Michael Scott Gembola

Michael Gembola is an ordained minister (PCA) and licensed professional counselor (VA, PA). He serves as executive director at Blue Ridge Christian Counseling in Southwest Virginia.

He holds masters degrees from Westminster Seminary in Counseling (MAC) and in Biblical Studies (MAR), and Certificates in Professional Counseling and Global Trauma Recovery from the Missio Graduate School of Counseling.

He teaches pastoral counseling courses at the Blue Ridge Institute for Theological Education, Santiago Seminary, and Westminster Seminary in partnership with CCEF. He has also lectured at Missio Seminary, Heritage Seminary, and Southeastern Baptist Seminary.

He is the co-author of When Divorce Is Mercy: Finding Biblical Answers for Questions You Never Wanted to Ask (P&R, 2026), author of Anxious about Decisions: Finding Freedom in the Peace of God (New Growth, 2022), and author of After an Affair: Pursuing Restoration (P&R, 2018). He also is fellow at the Christian Psychology Institute. You can follow his writing on Substack at Counseling and Context.