Christian Family Institute

Education

BA--Morningside College, 1982

MA--Central Christian University, 1994

D.Min., Central Christian Univ., 1996

About Rick

Rick is a Certified Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist and a Certified Christian Marriage & Family Therapist.  He has been working in the mental health field since 1983 at various inpatient psychiatric hospitals, and has been providing outpatient counseling since 1994.  Rick has been married to Dr. Kathy Roepke since 1986, and together they have 2 children, Emily and Erik.  Together, Rick & Kathy founded Christian Family Institute in November 1996.  They are active in their local church, and have led numerous marriage enrichment seminars across the country, including several churches in Bowling Green and across the state of Kentucky. 

Rick also provides corporate coaching and consulting services for all types and sizes of business/industry.  These are some of the clients Rick and his partner, Skip Wirth, have served:  General Motors, TVA, Lyons Company, Downing-McPeak Vision Centers, University of KY, Western KY University, United States Army, Camping World, Commonwealth of KY, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), NylonCraft, Inc., Ford Motor Company, Kentucky Hospital Assoc., Kentucky Public Health Assoc., Kentucky Home Health Assoc., Wells Health Systems, Community Action of Southern KY, KACA, City of Bowling Green (KY), Kentucky Assoc. of Electric Cooperatives, Weyerhauser, Merrill Lynch, Southern Foods, Kentucky Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation, Graves Gilbert Clinic, Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra, and Great American Insurance Corporation (GAIC).

Rick can be reached at 270-746-0283, ext. 102, or at cficareky@aol.com

Areas of Specialization

• Cognitive Therapy
• Premarital Counseling-Certified for Prepare/Enrich
• Marriage/Couples Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Depression & Anxiety
• OCD
• Parenting Issues
• Men's Issues
• Pastor/Ministerial Issues
• Divorce/Blended Families
• Life Transitions/Adjustment Issues
• Self-Esteem Issues
• Stress Management
• Life Coaching
• Rational Eating
• Grief & Loss
• Spiritual Issues
• Geriatric Issues
• Pornography/Sexual Addiction
• Executive Coaching & Consulting, including (but not limited to) leadership training, team-building, career coaching, and emotional intelligence.