Luke has 30 years experience as a counseling services supervisor
and director, and counselor in the field of family therapy, marital
therapy, therapy for children and teens, and other therapy. He has
a Masters degree in Social Work (MSW) from the acclaimed University
of Michigan School of Social Work in Ann Arbor, MI.
Luke is a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist in the State of Michigan. He is also certified
as a Trauma and Loss Consultant.
Luke was a Fellow in the Pastoral Care and Counseling Training Program
at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, is a member of the
Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), and is listed as a
therapist in the roster of the International Council for Psychoanalytic
Psychology of the Self.
Religious background
Luke has a Master of Divinity Degree (MDiv) from Concordia Lutheran
Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. He is an ordained minister in the Michigan
District of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, and has served
as a Lutheran parish pastor for 10 years. He has served as Director
of Care for Professional Church Workers and families in Michigan.
Luke is certified at the Fellow level in the American Association of
Pastoral Counselors, and has been endorsed by the Inter-Lutheran
Coordinating Committee of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod for Specialized
Pastoral Care.
