking Christ-centered mental health support.
• Mount Bethel ChurchsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerChurch partner at 1270 Belvidere Corner Rd., Mount Bethel, PA 18343 providing counseling referrals and receiving reduced rates and advertising benefits.
• The Vine ChurchsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBethlehem church partner at 1115 Linden Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018 providing counseling referrals for congregants and staff.
• New Covenant Christian Community ChurchsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBethlehem church partner at 21 E Broad St., Bethlehem PA 18018 providing counseling referrals and receiving partner benefits.
• Grace Church (Bethlehem)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBethlehem church partner at 4301 Hecktown Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18020 providing counseling referrals for congregants and staff.
• Fellowship Church of PhillipsburgsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPhillipsburg, NJ church partner at 300 Cromwell St., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 providing counseling referrals for congregants and staff.
• South Ridge Community ChurchsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerChurch partner providing counseling referrals and receiving reduced rates and partner benefits through annual donation to CCM.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Focus on the Family: Focus on the Family is a large Christian organization providing counseling referrals, marriage and family resources, and pastoral support—an adjacent player to CCM in faith-based family and marriage counseling. Both operate in the Christian counseling space serving individuals and couples.
• Catholic Charities USA: Catholic Charities operates a national network of faith-based social service and counseling programs, including family, marriage, and addiction counseling. While much larger and broader in scope, its mission and congregational-referral approach directly overlap with CCM's Christ-centered counseling ministry.

Direct peers

• Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF): CCEF is a Christ-centered counseling and educational ministry that trains counselors, provides biblical counseling resources, and offers direct counseling services—overlapping directly with CCM's integration of faith-based principles and evidence-based practices. Both serve Christian clients seeking spiritually integrated mental health support.
• Rapha (formerly part of CRC): Rapha provides Christ-centered mental health and addiction recovery services, including residential and outpatient care—analogous to CCM's faith-integrated counseling model across individual, family, and group formats. It is a direct service-level peer in faith-based mental health.
• American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC): AACC is the largest professional association for Christ-centered licensed counselors, offering training, certification, and referral directories that overlap with CCM's clinical training and church-referral services. It addresses the same faith-integrated mental health practitioner ecosystem as CCM.
• Mental Health Grace Alliance: Mental Health Grace Alliance is a faith-based nonprofit that equips churches to deliver mental health support and runs Christ-centered support groups—closely paralleling CCM's church partnership and group counseling model. Both target congregational referrals and faith-integrated recovery.

Regional players

• Rosemead School of Psychology (Biola University): Rosemead is a faith-based APA-accredited psychology graduate school that trains Christian clinicians and integrates spirituality into psychotherapy—a comparator to CCM's internship program for Master's/Doctoral counseling students and faith-integrated clinical training.

Emerging players

• Celebrate Recovery (Saddleback Church): Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered 12-step program for hurts, habits, and hangups that runs through local church partners, parallel to CCM's faith-based group counseling and support groups. They share a model of faith-integrated recovery through church-hosted small group infrastructure.
• Stephen Ministries: Stephen Ministries equips lay Christians to provide one-on-one Christ-centered care, overlapping with CCM's individual counseling and spiritual direction offerings. It operates through congregational partnerships similar to CCM's church partner network.

Others

• Association of Biblical Counselors (ABC): ABC trains pastors and counselors in biblical counseling methodology and certifies providers, occupying the same faith-integrated counseling ecosystem as CCM. It is a professional/training peer rather than a direct clinical competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ccmhope
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cornerstone-counseling-ministries

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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