Theresa is the founder of Rachel's Vineyard Ministries and the author of The Rachel's Vineyard Weekend Retreat and also the 15 week support group model, Rachel's Vineyard--A Psychological and Spiritual Journey of Post Abortion Healing. The Rachel's Vineyard TM support group and retreat models are now offered in 46 states. The International outreach of Rachel's Vineyard, a 501 (C ) 3 non-profit organization, is now growing in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Africa, South America, Ireland, England, Scotland, Portugal, Spain, France, Philippines, Taiwan and Russia with new translations in progress for Korea and China.
Theresa has facilitated the Rachel's Vineyard weekend for women and men throughout the country, training retreat teams in the method and process. She has lectured and trained professionals internationally on the subject of post-abortion trauma and healing. Her books include Forbidden Grief--The Unspoken Pain of Abortion with David C. Reardon (Acorn Books), and The Contraception of Grief--The Genesis of Anguish Conceived by Abortifacients and Sterilization. Theresa has also published a new retreat specifically designed for those who have suffered sexual abuse entitled Grief to Grace--Healing the Wounds of Abuse - Reclaiming the Gift of Sexual Dignity. This new retreat model is now growing throughout the United States and internationally to offer healing to victims of abuse, including those who have suffered sexual abuse from clergy.
Theresa serves as a Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and for the newly formed Apostolic Society, Missionaries of the Gospel of Life. She is a frequent guest on EWTN and hosted the television series Making Abortion Rare. Theresa has appeared on PBS's Religion and Ethics Weekly, Focus on the Family, Sky Angel's Gospel of Life with Father Pavone and has been interviewed for numerous radio, television, print magazine and news stories.
Theresa's counseling work has focused on women's issues, bereavement, pregnancy loss, sexual abuse, eating disorders and anxiety management. She is the co-administrator and founder of Covenant Family Resources, a licensed Children and Youth Agency which supports couples as they build families through adoption. Theresa also served on the Board of Directors for Mother's Home, a crisis pregnancy residence, which provided housing and computer job training for women facing a crisis pregnancy , and their children.
Theresa holds an undergraduate degree in English Communications with a concentration in social work and a Masters degree and Ph.D. in counseling psychology. She is a Nationally certified Psychologist, a Certified Diplomat of the American Psychotherapy Association, a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Counselors. She holds membership in the American Counseling Association, the American Academy of Bereavement and the American Association of Christian Counselors. Theresa is also the proud mother of five children: Kevin, Katie, Aleena, Steven, and Stanley.
Kevin is a licensed social worker and serves as the Associate Director of Rachel's Vineyard Ministries and as a Pastoral associate for Priests for Life.
Kevin is a graduate of the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work. His presentations address the effects of abortion on men, couples, families, marriage and family issues, as well as servant leadership in Post-Abortion Healing. Kevin and his wife co-authored From Grief to Grace--A Retreat for Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse and Contemplating the Shroud: Meditations on the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus (Pauline Books and Media).
Kevin participates regularly in radio and print interviews doing numerous interviews for Zenit News Service and Focus on the Family. He has been a guest on EWTN and Fr. Frank Pavone's Program "Gospel of Life" on the Sky Angel Network. He has contributed to and authored articles on post-abortion healing and contraception.
Kevin formerly served as the administrator of Mother's Home, a crisis pregnancy residence that provides housing, computer training and programs for women and their children. Kevin also worked as a clinical social work supervisor for Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia.
Kevin and his wife Theresa have worked together in marriage and family counseling and established Covenant Family Resources, a licensed children and youth agency that supports couples as they build families through adoption. They also spent 15 years working in youth ministry. Their development of high school retreats and youth programs earned them the "Apostle to Youth Award", which recognized their contribution to the spiritual growth of teenagers in Philadelphia.
Kevin feels a special mission to reach out to men and couples, where past abortion greatly increases the risk of relational family dysfunction and divorce. He brings clients through the healing found in Rachel's Vineyard to achieve this goal. Kevin created the Men's Section of the International website www.RachelsVineyard.org.
Kevin's greatest blessing is his wife Theresa of twenty years and five wonderful children.