Dr. Gordon Hamlin, is a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor specializing in individual, couples and family pastoral counseling, and maintains a private practice in La Porte, Indiana and the surrounding communities.  Dr. Gordon Hamlin serves Epicenter Christian Counseling as President/CEO.  His focus is on helping people gain wholeness through Jesus in their life.  Dr. Hamlin focuses on the areas of individual, couple's and family pasoral counseling as well as in the develoment and teaching of programs, workshops, seminars, and church program consulting in the areas of recovery group, general small group ministry development, pastoral care ministries an lay counselor training. 

With over 20 years experience as a pastor, a pastoral counselor, and a graduate of Southern California School of Theology, where he earned a Doctor of Minisrry degree (D.Min.) specializing in marriage, child and families, he is currently serving a broad spectrum of clients. Among his areas the works in are marital, pre marital, depression, anxiety, PTSD and a host of other issues. 

Professional Activities and Memberships
Intenational Board of Christian Counselors, Board Certified Pastoral Counselor 2007, BCPC #0174
American Counseling Association member since 2007 - # 6257378
Licensed to Ministry 1986 and Ordained to Ministry 1987
American Association of Christian Counselors, member since 1995
American Association of Family Ministries, member since 2003
National Council on Family Relations, member since 2003
Biblical Counseling & Spiritual Formation, member since 2006
Society of Christian Psychology, member since 2006
Marriage and Family Network, member since 2006
Formerly a Police Chaplain for the City of Manhattan Beach
Currently serving Police Chaplain for Michigan City, Indiana


Rev. Ed Hugley serves as the Executive Vice President for Outreach and Strategic Partnerships.  While Rev. Hugley will be facilitating group counseling efforts and sharing in the educational and program develop areas alongside Dr. Hamlin, he will be forging relationsips with the community and other faith-based organizations.  His passion is to help people who utilize our minizstry to be connected to resources within our community and other faith-based organizations.