Who are we?
The Boston Center for Biblical Counseling (BCBC) is an upstart counseling center seeking to foster a culture of care that is gospel-centered, church-based, and clinically-informed throughout Greater Boston through counseling services and equipping resources.
Our History
The idea for BCBC started in 2015 with a series of conversations between two couples - Fletcher & Megan Lang and Alasdair & Lauren Groves. Fletcher serves as the Lead Pastor at City on a Hill Church in Somerville, and Alasdair serves as the Director of CCEF.
From these conversations, a vision for a Biblical Counseling Center was formed. A meeting was held with local pastors and ministry leaders who partnered together in prayer and generosity to start a counseling center that was centered on the good news of Jesus Christ for all of life, rooted in the local church, and well-informed by clinical observations. The Boston Center for Biblical Counseling was formed shortly after this meeting.
BCBC intentionally aligns with the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) model of care.
Our Staff
Dr. Jeffrey Monk - Lead Counselor - Dr. Monk completed both his M.Div. (counseling emphasis) and his Ph.D. in Hermeneutics and Biblical Interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary, Glenside, Pa. He has more than 15 years of counseling experience, which includes serving at Christian Counseling and Education Foundation, Glenside, Pa, and at Redeemer Counseling Services, NYC. He has taught graduate level courses on how to help counselees see and respond in new ways to their struggle based on who God is, on the hope of his promises, and on the redemptive work of Christ as unfolded in the story of Scripture - to counseling students in the MAC program at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the MSC program at Cairn University, and in the MAC program at Biblical Theological Seminary in greater Philadelphia. Prior to graduate school, he served as an assistant pastor at a Calvary Chapel in London, England, for several years.
He has experience working with: depression, discouragement, loss, addictions (substance abuse, porn, screens, work), anger, anxiety, OCD, overcoming failure (moral, vocational, or relational), struggles with sexuality, relationship problems & premarital counseling, couples counseling, career decisions, and mid-life related struggles, and PTSD.
He enjoys listening to and interpreting culture from a neo-Calvinist theological perspective, intellectual history, film, art, literature, English humor, cooking, and parrots.
Dr. Jennifer Huang Harris - Counseling Psychiatrist - Dr. Jennifer Huang Harris is a board certified psychiatrist. She earned a M.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern, completed residency at UT Southwestern and Cambridge Health Alliance, and holds an appointment at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She was a fellow at the Trinity Fellows Academy under the mentorship of David Powlison, and has completed additional training through CCEF. She is co-author of Downcast: Biblical and Medical Hope for Depression, published in 2020, in hopes of equipping Christians struggling with depression.
She has clinical interests in depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, co-existing medical conditions, and cross-cultural issues. She believes it is important to consider a suffering person in his/her complexity, and that an approach to healing considers their faith, often involves therapy, and sometimes also includes medication. Outside of work, she loves going on adventures with her husband and kids, and engaging in acceptable ways for grownups to make a mess - cooking, painting, and gardening. She still hates the cleanup afterwards.
Dr. Douglas Duncan - Counselor - Dr. Duncan holds an M. Div., with a focus in counseling, from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a D.Min. in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. He has practiced biblical counseling for 30 years at Community Bible Church of Williamstown. Doug has founded a community of lay-counselors to care for and support people through difficult times. He meets regularly with these counselors for training and supervision. He specializes in the areas of Marriage and Family Counseling with an emphasis on relational conflict resolution, guidance, anxiety, depression, grief, anger management, and seasonal life changes. He continues to meet with individuals and couples in the Berkshires. Doug enjoys hiking in the Adirondacks with his wife, camping, and fly-fishing.
Doug spends half of his time working alongside another ministry in Boston called SEND Relief where his sole focus is caring for pastors, their families, and other ministry workers.
Ian Tully - Counselor
Ian graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2021 with his Masters of Arts in Counseling. During his Masters, he interned with the Boston Center for Biblical Counseling and, after his graduation, he transitioned to a Counseling Resident. He has experience working with: depression, anxiety, addictions (pornorgraphy and alcohol), loneliness, discouragement, anger, relational failure, struggles with sexuality, relationship conflicts (friendships, romantic, siblings, parent-child), and graduate school/career decisions.
Outside of work he’s making memories with his wife and the world’s cutest son. He thoroughly enjoys board games, hiking the White Mountains, and deep conversations about ethics and morality. He’s also helping church plant in Everett, where he serves as a deacon. When he has time to himself, he loves getting lost in novels and exercising.
Jen Holmes- Intake Specialist and Scheduling Administrator
Jen looks forward to helping you get the counseling process started by answering any questions you may have, assisting you through the intake process, and scheduling your upcoming appointments. She works remotely for BCBC from Green, Ohio. She has a degree in Occupational Therapy and has done postgraduate work in Biblical studies and counseling. Jen is married to Jonathan and the mom of four daughters.
Kevin Sanders - Executive Director, Counselor. Kevin also serves as one of the pastors of Seven Mile Road Church in Waltham, MA. He holds an MTS in Practical Theology from Reformed Baptist Seminary, a BACM in Christian Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and all three certificates from The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation.
Dr. Fletcher Lang - Founder & Former Executive Director - Fletcher holds an M.Div. in theology and a D.Min. in Biblical Counseling and Applied Theology, both degrees from Southern Seminary. Fletcher founded BCBC and served as the Executive Director for 4 years. In November 2022 he stepped away to focus on full-time pastoral ministry.
Our Board
Curtis Cook - Pastor of Hope Fellowship - Cambridge
Enoch Liao - Pastor at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church - Board Chair
Jonathan Holmes - Executive Director of Fieldstone Counseling - Cleveland, OH
Lauren Groves - Associate Director of CCEF New England
Troy Albee - Lead Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church - Hanover, MA
Our Values
We are gospel-centered.
We are church-based.
We are clinically-informed.
Our Vision
We hope to have one central location in Boston with 5-10 counselors at locations spread throughout the metro region.
We hope to have 50 charter churches who are partnering with us in fostering a culture of care.
We hope to have a yearly pastor cohort where pastors can dive deeper into addressing issues of their own hearts and the hearts of their congregants.
We hope to host multiple equipping events a year such as marriage conferences, parenting trainings, and counseling trainings for local trainings.
We hope to develop “care advocates” at partnering churches to serve as a liaison and culture-makers in their local setting.
We hope to have a thriving internship program where counselors all over the country can gain experience and learn from our staff.