How Does Faith Based Counseling Work?

Seeking counseling is a deeply personal decision. It involves vulnerability, trust, and self-reflection. For many, faith is an all encompassing life value and naturally would desire counseling that centers around their faith. Faith based counseling is a wonderful opportunity to receive holistic life counseling. In fact, it can often play an important part in your counseling journey.

What does Faith Based Counseling Look Like?

1. Receiving counseling from a licensed therapist that honors your spiritual worldview. One of greatest reliefs of faith based counseling is knowing that regardless of why you are seeking counseling, it will be approached through the lens of your faith. This alone can set you at ease during conversations with your counselor. Making a point to have spiritual openness during your counseling sessions can enable you to discover healing through your faith. Spiritual practices like prayer and meditation pair with counseling especially well.
2. Prioritizing your personal and familial values while seeking the help you need. If spirituality is important to you and your family, it is especially important to consider spiritual counseling. There are a variety of situations where choosing faith based counseling is beneficial, including: while navigating an interfaith relationship, seeking to raise children in a spiritual context, or working through how spiritual environments have shaped the person you’ve become. 
3. Finding the right counselor. This may be the most important aspect of faith based counseling. It is essential that you and your counselor establish trust. So that you can be confident that regardless of your counselors faith background, they will respect yours and enable you to grow in further mental and spiritual health. Dr. Eugene Devers & Associates at Philly Family Life Counseling have experience in spiritual counseling and welcome faith based counseling in their practice.

Begin Faith Based Counseling in Northeast Philadelphia

If you are interested in faith based counseling, Philly Family Life Counseling is here for you. We can be reached through our online form or by calling 215/677-3810 to schedule an appointment with a counselor that will respect your personal beliefs and integrate your faith into your therapy sessions.