Christian Integration

There are as many forms of “Christian Counseling” as there are denominations of Christianity. Here’s my take:

Each of my counseling sessions are divine appointments where I help create a brave space to explore the harder things in life. I view my work as God’s/Love’s work; I am simply joining in healing and transformation. I do not have all the answers, nor will I wield scripture as a tool to prove a point or emphasize a teaching. I will never push any belief, scripture, or interpretation as truth or as an objective in therapy. I consider it my responsibility within the counseling space to allow clients to explore their own beliefs, spirituality, and view of God and humanity without being swayed or encouraged to believe any one way.

Exploring religion, God, and our questions can be difficult topics to approach, and so I do so with great gentleness. My clients determine how we explore the intersections of spirituality and faith within the therapy space. I particularly enjoy working with those navigating religious trauma, deconstruction and/or reconstruction, healing from purity culture, and questions of faith through seasons of suffering.

I believe that our pain can be transformed, and we can have a new understanding of the challenges we experience. My spirituality informs me that we are made good, and there is a loving God who longs to redeem, restore, and renew all the pain in our lives allowing us more wholehearted living and greater peace.

If spirituality is not a topic that overlaps with your counseling/therapy work, it never need be apart of our counseling sessions. Inclusion of spirituality is an aspect of whole-body healing for many, so I find it helpful to include when my clients desire.