Dr. Harrington will be the first to assert that her major focus in life is her walk with the Lord. She committed her life to full-time missionary service in her youth and has followed this commitment for more than 50 years. She became a born-again Christian when she was 11 years old and made a definite commitment for full-time service to the Lord when she was 21 while attending Founder’s Week at Moody Memorial Church in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Harrington found a new dimension in her ministry when she was introduced to and embraced the Charismatic theology and was baptized in the Holy Spirit while a part of Crossover Ministries in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Harrington’s testimony has always included a kind and compassionate heart for those she counsels and teaches.
Dr. Harrington is an ordained minister (Faith Covenant Ministries, Now Ministries in Conyers, Georgia, and the American Baptist Association).

Although she received her first ordination from the American Baptist Churches of America, her commitment to the Full Gospel has led her to be ordained under Bishop Jim Earl Swilley and NOW Ministries and she looks to Bishop Swilley for on-going spiritual headship. Since the Wellness Center is a part of Faith Covenant Ministries in New Jersey, Dr. Harrington was also ordained by Faith Covenant Ministries. Above all, her spiritual walk and commitment to Biblical excellence has led her to become an integral part of the Full Gospel and Spirit-filled family of God.

She holds two Masters’ degrees; a Master of Professional Studies degree from Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, New York where she majored in an integration of psychology, theology and sociology and a Masters’ in Education degree in Counseling/Education from William Paterson State University of New Jersey. Dr. Harrington has had extensive training in mental health counseling.  She holds her Doctorate of Philosophy in the Social Sciences from the California Graduate School of Theology and has been awarded an honorary doctorate in Sacred Literature from the Jacksonville Theological Seminary in Florida. She is also a Clinical Pastoral Psychotherapist, licensed by the State of Florida as a Mental Health Counselor, and the National Board of Certified Counselors. Dr. Harrington holds certification from the State of New Jersey in Pupil Personnel Services, from the Evangelical Training Association, and the Christian Motivational Training Institute. She is also licensed by the State of Georgia as a Professional Counselor.