Care & Conscience
A Moral Injury Practice
Specialized counseling for trauma, loss, and moral injury, where conscience, faith, and real-life experience meet.
You’re carrying more than most people know.
You don’t have to carry it alone.
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Online and in-person sessions available.
Your story is always treated with care and confidentiality.
What is moral injury?
Moral injury isn’t only about what happened to you. It’s about what it did to how you see yourself, others, and the world.
You may feel: guilt or shame that won’t go away, betrayal by people or systems you trusted, conflict between your values and what you had to do, a loss of faith, identity, or sense of purpose. You may be functioning, but not really living. Moral injury hides itself in competence.
Is this what you’re experiencing?
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1. Meaning.
We make sense of your story — what happened, what it cost, and what it meant.
2. Response.
We work with the emotions: grief, anger, shame, numbness, and everything in between.
3. Reconstruction.
We begin rebuilding identity, purpose, and next steps so you can live fully, not just survive.
I draw on evidence-based approaches (like ACT, Motivational Interviewing, and Problem-Solving Therapy).
No clichés. No quick fixes. Real, honest work, integrated with your values and beliefs.
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Veterans
Carrying what you’ve seen or done.
Medical
Living with moral distress.
Survivors
Of abuse or betrayal.
Navigating faith
Identity or spiritual pain, or anyone who did everything right and still lost something important.
Not fitting a category
You don’t have to fit a category perfectly. If this sounds close to your story, we can talk.
Dr. Emmanuel Thompson
Counselor
About Dr. Emmanuel Thompson
Emmanuel Thompson, D.Min., is a pastoral counselor and board-certified clinical chaplain specializing in moral injury, trauma, and loss. He has spent years walking with people through some of the hardest moments of their lives — in hospitals, veterans’ communities, and one-on-one. His work brings together deep listening, compassion, evidence-based counseling tools, and a grounded understanding of faith, conscience, and meaning.
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You don’t have to be falling apart to ask for help. You may simply be tired of carrying this alone.
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First Conversation – Free (15 minutes, online) | Standard Counseling Session (50 minutes)
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What is moral injury, in simple terms?
It’s the emotional and spiritual pain that comes from acting against your values, or feeling betrayed when life doesn’t align with your beliefs.
Do I have to talk about faith or religion?
Only if you want to. We work with what matters to you—faith, conscience, or none at all.
Do you offer online sessions?
Yes, I offer both online and in-person sessions for your comfort and privacy.
Is this counseling a substitute for medical or psychiatric care?
No, this is not a replacement for medical or psychiatric care, but can be a valuable support alongside it.
What if I’m not sure I’m ‘bad enough’ for counseling?
You don’t have to feel broken or have everything fall apart before reaching out. If you’re carrying pain or questions, that’s enough reason.
Can I schedule a conversation just to see if this is right for me?
Absolutely. That’s what the First Conversation is for—there is no pressure.
You don’t have to untangle this alone.
If something in these words sounds like your life, that’s enough reason to reach out. We can start with one conversation.
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Online and in-person sessions available.
Your story is always treated with care and confidentiality.
What is moral injury?
When our core beliefs or values are wounded by difficult experiences, we may feel isolated, guilty, or stuck.
Healing is possible.
With understanding and support, you can reconnect with meaning and strength, and move toward wholeness.