Someone is going to tell you first. Would you know what to do?
An evening on recognizing when a person is struggling and responding with something better than silence. No counseling background needed. No ministry title required.
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Doors 5:30 pm · Begins 6:00 pm
Triple J Manor House · Mocksville, NC
Free · 200 seats · Open to everyone
Most of us freeze
You have probably sat with someone who was clearly not okay and said something safe. Or nothing at all. And then worried about it for days afterward.
That is not a failure of caring. It is a gap in what almost none of us were ever taught. Nobody explains what depression looks like from the outside, what to do when a person mentions they have thought about ending their life, or how to raise the idea of professional help without it landing like a brush-off.
The people who get told first are rarely pastors or counselors. They are whoever happened to be sitting next to someone on a hard day — a friend, a parent, a coworker, the person in the next seat.
This evening is aimed squarely at that gap. It is not a certification and it will not make you a counselor. It will give you a working vocabulary, a clearer eye, and a plan for what to do next.
Only 35% of Christians felt their church supported them in their mental health.
The other 65% were sitting next to someone who could have. From a 2020 UK study, cited by Dwell Ministry.
Who it’s for
Everyone. That is not a figure of speech — this evening was built for ordinary people, and church leaders are welcome among them rather than instead of them.
- Anyone who has wanted to help someone and not known how
- Parents, spouses, siblings, and friends of someone who is struggling
- Anyone who has been told something hard and froze
- Teachers, coaches, and people who work with young people
- Neighbors, coworkers, and the person who always gets told things
- Small group leaders, youth workers, greeters, and care team volunteers
- Pastors, elders, and ministry staff
- Anyone trying to understand their own experience
You do not need a title, a background in counseling, or a reason. If you have ever cared about someone who was struggling, you already qualify.
What you’ll learn
Understanding what you’re looking at
Common mental health concerns, diagnoses, and seasons of life, and how they show up physically, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally. Plus the myths and misinformation that keep circulating in Christian circles, and what is actually true.
Talking about it without making it worse
Accurate, sensitive language for clinical terms and diagnoses. How to communicate empathy rather than judgment. What to say, and the well-meant things that shut a conversation down.
Recognizing the warning signs
How to notice indicators of abuse, suicidal thinking, self-harm, depression, and other seasons that need more support than a friend can give.
Knowing what comes next
What treatment actually involves, what the local options are, how to suggest help in a way someone will actually follow through on, and how to walk alongside a person who is getting it.
Where faith fits
A holistic approach to care, and how spiritual, physical, emotional, and relational health work together. The goal is not to choose between faith and mental health care. It is to stop treating them as separate things.
Your teachers
The teaching is presented by Dwell Christian Therapy & Training, a North Carolina practice that exists to bridge the gap between mental health care and the local church. Their clinicians are licensed and practicing. This is their daily work, not a side interest.
Kalie Moore
MA, LCMHC, CCTP, PMH-C
Co-founder of Dwell. Kalie holds a Master’s in Professional Counseling from Liberty University and spent several years in private practice. She specializes in maternal mental health and relationship dynamics, with formal training in perinatal mood disorders and perinatal grief and loss.
Lauren Bowman
MA, LCMHC, CCTP
Co-founder of Dwell. Lauren holds a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Liberty University. She works with individuals, couples, and families, focusing on the life patterns and choices that shape how people connect.
Dwell publishes its statement of faith and its full teaching approach at dwellministry.org.
How the evening runs
Come early if you can. Check-in and food are set up from 5:30, and the teaching starts promptly at 6:00.
- Doors and check-inArrive, find a seat, say hello.
- Part oneA holistic philosophy of care. How mental health shows up in the body, mind, spirit, and relationships.
- Break
- Part twoRecognizing, responding, and referring. Language, warning signs, and resources.
- Q&A with the Dwell team
The teaching runs about two and a half hours plus questions, so plan on being finished by around 8:45. Finger foods are available throughout the evening, and handouts and take-home resources are provided.
It really is free
There is no ticket price, no suggested donation, no offering taken, and nothing sold at the back of the room. Nobody will ask you to join a church, sign up for anything, or leave your information with a vendor.
This evening exists for one reason: to help our community understand mental health better. That is the whole of it. If you walk out at the end knowing more than you did when you walked in, it worked.
The only thing we ask is that you register, so we know how many chairs to set out — and that you tell us if you cannot come, so someone else can have the seat.
Good to know
Where
Triple J Manor House
362 Interstate Dr
Mocksville, NC 27028
Just off I-40 in Davie County, about 25 minutes from Winston-Salem and an hour from Charlotte. Free on-site parking. Sunset is around 5:15 in early November, so you will be arriving after dark.
Free. Open to all. 200 seats.
Registration closes when the room is full or on Thursday, October 29, whichever comes first.
200 seats available
Please register each person separately so we can plan seating, materials, and food. A free seat is still a seat — if your plans change, use the link in your confirmation email to release it.
If you or someone you know needs help right now
Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day. In an emergency, call 911.
This course is education. It is not crisis care or treatment.
The Mental Health Crash Course is an educational program. It does not provide diagnosis, treatment, therapy, or crisis intervention, and attendance does not create a clinical relationship with Dwell Christian Therapy & Training, its clinicians, or Concerned Christians for Mental Health. This course discusses suicide, self-harm, and abuse in a clinical, educational way. If you need care, please contact a licensed provider.