Christina,
As a Christian counselor confronting sin is a difficult subject to answer you answer it well with this client because it has to be very careful when dealing with mental issues. Establishing trust with a counselor is one of the first things that you do when you meet and start working with the client. If there is trust the client is more willing to talk about her problems and it also creates proper boundaries. You pointed out that Christians counselors sometimes forget that their method have been scientifically validated is a good point, but sometimes they forget to do self-awareness and become judgmental of the client. The five ways in confronting sin are power ones especially silence because silence lets the client know that
As a Christian counselor confronting sin is a difficult subject to answer you answer it well with this client because it has to be very careful when dealing with mental issues. Establishing trust with a counselor is one of the first things that you do when you meet and start working with the client. If there is trust the client is more willing to talk about her problems and it also creates proper boundaries. You pointed out that Christians counselors sometimes forget that their method have been scientifically validated is a good point, but sometimes they forget to do self-awareness and become judgmental of the client. The five ways in confronting sin are power ones especially silence because silence lets the client know that