Discovering Unexpected Gifts: In the Midst and Through the Chaos of Life

Author Bio: Stephen Now

Stephen Now is a licensed mental health therapist and an ordained chaplain with over thirty years of providing counseling and support to families and children. He has served as an emergency center and pediatric intensive care chaplain, as a therapist for children and youth in treatment foster care, and as clinical supervisor of a community youth and family services center. He has volunteered in supporting mothers and children living in family shelters and as a court appointed special advocate for children in social services and foster care. He serves on the program committee of Treehouse Foundation providing resources and support for foster youth to ensure their having a sustainable adult life through education, mentoring, and financial support. He often uses his background in music and theater to bring opportunities for those he counsels to find new ways of expression and meaning.