Faith Based Therapy
Life purpose—a sense of meaning or purpose in one's life—or the lack thereof, might often arise as an issue in therapy, even when treatment was originally sought for a different reason.
Difficulties Faced without a Sense of Purpose
If we do not have a meaningful purpose that guides us every day and over the course of our lives, making important decisions, resolving internal and external conflicts, planning for the future, choosing friends and partners, and making sense of suffering become very difficult.
Without a chosen, “higher” purpose, life gives us a sort of default purpose: avoid suffering as much as possible. If this is all life means, we are sure to suffer more, not less, because the human mind and spirit need creativity, accomplishment, fulfillment and meaning that the avoidance of suffering alone cannot provide. Further, the experience of some suffering is necessary for us to learn and grow; if we try to avoid it at all costs (which is impossible anyway), we never mature.
Because a clear purpose and direction in life can help restructure even difficult crises into opportunities for growth and renewed motivation, a life purpose may be an essential aspect of mental well-being. When this purpose is lacking or unclear, a general indifference toward life may be experienced.
Difficult times may be far less terrifying or devastating when a lasting meaning to one’s life is already present or can be developed through the work of therapy.
Without a chosen, “higher” purpose, life gives us a sort of default purpose: avoid suffering as much as possible. If this is all life means, we are sure to suffer more, not less, because the human mind and spirit need creativity, accomplishment, fulfillment and meaning that the avoidance of suffering alone cannot provide. Further, the experience of some suffering is necessary for us to learn and grow; if we try to avoid it at all costs (which is impossible anyway), we never mature.
Because a clear purpose and direction in life can help restructure even difficult crises into opportunities for growth and renewed motivation, a life purpose may be an essential aspect of mental well-being. When this purpose is lacking or unclear, a general indifference toward life may be experienced.
Difficult times may be far less terrifying or devastating when a lasting meaning to one’s life is already present or can be developed through the work of therapy.
Why Is Purpose Important?
Without such meaning or purpose, even small challenges can grow and feel overwhelming, confusing, and painful. Therapy can help in regaining touch with lasting values, beliefs, needs and goals and in treatment,
a sense of meaning and purpose can be built around these.
Therapy can help us get in touch with lasting values, beliefs, needs and goals,
and built a sense of meaning and purpose around these.
a sense of meaning and purpose can be built around these.
Therapy can help us get in touch with lasting values, beliefs, needs and goals,
and built a sense of meaning and purpose around these.
Faith Based Therapy
As a clinician with extensive training in pastoral theology, I provide therapeutic services in faith-based contexts. I incorporate the best of psychological theory and the riches of contemporary theology.
I create an environment that reflects both individual and relational work, supportive and intensive therapies, psychological competence and theological congruence.
I create an environment that reflects both individual and relational work, supportive and intensive therapies, psychological competence and theological congruence.