Mental Health Counseling When life feels heavy & forward momentum matters.
Specialized experience supporting first responders, veterans, law enforcement, and medical professionals.
About Bestowed Fortitude Counseling Services
Our Philosophy
At Bestowed Fortitude Counseling Services, we believe that meaningful mental health care supports resilience, clarity, and forward movement, especially during seasons of stress, uncertainty, or transition. Our philosophy recognizes mental and emotional well-being as essential components of overall health, and views therapy as a collaborative, practical process that helps individuals, couples, and families navigate challenges with greater stability, insight, and purpose.
Our Services
We offer professional counseling services tailored to each client’s needs, including individual therapy, couples counseling, and group therapy. Our work addresses a range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, anger management, and grief and loss, with an emphasis on practical strategies, emotional insight, and sustainable progress.
Our Approach
At Bestowed Fortitude, we use a client-centered approach. We collaborate with our clients to identify their goals and develop a customized treatment plan. We also strongly emphasize building a trusting and supportive therapeutic relationship.
We are now accepting insurance
We accept many major insurance plans through our clinical partnership and are happy to help you verify your benefits.
About Bestowed Fortitude Counseling Services
Billy Christensen, MA, LPCC
Founder | Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Billy Christensen is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and the founder of Bestowed Fortitude Counseling Services. He provides structured, client-centered therapy for individuals and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relational conflict, and major life transitions. His work emphasizes emotional regulation, accountability, and resilience through evidence-based and trauma-informed care.
Billy has extensive experience working with military veterans, first responders, and individuals in high-stress or service-oriented professions. His professional background includes service in the United States military, where he worked on Black Hawk helicopters and served as a Military Police officer. Following his military service, Billy worked in law enforcement and aviation-related roles, giving him a firsthand understanding of occupational stress, high-stakes decision-making, and the psychological demands of service careers.
Billy earned his Bachelor’s degree in Applied Human Behavior from Northern Arizona University and his Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Colorado Christian University. He is currently attending Colorado Christian University, where he is pursuing a PhD in Education and Supervision in Mental Health Care, with a focus on counselor training, leadership, and ethical clinical practice.
Billy’s therapeutic approach is direct, collaborative, and supportive. He integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), trauma-informed interventions, emotional regulation skills, and values-based work to help clients develop insight, build practical coping strategies, and create sustainable change.
Billy is married to the love of his life, Tabitha Christensen, and he identifies as a proud Christian. His faith informs his commitment to integrity, compassion, and service while respecting each client’s individual beliefs and values.
Through Bestowed Fortitude Counseling Services, Billy’s mission is to help clients cultivate strength, clarity, and purpose as they move forward in their lives.
Tabitha Christensen, MA, LPCC
Co-Founder | Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Tabitha Christensen is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor at Bestowed Fortitude Counseling Services who provides compassionate, client-centered care to individuals and families navigating emotional distress, relational challenges, and significant life transitions. Her work is grounded in empathy, structure, and evidence-based practice, with a strong emphasis on emotional regulation, resilience, and personal growth.
Tabitha has a diverse professional background spanning multiple sectors since 2003, including extensive experience in customer service, leadership, and management within the electrical, financial, and insurance industries. She currently holds a management position, bringing a practical understanding of occupational stress, leadership demands, and work-life balance into her clinical work.
Tabitha earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Colorado Christian University in 2025. She also holds a second Master’s degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Government and Policy from Grand Canyon University. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in Spanish from Valdosta State University. Her academic background reflects a strong foundation in systems thinking, leadership, policy, and human behavior.
In addition to her professional and academic experience, Tabitha has traveled internationally and served communities in Peru, Spain, and Costa Rica. These experiences have shaped her cultural awareness and commitment to service. As the spouse of an Army Veteran, she is especially passionate about supporting military veterans, first responders, law enforcement professionals, and their families. She understands the unique stressors faced by service-oriented individuals and is deeply committed to helping them cultivate peace, resilience, and emotional stability.
Tabitha is a devout Christian and has been happily married to her husband, Billy Christensen, for 16 years. Her faith informs her values of compassion, integrity, and service while respecting each client’s individual beliefs and worldview. Her therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and integrative, prioritizing emotional safety, individualized care, and practical skill development.
Through her work at Bestowed Fortitude Counseling Services, Tabitha seeks to empower clients to strengthen their mental wellness, improve relational functioning, and move forward with confidence and clarity.
The Meaning Behind Bestowed Fortitude
“Enduring Strength, Freely Given.” (2 Corinthians 12:9–10)
Bestowed:
At Bestowed Fortitude, bestowed means that strength, support, and healing are not demanded from individuals at their weakest moments. We believe that people do not need to prove resilience or push through pain alone in order to deserve care. Instead, growth begins when individuals are met with compassion, safety, and intentional therapeutic support.
In practice, bestowed reflects our commitment to offering a therapeutic environment where clients are supported rather than judged, and where progress unfolds through collaboration, understanding, and evidence-based care. For some, this may include drawing strength from faith or spirituality; for others, it may simply mean having a consistent, supportive space to heal. In all cases, bestowed represents the experience of receiving care, not earning it.
Fortitude:
Fortitude refers to the capacity to endure, adapt, and move forward through life’s challenges, even when those challenges include trauma, anxiety, grief, or prolonged stress. In mental health care, fortitude is not emotional suppression or “toughing it out.” It is the ability to remain present, regulated, and engaged while facing difficult experiences.
Through therapy, fortitude is developed as clients strengthen emotional regulation, coping skills, self-awareness, and confidence. It shows up as increased resilience, improved problem-solving, and the ability to respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively. Fortitude is not something a person either has or lacks, it is a capacity that can be built over time with the right support.
Bestowed Fortitude:
Together, Bestowed Fortitude represents strength that is first received and then strengthened. It reflects our belief that healing begins with support and leads to resilience, helping individuals move forward with stability, courage, and purpose.
Being part of Bestowed Fortitude means engaging in a process where care is offered freely, growth is intentional, and strength is cultivated in a way that honors each person’s values, pace, and lived experience.
Bestowed Fortitude is founded on the belief that strength is not something you must manufacture in moments of pain, trauma, or exhaustion; it is something that can be received and renewed over time. In therapy, we recognize that healing often happens when individuals are supported with compassion, evidence-based care, and space to process life’s challenges honestly.
For clients who value spirituality, faith can be respectfully integrated as a source of meaning, resilience, and grounding. For others, therapy remains focused on practical skills, emotional regulation, and personal growth. Our approach honors each client’s values and experiences while emphasizing that lasting strength often emerges through support, understanding, and intentional healing, not through self-reliance alone.