Dr. Gruenewald is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in private practice at Faithlife Counseling in Arlington Heights, IL, with more than forty-four year’s experience in individual, marital, family, and group counseling. He came to Trinity in 1996 as affiliate adjunct faculty, where he taught in the Psychology Department at Trinity College for twelve years. In 2009, he became full-time faculty in the Counseling Department at TEDS, while still maintaining his practice. From 2018, he became and remains an Affiliate professor at TEDS. He is currently an elder in his church. He has been a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Counseling Association, Christian Association for Psychological Studies, American Association of Christian Counselors, and the American Mental Health Counselors Association. He has been married since 1979 and is the father of two sons, two grandsons and one granddaughter. When it comes time for rest and rejuvenation, he spends time outdoors, particularly at the lake cabin he built in Wisconsin. Jogging, gardening, construction and long walks with his wife are among his passions.