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Meet Dr. Beth Gioia

PhD, Rev.

Dr. Beth Gioia (pronounced Joya, meaning “joy” in Italian) is a licensed professional counselor, ordained minister, author, artist, and retired professor who taught for 20 years. She loves helping others find healing, hope, and renewed purpose.

Dr. Beth founded Gold Canyon Counseling in 2009 and brings decades of experience in counseling, education, and ministry. With a PhD in Family Psychology and a master's degree in Christian Counseling, she specializes in trauma recovery, relationships, grief, life transitions, and family challenges.

Her counseling approach blends professional training with compassion and Christian faith. She helps individuals, couples, and families work through life's difficulties, find renewed hope, and experience the comfort of God's love.

Dr. Beth Gioia, Author

The Comforter Still Speaks

Dr. Beth Gioia knows pain firsthand. Through decades of chronic illness, she has found joy in caring for others and sharing God's love.

Her latest book, The Comforter Still Speaks, is a devotional for sixty days drawn from more than thirty journals she has kept since her youth. Writing as Rev. Dr. Elizabeth A. Gioia, she shares reflections shaped by suffering, prayer, and a lifelong desire to draw closer to Christ.

These devotions offer companionship to those living with pain, grief, or uncertainty. They leave room for honest questions, fear, and sorrow, with the reassurance that the Holy Spirit, our Comforter, draws near.

A reminder that God's love is never far away, even when life is hard.

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