Where do people actually GET good Christian help for dealing with PTSD? I mean actual help, from someone who knows what they are talking about? Is a Christian therapist who charges $125 per hour my only option? Because, honestly, I think I'd rather suffer than pay that. I'm not a member of a church, and despite my best efforts, I typically end up being invisible when I try to become one, so I don't think that I'm about to find any kind of support system there any time soon. I've tried contacting local pastors for help. Without going into detail, they didn't make me feel like they were very interested in trying to help me. My insurance covers therapy, but I've dropped out of that on 4 separate occasions because it is secular, and I felt guilty about trying to follow a secular path to healing. I honestly just don't know what it is that I'm supposed to try next.
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I had a good therapist, that was very understanding although she was not bent toward any drastic denomination. She worked on the local hospital in town, with Youth, but had private practice in evening. I did not go to the one nearby because I did not trust her. It was about 65 Dollars/Hour. I live in Europe, I would suggest You continue Your search. We were simply discussing through things in life, and getting a perspective. Nothing worse than that. I and my husband has also gone through marital therapy in Church with a Licenced therapist for some year. When he retired we quit going there. That was free.
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I don't think you need to feel guilty about 'secular' healing. All healing is from God, regardless of who delivers it. The evil one cannot heal anyone of anything; he can only destroy. So you have nothing to worry about if seeing a secular doctor; none of us has.
If the therapy helps you, then it is of God. If it does not help you then move on to someone else.
I suspect the problem could be the challenge of therapy itself; perhaps you are really not ready as yet to face up to whatever has caused your PTSD. It may be better to take a break for a while, and return to finding a therapist in a few months. Perhaps concentrate on building up your relationships with safe friends and family instead, and collect a few happy memories to help when the therapy begins again.
I wish you well.
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It is okay to have a secular path to healing from PTSD. I have read books on PTSD that were secular and they still helped me. You may find you like the secular therapy. God will understand that you are in need of help and don't have the ability to pay for Christian counselors.
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