Rev. Desiree Guyton, MDiv, MA, LPC

Rev. Desiree Guyton, MDiv, MA, LPC, is the founder of Quest Trauma Healing Centers, CEO of Healing Quest Counseling Villages, and a licensed professional counselor. She earned her Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Counseling from Biblical Theological Seminary. Desiree has 27 years of experience serving youth and young adults in church and para-church ministries and 12 years in direct individual and family counseling. She was an adjunct professor at Missio Seminary and co-author of Healing Wounds of Generational Trauma: The Black & White American Experience.

In 2013, she received a Global Trauma Recovery Institute (GTRI) training certificate and a 2017 Master Trainer Trauma Healing Certificate from the American Bible Society. Since 2014, she served with the GTRI team in Rwanda, Africa, training pastors and counselors in trauma healing.

She has traveled globally and domestically, serving the poor and disfranchised communities. Rev. Guyton continues her mission as a preacher, lecturer, professional counselor, master trainer for Trauma Healing Institute, and therapist. Desiree is a member of The Perfecting Church in Sewell, NJ. She offers various trainings on generational trauma, trauma, and mental health to churches and agencies. Rev. Guyton is the proud mother of two sons and grandmother of two boys.

For more information, visit www.healingquestcv.com

Desiree’s Life verse is Proverbs 3:5, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not to thy own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will direct your paths.”