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Originally Posted by archipelago
Thanks I was vaguely aware of programs and degrees in that area but not in the licensing. I know that Buddhists provide pastoral counseling after training but only with a master and not in a program. They are allowed to work in the hospitals even without a license but they don't do really intensive work or anything but maybe a visit or two.
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The only reason I really know this is that my 2nd therapist happened to be a pastor in my church. He had gone through the licensing program and had shared his training experience with me. Actual sessions with him occurred in the pastoral counseling center at a different location. The program was not limited to any particularly denomination, or religion for that matter, and religion actually never came up in my therapy. They leave that aspect completely up to the client to direct.