Pastoral Counseling
Practical, faith-sensitive support for fathers navigating family transition, emotional strain, relationship patterns, co-parenting, and the work of rebuilding.
Learn About CounselingEQUIPPING FATHERS. STRENGTHENING CHILDHOOD.
Raising the Bar for Fatherhood.
Life at Dad’s House provides pastoral counseling, practical education, and free tools for solo fathers who want to lead their homes with competence, connection, and emotional intelligence.
THE MISSION
A Nation of Competent, Engaged, and Emotionally Intelligent Fathers
Solo fatherhood asks a man to do more than provide a second address. He must build a home, understand his children, regulate himself, establish dependable routines, protect connection, and lead through family change.
Life at Dad’s House exists to help fathers develop those skills. We turn research, specialized training, and practical fatherhood education into tools men can use in real life.
START WHERE YOU ARE
Three ways to engage
Free Field Guides
Professionally designed, downloadable guides that turn complex parenting challenges into clear lessons and practical next moves.
Browse Field GuidesFree Video Training
Self-guided courses and video series covering connection, nutrition, transitions, discipline, and everyday fatherhood.
Watch Free TrainingFIELD MANUALS
Practical Tools for the Work in Front of You
LIFE AT DAD’S HOUSE
Dad’s Guide to Back-to-School Confidence
Field guide
Dad’s Guide to Back-to-School ConfidenceLIFE AT DAD’S HOUSE
Dad’s Guide to Meltdowns & Big Emotions
Field guide
Dad’s Guide to Meltdowns & Big EmotionsLIFE AT DAD’S HOUSE
Father’s Home Readiness Review
Field guide
Father’s Home Readiness ReviewLIFE AT DAD’S HOUSE
Fathers Feed by Example
Video training
Fathers Feed by ExampleLIFE AT DAD’S HOUSE
Connection Before Correction
Video training
Connection Before CorrectionLIFE AT DAD’S HOUSE
Transition Rituals
Video training
Transition RitualsPASTORAL COUNSELING
Support for the Man Behind the Father
Fatherhood does not pause while a man works through grief, conflict, uncertainty, destructive relationship patterns, or a major family transition. Pastoral counseling provides a structured place to think clearly, reconnect with your values, and decide how you want to lead.
This is non-clinical pastoral counseling and educational coaching, not psychotherapy.
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LEADERSHIP
Led by Chaplain Jason M. Whitaker
Chaplain Jason M. Whitaker serves as Executive Director of the Institute for Applied Family Education. He is an ordained and commissioned chaplain, Board Certified Master Mental Health Coach, author, parenting educator, and extensively trained family-life practitioner.
His work brings together fatherhood education, pastoral care, emotional regulation, child development, family transition, and practical leadership inside the home.
An Educational Initiative of the Institute for Applied Family Education
Advancing Family Life Through Education, Innovation, and Leadership.