The Pastoral Care and Training Center was established by Brite Divinity School in 1968 to provide service to the community, training to pastors, and research in the field of pastoral theology and pastoral counseling.

Primarily working from narrative and solution-focused approaches to psychotherapy, the Center specializes in short-term care. Most counseling at the Center is completed within 10 sessions, although some counselees benefit from more than 10 sessions.

Services are confidential to the limits of the law, and the Center follows the ethical guidelines of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC).

Most counselors at the Center have served previously as parish pastors, chaplains, pastoral counselors, or secular psychotherapists. They are now pursuing advanced training at Brite Divinity School.

All counselors at the Center receive individual and group supervision each week from certified and/or licensed faculty. Because our counselors are in advanced training, all counseling sessions are videotaped for purposes of supervision and consultation within the Center.

AAPC accredits the Center as both a training center and a service center. This means the Center is carefully and regularly evaluated for performance, based on national standards. In 2003, the Center received the Distinguished Program Leadership Award from AAPC.

Brite Divinity School is a seminary affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Texas Christian University. It fosters ecumenical and interfaith relationships in and beyond the Fort Worth community.