About The Hope Exchange
Sara Kerr, Carrie Roark, and the name that carries Bradley's legacy forward.
The Hope Exchange by Roark Kerr & Associates is a small Christian life coaching practice on 82nd Street in Lubbock. It has one office, two coaches, and a name that was chosen on purpose, after a loss the whole community felt.
How the practice started, and why the name changed
Same mission, renewed name.
Bradley Roark earned his counseling degree in 2008 and started Roark Christian Counseling in Columbia, Missouri. In 2014 he brought the practice home to Lubbock, where he had grown up.
Sara Kerr began training under Bradley in 2018, working toward becoming his business partner. She earned her Life Coaching Certification in 2020, and in 2023 the two of them established Roark Kerr & Associates Christian Counseling & Coaching.
Bradley died on 2 October 2024. In their own words, he “met his savior face to face” and left behind a legacy of hope, compassion, empathy, faith and love, through his family, his friends and his clients.
In the months after, Sara wanted to do something that commemorated the legacy of being what Bradley called a Hope Dealer, so she renamed the business The Hope Exchange. The mission did not change. With this renewed name, it remains their deepest desire to keep exchanging hope for hopelessness, and to be a safe place for anyone they come in contact with, in person or virtually.
Hope. Traded Daily.
Who you would be working with
Two Certified Life Coaches, one practice.
Sara Kerr
Certified Life Coach, Owner
Sara began training under Bradley Roark in 2018 and earned her Life Coaching Certification in 2020. She and Bradley established Roark Kerr & Associates together in 2023, and she has run the practice, now as The Hope Exchange, since his death in 2024.
Carrie Roark
Certified Life Coach
Carrie is a Certified Life Coach with The Hope Exchange, working alongside Sara to carry on the practice Bradley Roark started, and the mission of exchanging hope for hopelessness that gave it its name.
Sara and Carrie both coach under a Certified Life Coach credential. Their sessions are faith based and practical, not a substitute for care from your own doctor. Read more about how sessions work on the seven ways we work.
How they describe the work
“The Hope Exchange by Roark Kerr & Associates offers Christian coaching services in Lubbock, TX, for those desiring personal growth and more satisfying relationships, as well as those struggling with painful emotions, distorted thinking, and troubling behavior. Our faith based coaching provides a supportive environment to address life's challenges and achieve personal growth.”
Where we serve
Lubbock, and the towns around it.
In person, the office is at 6833 82nd St, Ste 102, Lubbock, TX 79424. Beyond Lubbock, we regularly see clients from:
- Lubbock
- Ransom Canyon
- New Deal
- Roswell
- Hobbs
- Carlsbad
- Alamogordo
- Clovis
- Portales
For anyone outside that radius, or who simply cannot make Monday through Thursday office hours, virtual sessions are available too.