Denise Shick Denise Shick is the founder and executive director of Help 4 Families Ministry. She is the author of four children’s books and several nonfiction books, including My Daddy’s Secret, Understanding Gender Confusion—A Faith-Based Perspective, and Transgender Confusion—A Biblical Q&A for Families. She is an ordained minister and has a BA in psychology.
She has been interviewed on several faith-based radio and television programs. She is also a conference speaker and presents workshops on gender identity dysphoria and its impact on families.
Denise has led church-based support groups for people with sexual addictions and has assisted groups in an alcohol and substance abuse clinic. She served seven years in a Christian pregnancy center in several roles and implemented an abstinence program, for which she was the director.
She serves on the testimonial council with the International Children’s Rights Institute and on several other ministry boards. In addition, Denise is an experienced conference speaker and is regularly interviewed on U.S. and international Christian radio and television programs.
She has led church-based support groups for people with sexual addictions, held the position of an administrator of family-related issues with Transgender Fellowship, and served as a program aid for an alcohol and substance abuse clinic. Denise also has seven years experience with a Christian pregnancy center in the roles of administrative assistant, volunteer counselor, and later in implementing an abstinence program as the program director. Denise is a certified life coach through ICCI.
Denise is an ordained minister and has earned an Associate of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Community and Human Services.