Daniel Kiser

Melissa Haas

Melissa Haas serves as the spouse-supporting therapist at HopeQuest. Melissa has a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy and is a licensed professional counselor.  Passionate about spiritual community, healthy marriages, and intimacy with God, Melissa regularly facilitates small groups and teaches and speaks on these topics in order to help the Body of Christ grow relationally with God and each other.  

Melissa and her husband Troy have been married for thirty-four years and have three adult children and one grand-daughter. They have devoted their lives to helping others find hope and freedom from addiction, giving back the comfort they have received on their own journeys of healing.  

Daniel Kiser

Daniel Kiser

Daniel is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist in the state of Tennessee. He has earned master degrees in Marital and Family Therapy and Biblical Studies from Lee University. Throughout his clinical experience, he has demonstrated clinical effectiveness working with adolescents and families through utilization of evidenced based approaches in his roles as a counselor, clinical supervisor, and behavioral health manager. He has worked with adolescents with severe suicidal behaviors, anxiety, depression, aggression, and high-risk behaviors in residential treatment. Addressed the relational distress within the parent-child relationship created by their child’s disruptive behavioral responses, helping parents through their despair, resentment, and disillusionment. He is invested in the integration of theology and psychology, believing that activation of human longings, desires, and vitality for life is based upon both disciplines. Aside from professional development, he also has experienced the profound impact of a transformative therapeutic relationship that provides accountability, exploration of underlying wounds and thoughts, and compassionate care. Counseling is oriented towards reclaiming, rediscovering, and restoring vital aspects of human development and he is eager to help others in their process as well. 

The Hidden Truth Behind Betrayal

Betrayal wounds not only because of what was done, but because of the promise to be constant and true.

We often speak of betrayal, but seldom do we name what lies quietly beneath it: faithfulness. Betrayal wounds not only because of what was done, but because of the promise to be constant and true.

Faithfulness is a sacred law that is older than pain, deeper than loss. It is the thread God wove into the very fabric of creation, a quiet yet mighty force that holds hearts together. Often, we don’t see it until it snaps. And when it does, the rupture is not just emotional, it is soul-deep. Trauma is born in that tearing, when the bond meant to protect and hold us instead unravels.

So when you grieve betrayal, you are not only mourning what broke, you are honoring what was meant to hold. The trust you offered. The safety you expected.
Your longing for faithfulness is not weakness. It is the mark of the Divine within you. You were made in the image of a faithful God, one whose covenant never wavers, whose love does not abandon.

So let your sorrow speak. Let your heart be held gently by the One who sees it all. Faithfulness may have been lost for a time, but it has not disappeared from the world. It is still real. And though trust may need time to heal, you are already held by a love that cannot be broken.

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