Counseling services are provided for, free of charge by Dr. Vivian Rhone. Dr. Rhone earned her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and previously served as the Associate Pastor in charge of Pastoral Counseling at Fayetteville Community Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina from 1987 to 2019.

She founded, and is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Balm in Gilead Family Counseling Ministries. Established in October 2003, Balm in Gilead’s benevolent arm reaches out to over 4000 people every month in Cumberland and the surrounding counties. The organization earned the 2015 Reader’s Choice Award for Best Local Non-Profit Agency and Dr. Rhone was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year.

Dr. Rhone also serves as Christian Counseling Director for The Cumberland Disaster Recovery Coalition and is on the Board of Directors for Riverside Christian Academy. Dr. Rhone previously served the region as the Area Director of Operation Blessing of Fayetteville from 1985 until 1992.

Her work in the Fayetteville and surrounding areas has positively affected numerous lives and families over the past 32 years and continues to do so on a daily basis.