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[Grasshopper2000]

Hi,

I posted on here quite a while ago regarding childhood abuse. I have at last decided that it is the right time to get counselling. I am trying to find a counsellor at the moment. NHS counsellors have a long waiting list, I have found another counsellor that is an ok price. This counsellor has the 'association of Christian counsellors' qualification. I am just wondering if that is the same as any other counsellor? Can he deal with counselling for abuse? Also, although I am a commited christian I don't want the counselling to just be related to God, etc, I want it to be normal counselling from someone who has the same beliefs as me. Do you know if that is what I would get?

Thank you

 

[LaBarre]

Grasshopper,

I don't know the answer to any of those questions, but they are very valid and standard questions that the counseling office should be happy to help you with. Some potential counselors will even spend a few minutes on the phone with you without having an appointment to answer questions like that. Maybe that's any option for you.

LaBarre

 

[Kristen.NewCreation]

I'd encourage you to ask the counselor if they are licensed. I saw a counselor once but she wasn't licensed, she was a Christian counselor. She had the skills to get me so far, but didn't have the skills to get me through what I needed to get through. They called it Biblical counseling.

I know there are Christian counselors out there who are both licensed and have a balance of Christian counseling and psychological counseling, with experience working with abuse survivors. I'd just ask them what experience they have and if they are licensed. It's okay to shop around for a therapist too. I talked to 3 therapists on the phone before choosing the therapist that I wanted to see.

 

[Criada]

If she is accredited by the ACC, she has to have undertaken a lot of training, and also be under supervision herself, which is important. Ask her about her qualifications and how her faith affects her counseling before you start... she will be quite happy to tell you about it if she's qualified.
I hope it goes well, sweetie, and that you find the help you need