Diane Langberg, Ph.D. is a globally recognized psychologist with 53 years of trauma care experience. She has trained caregivers on six continents and directed her own practice for 29 years before partnering with Dr. Phil Monroe at Langberg, Monroe & Associates, which includes a team of 17 therapists. Dr. Langberg consults with pastors & church leaders on abuse issues and is the author of several books, including her newest release, “When the Church Harms God's People: Becoming Faith Communities that Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth, and Care for the Wounded” available November 2024. For more books, visit www.dianelangberg.com/shop-books/.

Darby A. Strickland, M.Div., is a counselor and faculty member for the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. She is the author of “Is it Abuse?” “When Something Scary Happened," and “Trauma: Caring for Survivors." She regularly trains churches in abuse care and contributed to the free curriculum, Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused.

Dr. Philip Monroe, a psychologist with more than three decades of clinical experience, leads Langberg, Monroe & Associates, specializing in sexual addictions, anxiety, and trauma recovery. Additionally, he trains and consults with pastors and churches on addressing issues of abuse. He holds degrees from Westminster Seminary and Wheaton College Graduate School. He directed the Graduate School of Counseling at Missio Seminary for 18 years and co-founded the Global Trauma Recovery Institute. Additionally, he guides the Trauma Healing Institute at the American Bible Society, supporting over 50,000 facilitators worldwide.

Dr. Barbara Shaffer is a licensed psychologist with over four decades of experience in the field, having maintained a private practice since 1980. She worked with Diane Langberg and Associates for 30 years until 2022. Dr. Shaffer holds a Ph.D. from Temple University, a Master’s in Biblical Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary, and completed a year-long internship at the Coatesville, PA, Veterans Administration Medical Center. Her clinical specialties include addressing childhood sexual abuse in women, domestic abuse, clergy issues, relationships, and marital counseling, all from a Christian perspective. Additionally, she provides case consultation for licensed therapists.

Jon Sovocool is a licensed professional counselor with a master’s degree in counseling from Missio Seminary. He has been working as a counselor at Langberg, Monroe & Associates since 2016, is a clinical director at ServingLeaders Ministries, and for 3 years he taught counseling students at Missio Seminary as an adjunct professor. This past January, he was a featured speaker at B.H. Carroll’s Equipping Ministry Leaders Series Conference.

Dr. Heather Evans is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private group counseling practice in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, with over 20 years’ experience providing therapy, particularly specializing in abuse, sexual trauma and sex trafficking.  She has authored two books from her research on complex trauma and posttraumatic growth in sex trafficking survivors and is the creator of the Voices of Survivors Project. She is devoted to training and equipping service providers and organizations in trauma informed care.  Heather is Co-Founder of Valley Against Sex Trafficking in Pennsylvania and has served as Adjunct Professor of Global Trauma Recovery Institute, traveling internationally to train trauma healing caregivers.    

Carol King is a licensed professional counselor at Langberg, Monroe, and Associates with over 30 years of clinical experience. She specializes in complex trauma, eating disorders, depression, and anxiety in teens (16+) and adults. In addition to her clinical work, Ms. King has traveled extensively to support counselor and pastor training in trauma-informed care, enhancing her expertise in cross-cultural settings.

Jeremy Brandenburg is pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian, a congregation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Kourtney, have five children ages 11 to 1. Jeremy received his M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and was ordained in the Presbytery of Central Pennsylvania (OPC) in 2021. Before becoming a pastor, Jeremy served eight years on active duty in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer. As a friend to many who have suffered serious trauma, Jeremy desires to see victims of abuse heal and find renewal in the power and grace of Christ Jesus.