Thank you so much for your interest in supporting Restore & Rebuild!

Want to help?  Here are two concrete things you can do:

Donate

Restore & Rebuild Counseling offers sliding scale fees and generous need-based scholarships. We don't want the cost of therapy to be an obstacle to anyone who needs our help!

Generous donor support from people like you enables us to provide our sliding scale fees and reduced fee scholarships. As demand for our services grows, so does our need for donations.

If you are able to contribute on a one-time or a monthly basis, you will help the work of Restore & Rebuild to continue. All donations are secure and tax-deductible.

Clicking on the Donate button will guide you through a simple process to make an online donation via PayPal. You will also have an option to set up a recurring monthly payment.

 

If you prefer to make a donation by check, please mail to:

Restore & Rebuild Ministries

4403 Manchester Ave., Suite 103

Encinitas, CA  92024

Restore & Rebuild Ministries is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. All donations to Restore & Rebuild are tax deductible. All donors receive a donation receipt at the end of the year.

Questions? See answers to Frequently Asked Questions for Donors below.

Pray

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We would love to keep you in the loop! We rely on prayer support!

Frederick Buechner once said, "The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet."

In 2014, my husband, Dave Friese, and I (Rebecca Friese) faced a transition in our lives. As we thought about what would come next, we looked for ways that our "deep gladness" could help meet the needs of a hungry world. We considered these questions:

• How can we offer counseling that's affordable for a wide range of people?
• Is there a church we can partner with who might share our vision for a community counseling center?
• How can we help parents by passing along the insights we've gleaned in our years of parenting and ministry?
• How can we use our years of experience in church ministry to encourage and help ministry couples?

Slowly but surely, the answers became clear, and Restore & Rebuild Ministries was launched in November 2014, originally as a DBA of Break Thru Ministries, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) with a vision for helping people.

We connected with Redeemer Presbyterian Church in north San Diego County, and found that they shared our vision of a counseling center that provides quality counseling to church members and to the local community.

Soon, people stepped forward who felt called to support the vision of Restore & Rebuild. Many committed to support us by faithfully praying for our ministry. Some provided financial support. With the donor support, we were able to offer a generous sliding scale for our counseling services. We were even able to make some scholarships available for people in need.

The doors of our counseling center opened in January 2015, and we've had a steady stream of clients ever since. Because of our scholarships and sliding scale, we are able to help people who would otherwise be unable to afford counseling, such as:

• college students
• recent immigrants
• young couples
• people newly separated or divorced
• young adults who are new to the workforce
• those who are unemployed or facing financial setbacks
• people chronically ill or on disability
• lower income families

Of course, we also see many people who are well able to afford our fees!

Over time, the word began to get out among local seminaries, churches, and parachurch ministries that we understand ministry issues. More and more people in ministry started seeking us out. We are truly filling a need.

In January 2022, Sonja Spano Pratt joined our team, initially as a Professional Clinical Counselor Trainee, now as an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor.

We also became our own nonprofit 501(c)(3), no longer a DBA of Break Thru Ministries.

In July 2026, Laurence Towner, APCC, and Joe Lo, AMFT, joined our team, and through Joe, we began offering in person sessions in the Diamond Bar area.

That's the Restore & Rebuild Ministries story so far. We are eager to see how God leads and what lies ahead!

- Viktor Frankl

Q. Why give to Restore & Rebuild Ministries?

    A. People choose to donate to Restore & Rebuild for many reasons. You might choose to give to Restore & Rebuild because:

• You have a heart for helping hurting people.
• You believe in the importance of counseling for mental, emotional and relational health.
• You understand how hard it is for pastors to pour into their church members and still have healthy marriage and family relationships, and you want to support them.
• You know that therapy in San Diego County can cost over $200 per session -- and you want to empower people who can't afford that to still receive quality care.
• You want to support a group of Christian counselors.
• Or maybe you know us personally and believe in the work we do.

Q. Is my donation tax-deductible?

   A. Yes. Restore & Rebuild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations made to Restore & Rebuild are tax-deductible.

Q. Will I receive a receipt?

   A. Yes, all donors receive receipts at the end of each calendar year, that show all donations for the previous year.

Q. Does Restore & Rebuild share donors' information?

   A. No, Restore & Rebuild Ministries does not rent, sell, or give donor information to any other entity.

Q. How do I set up an automatic monthly donation?

   A. When you click on the "Donate" button, you will be asked if you would like to make a recurring monthly donation. To do this, you will need a PayPal account. If you don't have one already, you will be guided through how to set up a PayPal account and give a set donation every month.

Q. How do I give a one-time gift?

   A. Click on the "Donate" button and follow the directions to give a one-time gift through PayPal. You can use any major credit card to do this, and do not need to have a PayPal account. To give via check, mail your check to our mailing address shown at the bottom of this page.