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The Stronghold Assessment

A map of what's actually broken
and what isn't.

Most men spend years trying to fix what they can't see. Working harder on things that aren't actually the problem. The Stronghold Assessment ends that.

Nearly Two Decades of Practice
Doctorate in Christian Counseling
Gottman Method Certified
4.9 stars · 47 reviews

You already know something isn't working.
You just can't name what it is.

You've read the books. Done the conferences. Maybe tried therapy. Some of it helped for a week. None of it actually changed anything.

You assume the problem is everything. Your marriage. Your job. Your anger. Your kids. Your faith. Your childhood. So you're trying to fix all of it at once, and nothing moves.

You don't know what's a wound and what's a pattern. What's recent and what's been with you since you were a kid. What's yours and what someone else installed in you. What you can fix yourself and what you actually need help with.

You're guessing. And you've been guessing for a long time.

The Stronghold Assessment is the diagnostic instrument Dr. Hines built so you can stop guessing.

Six sittings.
About twenty minutes each.
One real map.

You take the Stronghold at your pace, on your phone or your laptop, wherever you have a few quiet minutes. By the end, you have something most men never get:

What's a wound, and what's a pattern.
Wounds get healed. Patterns get rewired. Treating one like the other is why most coaching fails.
What's a behavior, and what's an identity.
Behaviors can be changed in weeks. Identity work takes longer and looks completely different.
What's recent, and what's been with you since you were a kid.
Some of what's running you started last year. Some of it started before you could speak.
What's yours, and what someone else installed in you.
You're carrying scripts you didn't write. The assessment shows you which ones.
What you can fix yourself, and what you need help with.
Some of this is yours to do alone. Some of it isn't. You'll know which is which.

Then Dr. Hines reads it before your session. He's not learning who you are during your 50 minutes. He already knows. Those 50 minutes are spent on what to do about it.

You walk out with a Clarity Plan. Not advice. Not a workbook. A custom written plan: this is what's happening, this is why, and this is the path forward. Built from your data, not from a template.

Four steps. About a week.

Step 1
Pick & pay
Solo $297 or Couples $497. Secure checkout via Stripe.
Step 2
Take the assessment
Your access link arrives by email immediately. Six sittings, ~20 minutes each. Take them at your pace.
Step 3
Book your session
Once the assessment is done, you book your 50-minute Clarity Session directly on Dr. Hines' calendar.
Step 4
Walk out with the plan
Dr. Hines reviews your report beforehand. The session is spent on what to do. You leave with a written Clarity Plan.

Both include everything.

There is no upsell here. The Clarity Session is the complete intake. Coaching engagement — if there's a fit — is prescribed during the session based on what your data shows.

Solo Clarity Session
$297
For individuals working through something on their own.
  • One Stronghold Assessment
  • 50-minute session with Dr. Hines
  • Custom written Clarity Plan
  • Recommended path forward
Book Solo Clarity Session
Couples Clarity Session
$497
For married or engaged couples. One spouse pays; both take the assessment.
  • Two Stronghold Assessments (one per spouse)
  • 50-minute joint session with Dr. Hines
  • Custom written Clarity Plan for the marriage
  • Recommended path forward
Book Couples Clarity Session

Prefer to talk first? Call (918) 212-5330

What you're really paying for.

You're not paying for an assessment. You're paying to stop guessing. To stop blaming the wrong thing. To stop trying random solutions and hoping one of them works.

You're paying for a real map for the first time in your life.

One session. One plan. Then you decide what happens next.

About the work. Dr. Johnathan Hines holds a Doctorate in Christian Counseling and a Doctor of Pastoral Counseling from Andersonville Theological Seminary, with Gottman Method Level 1 certification. He is a Christian coach and pastoral counselor — not a state-licensed mental health professional. He does not diagnose mental health conditions, prescribe medication, or provide crisis intervention. If clinical care is what you need, the Clarity Session will identify that and refer you appropriately. Full scope of practice →

Stop guessing.
Start with a Clarity Session.

One session. One plan. Then you decide what happens next.

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