Christian Therapy Experience

This interview had a powerful experience. Being able to fellowship with another Christian therapist was able. The person that I interview was able to work in both the Christian setting and the secular setting. She talked about how when doing Christian therapy, it is important to knot that it is a slippery slope. The therapist that I interview considers herself a Christian therapist when she worked in the church setting. On the other hand, when she worked in the secular setting she would not tell people that she was a Christian therapist. She also mentioned that the place where she currently works is both secular and Christian. Her job has a separate list that identifies her as a Christian therapist for the people that goes to the church. The therapist …show more content…
She stressing how important it was to be a Christian without saying it, but she also point out that I should let God’s presence be known in the session. Moreover, be careful how I go about it. I believe her next statement was extremely important when she said I do not want to turn down clients because of my beliefs because that is a missed opportunity to minister to that client. She also said to step aside and let God work. I truly think that is important because as Christians, our only job is to plant the seed and let God do the rest. Like Catherine stated in class you never know the outcome of a seed we planted in our clients. This interview meant a lot to me because it opened my eyes to stuff I never thought about before. I thought it was easy being a Christian therapist, but then again it is not always easy to be a Christian in a world full of sin. It is always important to ask God to guide the session and continue to pray before and after our session. I was nice talking to someone that has worked in both the secular and the Christian setting because it allows me to see what kind of therapist I would like