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Old Aug 18, 2016, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by lolagrace View Post
But most of the Christians you have known were not therapists, they were just people who were voicing their personal beliefs. I've never found therapists to be terribly big on voicing their personal beliefs about politics or religion unless I brought it up (which I almost never did), and even then, the conversation had very little to do with their beliefs and more to do with my own (and never got into the particulars of "being saved", etc.) And I've never had the feeling a therapist was trying to incorporate religious belief into my therapy. Therapy was more about my issues and my personal values -- but my personal values aren't particularly different from anyone else's probably -- even an atheist. Most of us work toward the same value goals -- honesty, trust, kindness, compassion, respect, etc. Those are just human values.
All great points. I just wish I had X-ray glasses to reveal the therapists like you describe. I think it would take me five to twenty sessions to suss it out. Absolutely there are ethical religious t's. My personal experiences are coloring my attitude and bias. I don't trust myself to be able to pick out the right balance. In most ways I have a clear eye for what I am looking for. Religion baffles me so I can't make distinctions I suppose