How Christian Counselors Can Change The Lives Troubled Girls

With the popularity of Christian Counselors on the rise -- including among parents from the Washougal, WA area -- coupled with Christian residential treatment centers emerging throughout America, we at Clearview Girls provide the following analysis of Christian Counselors. Read on to find why we believe Christian Counselors are not only the best choice for Christian families but also secular and agnostic teens.

The following is a review of what Christian Counseling services are and what they are not. What's more, it pertains to all Christian therapists, including outpatient, inpatient, and even church faculty.

Christian Counselors for Troubled Teens in Washougal, WA

As its designation aptly implies, Christian counselors for troubled teenage girls are licensed psychotherapists who integrate the teachings of Christ in their sessions with troubled teenage girls.

Christian counselors for troubled teens are specially trained to diagnose, treat, and spiritually guide adolescents like their secular niche-specialist counterparts.

While the integration of psychotherapy and theological faith in Christ has existed for decades, it is relatively new in the industry of mainstream psychotherapeutic troubled teen treatment. That being said, while more evidence is needed, several studies seem to prove the veracity of Christian counseling -- even when stacked against traditional secular therapy. For example, according to one report, Christian counselors are more likely to effectively treat adolescents from Christian homes than secular therapists are to treat a child from a secular family.

Christian Counselors are often the option Christian parents choose to treat their troubled teenage daughter. While traditional therapy can certainly be effective, many faith-led moms and dads feel that implementing a spiritual component is just as important as diagnosing and psychoanalyzing mental illnesses.

The History of Christian Counseling

Christian counseling officially began in the late 1960s and early 1970s during the 'Biblical Counseling Movement' famously led by Jay E. Adams.

Adams's 1970 book Competent to Counsel advocated a faith-based alternative to the era's homogenized secular field of psychiatry.

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The biblical counselor does not ignore physical issues or emotional data but seeks to desegregate them into a holistic knowledge of the physique and change. The biblical counselor is not adversarial in his relationship to the psychologies of his culture but examines research and insights through the lens of Scripture.

In his work with the counselee, the biblical counsel perpetually acknowledges the supremacy of God, the transformative mercy of Christ, and the insight-giving and conviction-producing ministry of the Holy Spirit. In all of this, the biblical therapist is a more significant self not as an isolated tool of change but One whose obligation is lovingly connected to God's primary mechanism of change; the church, with all of its God-ordained responsibilities, structures, and means of forgiveness."

There's Evidence to Show Christian Therapy is More Effective Than Secular Therapy

Parents from Washougal, WA might be surprised to find out that there have been over 100 metastudies looking into whether Christian Counseling is as effective as secular counseling. The results might surprise you! Below is a retooled blog post that a Christian Counselor made when comparing the efficacy between the two.

As it turns out, in these studies, Christians who received Christ-centered therapy had better results than atheists who received secular treatment.

According to one AACC Christian counselor's blog post, religiously accommodated treatments had much greater spiritual effects on the patients than secular therapies. This was powerfully evident for comparisons with no-treatment conditions and alternative-treatment conditions. Also, religiously tailored treatments were even starkly better in increasing patients' spiritual lives than were strictly similar secular treatments (g = .34 at post-test and g = .32 at follow-up).

So, as Christian therapists, we can maintain our heads up, look licensing boards, managed care corporations, and insurance companies in the eyes and say, "Christian-accommodated treatments are just as effective or better than secular treatments in improving patients' symptoms, and they also do something for matched spiritual clients that secular treatments can not—provide better spiritual well-being."

Mental Health Resources for At-risk Teenage Girls from Washougal, WA

MasterNet is the optimal choice for parents from Washougal, WA who are investigating a superior therapeutic boarding school to offer assistance for their struggling child experiencing pornography addiction (online or magazines), sexual abuse, or gender dysphoria related obstacles. Since it can be difficult to work with highly resistant teenage girls, most programs rely heavily upon level systems, punishments, and other disciplinary tactics in order to manage a teenager’s behavior. Here at MasterNet, we recognize that the situation of one struggling child may not apply to all of our students.

Our therapists are devoted to not only providing support to our students in need, but also the whole family; with the care and commitment required for full recovery. It is our desire to assist, guide, and coach parents from Washougal, WA, with a at-risk child, through a very difficult time. MasterNet is here to serve! There is hope... and you are not alone. The vision of MasterNet is to bring forth peace while transforming emotional health for struggling adolescent girls from Washougal, WA.

Because we specialize in a variety of relevant residential treatment strategies (equine, life training, behavioral therapy) and give outdoor recreation and adventure therapy, struggling adolescent girls can grow to be healthy adults, and MasterNet’s students can emerge as strong people who are motivated to succeed. MasterNet recognizes that the entire family needs the support that our expert therapists offer; so that your child can be rehabilitated and whole. MasterNet’s intake counselors can be reached immediately at (435) 574-4518.

“Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.” James 1:1-18