VITOR VILELA

Vitor is a Brazilian born licensed minister and licensed professional clinical counselor with the State of Ohio. He is also certified to teach inner healing ministry concerning areas of spiritual deliverance and spiritual warfare from Freedom Encounters, Inc. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Kent State University in Molecular/Cellular Biology and his Master of Arts Degree from Ashland Theological Seminary in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He currently serves as School Based Mental Health Counselor with Commquest Services, Inc. in Canton, OH.

Vitor has had experience in mental health counseling since 2012 working with trauma, grief, and anxiety/depression related struggles ranging from individuals to families and kindergartners to elderly populations. He has owned a practice since 2013, practicing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Narrative Therapy combined with the approved protocol for leading a care receiver in Formational Prayer. Vitor has experience in pastoral ministry for 6 years, also worked as an outpatient mental health counselor at Community Services of Stark County in Canton, Ohio and taught first year counseling students at Ashland Theological Seminary in 2016. He also recently offered lay counseling training in the area of clinical referral and grief through Healing Care Ministries in Ashland, OH.

Vitor is married to his beautiful wife, Amanda, a Private Nanny and student of culinary Arts. They enjoy visiting their family in Brazil once a year and spending time at the beach.