Belinda Thompson
Belinda Thompson is a Christian counselor, life coach, and compassionate advocate based in High Point whose work has long centered on helping others navigate life’s challenges with faith, empathy, and encouragement. Her commitment to serving people began after her own experience with breast cancer, a journey that inspired her to volunteer alongside a physician by counseling women and encouraging them to stay proactive about their health through regular checkups and support. Certified through her church in counseling ministry, Belinda later attended Liberty University to study psychology, pursuing her education until health complications and financial barriers prevented her from completing her degree. Despite those setbacks, she continued serving others through ministry, counseling, and community outreach, relying on her training, lived experience, and unwavering faith.
Over the years, Belinda has worked in Christian bookstores, including serving as a manager at Mt. Zion Bookstore, while continuing to expand her role as a counselor and mentor within her community. Today, she provides church-based counseling, crisis support, and life coaching, making herself available by phone and email to individuals seeking guidance, comfort, or simply someone willing to listen. She is especially dedicated to premarital counseling, currently guiding several couples through meaningful conversations designed to strengthen communication, trust, and spiritual understanding before marriage. Belinda is also deeply aware of the financial challenges many individuals face when seeking help and often works to connect people with affordable resources or personally assists when possible so they can receive the support they need.
Faith remains the foundation of Belinda’s personal and professional life. She attributes her greatest success not to titles or accomplishments, but to her love for Christ and her desire to share His message with everyone she encounters. Belinda believes unconditional love is a deliberate choice rooted in compassion, understanding, and service, and she strives to reflect those values in every interaction. Through her counseling, ministry involvement, and encouragement of others, she continues to inspire people to seek hope, healing, and spiritual growth while reminding them they are never alone in their struggles.
• Certified through church
• Liberty University
- PSYCHOLOGY
• Love and Faith Christian Fellowship
• American Cancer Society
• National prayer groups
• Breast cancer counseling and awareness (volunteer position with doctor)
• Cancer and kidney charities
• Gospel singing at church
• Praise dancing at church
• Children's Sunday school teaching
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
I've always been told to try and do what I love most, that whatever I'm doing, if I'm not happy with it, to find something else. Something that gives me joy in doing it. And my joy has been helping other people. I do that quite a lot.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Make sure that you're on solid ground. Make sure you know who Christ is and what it means to be saved and to be a Christian. Be sure you understand that unconditional love is all about making a choice. It has nothing to do with feelings or emotions. To love a person, you have to make that decision to love them.
What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Mainly money. At this time, most folks don't have a lot of money. And me being the type of person I am, I don't worry about that. If you don't have the money, I'm still open. I'll do what I can. For example, one couple I'm doing premarital counseling for right now didn't have money even to take the tests that we administered, so I paid for them so that they could get started. And I helped them find used books because the books we use, which is Symbols, were available used. I helped them to locate used books so that they could still accomplish what they need to do. And I'm not getting paid for the counseling, that's the main thing. That saves them a lot, because I understand the church they attend wanted something like a thousand-something dollars.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Making sure that I'm helping other folks, that I'm open to what they're going through. A lot of times, people try to help folks through what they have been through and what they're going through. But people go through stuff differently, because we're all different. I don't want to say vulnerable, but I'm open to what they're going through.
Locations
Self-employed
High Point, NC 27265