Imani Counseling Services, Inc., is a non-profit private corporation chartered by the state of Illinois. We specialize in faith-based nouthetic and pastoral counseling using temperament therapy skills and the Arno Profile System. The Arno Profile System reveals "hidden problems" people encounter that normally take seven or eight sessions to identify. Presently, over 3,000 professional Christian counselors rely on the Arno Profile System to aid them in their counseling efforts. An accuracy rate of over ninety-percent (90%) have been reported in identifying a person's inborn temperament.
The Arno Profile System does not measure a person's behavior; it identifies a person's God-given temperament. Who God created us to be (temperament) and who we become (through learned behavior) can be entirely different. We need to find out who we really are and find ways to become the person God wants us to be (the true self) instead of the person we have learned to be (the masked self).
Traditionally, there have been four temperaments recognized by secular behavioral scientists. These four include Melancholy, Sanguine, Choleric, and Phlegmatic. However, an important fifth temperament identified by the research of Dr. Richard Arno over 14 years ago is called the Supine. This designation is attributed to a person who possess the characteristics of a "servant" and feels that he/she has little or no value.
The information that the A.P.S. places in the hands of a qualified counselor is biblical, extremely important and state-of-the-art. It only takes 8 to 10 minutes for the counselee to respond to the 54 questions. The counselor generates a "clinical diagnostic report" from which to do the session and as a courtesy to our clients a personalized "Special Personal Profile" is given to them. The Arno Profile System is highly recognized, very professional, and a tremendous asset to all Pastoral Counselors.
In your Special Personal Profile, the following terms are used to identify the five basic temperaments:
Melancholy: Characterized by a need to be alone. They are realistic, artistic, and creative. They tend to be thinkers. Sanguine: Characterized by their need for people. They are bright, cheerful people who are like sunshine. Choleric: Characterized by a need to dominate/control situations, self, and others. Also have leadership capabilities. Phlegmatic: Characterized by their low energy, easy going manner and peacemaking abilities. Supine: Characterized by a need to please people. They feel that their only purpose is to serve others.
To arrange an initial consultation with Imani Counseling Services, Inc., please contact our office at (708) 389-1310. You may also submit an email to imanicounselingservicesinc@hotmail.com or contact Gwendolyn E. Matten, Administrative Assistant at gem0128@sbcglobal.net. Due to client confidentiality, Imani Counseling Services, Inc., does not perform telephone counseling sessions. Imani Counseling Services, Inc., is also a Certified Academic Institution (C.A.I.) registered with the National Christian Counselors Association (www.ncca.org) in Sarasota, Florida.
Imani Counseling Services, Inc. PO Box 87307 Chicago, Illinois 60680 (708) 389-1310 FAX (708) 389-3060 www.imanicounselingservices.org imanicounselingservicesinc@hotmail.com gem0128@sbcglobal.net