From Silent Pain to Sacred Healing: Lisa
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” At ACCTS, we see this beatitude come alive in stories like Lisa’s. A woman once drowning in pain, now learning to make peace with her past, her family, and most importantly, herself. Through compassionate counseling rooted in love and truth, Lisa began to untangle years of trauma and step into healing. Your support helps us walk with women like her, planting seeds of peace where there was once only brokenness. Together, we become peacemakers, restoring hearts, rebuilding lives.
A testimony of transformation through the love and care of ACCTS Youth Counseling
When Lisa first came to us at ACCTS Youth, she was quietly breaking inside.
At 35, she carried a lifetime of pain on her shoulders—emotional trauma, spiritual confusion, physical illness, and a deep, aching loneliness. She came from a different faith background, and although her outer world seemed intact, her inner world was collapsing. She felt unseen, unsupported, and overwhelmed by the weight of years spent trying to hold everything and everyone together.
Her deepest wound came from home. Lisa's younger sister had once been her best friend. But years of emotional entanglement, unpredictable outbursts, and hurtful betrayals had left Lisa drained, fragile, and torn between loyalty and survival. She loved deeply, forgave quickly, and gave endlessly, until there was almost nothing left of her to give.
By the time she found ACCTS, Lisa was exhausted. Her body was screaming for help, 20 kilos lost, her hair thinning, her skin inflamed. Her heart was even more fragile. She had seen therapists before, but felt misunderstood. She was desperate, not just for a solution, but for someone to really see her. She wanted to heal, fast. She longed for someone to say, “It’s going to be okay,” and mean it.
At ACCTS Youth, that’s what we did.
We didn’t try to fix Lisa. We welcomed her. We listened to her tears, to her laughter that often masked the pain, and to her unspoken cries for safety. We saw the woman behind the walls: sensitive, strong, generous, and hurting. And we walked with her, not ahead of her.
We built a space where she could breathe gently, slowly, and safely. We honored her story and her sensitivity. Instead of rushing her through healing, we sat with her in the hard places, helping her find tools to regulate her emotions, express her truth, and reflect deeply. Every step was shaped around her pace, her pain, and her potential.
Lisa began to unfold. She started journaling, not just as a task, but as a lifeline. She rediscovered her voice. She dared to ask herself sacred questions: Who am I beyond my wounds? What does God see in me? What am I called to become?
In our sessions, she didn’t just talk, she transformed. Her relationship with her sister, once filled with guilt and confusion, became a turning point. For the first time, Lisa chose herself. She set a boundary, not from bitterness, but from love for her own soul. And in that moment, she took a powerful step toward freedom.
Spiritually, Lisa began to lean into faith. She spoke of surrendering more to God, not with fear, but with hope. She was no longer running from the pain. She was learning to sit in it, grow through it, and let it soften her heart rather than harden it. The change wasn’t dramatic, it was sacred.
ACCTS didn’t just give Lisa tools. We gave her presence. We held space for her grief and celebrated every inch of progress. We reminded her that healing isn’t linear, and that she is not too much, too broken, or too late. We reminded her of her dignity. Her worth. Her future.
Lisa still battles impatience, she wants to heal fast, feel free now. But even that urgency is becoming something new. It’s turning into resilience. Into wisdom. Into the fire with purpose.
Today, Lisa is no longer just surviving. She is awakening. And we at ACCTS Youth feel honored to be part of her journey, not as saviors, but as companions. Watching her reclaim her life, rebuild her identity, and move toward the woman she was always meant to be has been nothing short of holy.
Lisa is proof that when someone is truly seen, deeply heard, and lovingly supported, healing becomes possible.
And that’s the heart of what we do at ACCTS Youth.
