C. Renee Yarmuth, D.Min., KLPC, LMHC, LMFT

C. Renee Yarmuth, D.Min., KLPC, LMHC, LMFT, obtained her M.A. in Theology at the University of Dayton focused on symbology as expressed in liturgy and ritual. Her Doctorate of Ministry in Group Dynamics from United Theological Seminary in Dayton concentrated on Body: Symbol and Sacrament. Dr. Yarmuth served as a Catholic Social Services outreach counselor in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis for during 15 years in private practice. She spent the next 15 years as Director of The Counseling Connection at Sullivan University in Louisville. She works now as a Kentucky Licensed Pastoral Counselor using primarily cognitive behavioral approaches. Her abiding appreciation for Benedictine spirituality and psalmody influenced her publications on the psalms (St. Anthony Messenger Press). She participates in the Kentucky Association of Pastoral Counselors, the Kentucky Counseling Association, the Advisory Committee of the American College of Counselors, and her parish of St. Gabriel The Archangel where she participates as needed in bereavement ministry. Dr. Yarmuth, a published poet (The Sounds Around), finds symbolism and metaphor helpful to facilitate healthy relationships to self, others, world, and spirit.