What is Faith-Based Counseling?
For many people, therapy is a deeply spiritual experience. Because of this, integrating your faith into therapy is a natural decision and something that might better help you to reach your ultimate goals for therapy. Although I am a Christian, and I am a therapist, this doesn't mean that I do "Biblical Counseling". This approach lies heavily on the idea that the struggles we face are directly related to sin in our life and that it is up to us to repent and then all of our problems will go away. You may have heard "If you just pray more, then your depression will go away" or "You need to give God control and you won't feel so anxious". These phrases are often uttered by well-meaning individuals, but it's usually not very helpful. If that worked, then no Christians would ever be anxious or depressed! I am trained in research-based mental health interventions and rely on these methods to help my clients. I believe there is room for both science and faith in my counseling office.
While I absolutely believe in the power of prayer (and will gladly integrate it into our sessions if it's something that would be helpful for you), our struggles can be related to a wide variety of things and it's important to look at every part of us, not just our faith.
Whether you are Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, or have no religious beliefs at all, you are welcome in my office! You will never be pressured to talk about your faith beliefs or religion unless you bring it up and specifically ask to integrate that part of your life into your therapy journey.
While I absolutely believe in the power of prayer (and will gladly integrate it into our sessions if it's something that would be helpful for you), our struggles can be related to a wide variety of things and it's important to look at every part of us, not just our faith.
Whether you are Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, or have no religious beliefs at all, you are welcome in my office! You will never be pressured to talk about your faith beliefs or religion unless you bring it up and specifically ask to integrate that part of your life into your therapy journey.