About Ouida
Biography
Dr Ouida Walsh, R.N, C.A.C.
Dr. Walsh, Author and founder of Break Thru Ministries of Tampa Bay (BTMOTB), a 501C3 organization is an ordained minister, licensed registered nurse, certified addictions counselor and retired Christian Counselor and now Business Life Coach.
She and her husband John direct BTMOTB. Each Monday night they direct groups for all types of addictions including specialty groups such as Divorce Care. On Wednesday Dr. Walsh conducts a Bible Study for Women at the Well. Also, Dr. Walsh offers seminars on topics geared toward building healthy relationships and enabling people to live their Godly dreams, hopes and visions. She is a state certified Pre-Marital Counselor and Consultant and Coach/Trainer for Inscape Publishing.
Her professional experience includes the publication of her book ‘Restoring the Broken Hearted’; hosting conferences, seminars and private and group counseling; serving as an instructor at Logos College and the NET Institute in Tampa; serving on church staff as a pastoral counselor and staff minister; Pioneered Conquerors Support Groups and authored Conquerors Handbook. She was the director of nursing at Carrollwood Community Hospital and Memorial Hospital of Tampa, Florida.
Dr. Walsh received her nursing degree from Angelo State University; Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology and her Master’s degree in Biblical Counseling from Florida Beacon College. She received her doctorate in Christian Counseling from Faith Theological Seminary.
Dr. Walsh has served on the boards of Oasis-A Pregnancy Care Center, Nurses for Christ, Faith Theological Seminary and Alive Ministries and also on the professional committee of a Women’s Place. She is a charter member of the American Association of Christian Counselors
Dr. Walsh has been married to John Walsh for more than fifty years and they have three grown children.
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about 2 years ago
Dear Ouida,
I thoroughly enjoyed your January and February blogs. I look forward to these in the months ahead.
I have just finished doing your blog the exercise “Tips To Restore Your Trust and Confidence” and will focus on these; they are a very helpful reminder of the blessings, opportunities, and giftings that the Lord has given me. I see a parallel to those things that excited me even when I was not saved and how the Lord has used them to develop me and my walk with Him as well as to bless the Body of Christ and those who do not know him yet. For example, my love of writing, He has caused me to use in preparing my speaking messages to the church and community. He is sooo Good and Faithful.
This exercise was also helpful in me seeing some callings and giftings He placed in me which I would not have ventured into early on in my walk, but ones I needed to trust Him to bring forth. These were surprises He gave me that I know could not have occurred except that He nudge me forward, such as public speaking. I was content an felt safe to be a writer behind the scenes, but He has placed me in positions of representing Him through speaking before audiences in which I have had to learn to trust in Him with all that was within me. By His comfort and strength, I have learned to embrace this and soar in His grace to give out more of Him to those to whom He has assigned me. The neat thing is that I can feel Him with me and in me, for it is Him living through me; I am just a willing vessel who knows I cannot do anything without Him. Thank you, Lord that I am never alone.
Thank you, God for bringing Ouida in our lives early on and for the bright shining light she is for You to the world and to the Body of Christ. Please bless her in all she is and does for You.
Love and prayers from your friend,
Pastor Liz Robinson