About Us

Shaun Dutile started New Hope- A Christian Counseling Place in 2014 (originally named Dutile Christian Counseling) out of a conviction that only in Christ could a person truly become “whole again”. Although help can be found by practitioners outside of the Christian worldview, Shaun believed that true and lasting wholeness for each person must ultimately involve a relationship with Christ.

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For 10 years Shaun practiced independently, accumulating well over 8,000 counseling sessions before expanding New Hope into it’s current location and hiring two other Master’s Level Christian Counselors in 2023 & 2024. Today New Hope sits serenely on a small farm surrounded by the company of sheep, goats, chickens, beautiful pastures and an office/barn furnished to provide a place for all to “become whole again”.

Shaun’s wife Marci has played an instrumental role in the work of New Hope. Although not a counselor herself, the setting and design of the New Hope barn is a creation of her unique talents and vision, as well as the landscape and building decor. ​As co-owners, Shaun and Marci have a vision to see New Hope become the Lakes Region’s go-to counseling center for true and lasting wholeness. They desire to see individuals, families, churches, organizations and communities experiencing the flourishing life of Christ as Jesus heals us, saves us and empowers us for living whole again.

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Christian Counseling- A Definition

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Christian Counseling is unique in the world of mental health today. Christian Counselors at New Hope all hold to the fundamental tenets of the Christian faith (viewable here) and apply those truths to working with our clients. As Master’s Level Christian Counselors, we are not LMHC’s (Licensed Mental Health Counselors) therefore we do not offer mental health diagnosis’ according to the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), nor do we utilize the language of disorder in the treatment of our clients. Each of our Counselors are board certified through the AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors) and hold to the AACC Y-2023 Code of Ethics in life and practice. At New Hope we are fully committed to providing sound, educationally excellent, emotionally competent and spiritually grounded counseling to every person who graces our office!