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Today, Mom set up an appointment for me with a counselor for tomorrow afternoon. While she was on the phone with him, he asked to speak with me. This in itself seemed a bit strange. Then, when I spoke to him, one of the first sentences out of his mouth was, "Are you comfortable seeing a Christian counselor?" Shell-shocked, I gave him the polite -- but untruthful -- answer. At the end of the conversation, he asked if it would be all right if he prayed with me. Again, I took the polite route and did all I could to retain my composure during the prayer.
I tried to qualm my fears over the next few hours, and couldn't do so. I discussed it more with Mom, who said she would cancel the appointment and ask one of her co-workers for a referral.
I have several preconceived notions of the way a blatantly Christian therapist would treat his/her patient. Whether those ideas are accurate or not, I can say with utmost certainty that I would feel extremely uncomfortable trying to spill my guts to a therapist whose professional title contains anything nonsecular.
My last therapist was Christian, but was certainly not advertised as being so. Her job had no religious strings attached whatsoever.
At first, I was willing to give this guy a try for one session. But why bother spending $100 if things are unlikely to work out?
I tried to qualm my fears over the next few hours, and couldn't do so. I discussed it more with Mom, who said she would cancel the appointment and ask one of her co-workers for a referral.
I have several preconceived notions of the way a blatantly Christian therapist would treat his/her patient. Whether those ideas are accurate or not, I can say with utmost certainty that I would feel extremely uncomfortable trying to spill my guts to a therapist whose professional title contains anything nonsecular.
My last therapist was Christian, but was certainly not advertised as being so. Her job had no religious strings attached whatsoever.
At first, I was willing to give this guy a try for one session. But why bother spending $100 if things are unlikely to work out?