Reply #29: Jackpine, therapists must abide by State ethical guidelines

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Referring to your earlier statement,

"Other "Christian counselors" may come from a strongly fundamentalist perspective and teach that mental illness results from demon possession." Please note, a therapist is not qualified to determine this and is acting in an unethical manner to do so w/o appropriate methods of investigation or intervention. (Rule out environmental reasons for a subjects behavior, physical ailments and consultation with reputable pastoral sources are just a few of the required steps)

Therapists who oppose methods like hypnosis, guided imagery & EMDR do so for a variety of reasons. Hyponosis, guided imagery and EMDR do not, I repeat, they do not open the mind to anything or anyone dangerous. Any counselor who believes that is not a reputable therapist.