Is Christian Counseling Right For You? Here's What You Need to Know
Discover what Christian counseling is, how faith and therapy work together, and how Reviving Hope helps you find healing in Fort Worth.
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LPC, CSAT, EMDR
Clifton Hickman has been a practicing therapist since 2020 and specializes in porn and sex addiction, trauma, couples, infidelity, and addiction. He also has a Foundations in Biblical Counseling from CCEF. He like college football, reading, and movies.
LPC, EMDR, CST Associate
What Christian Counseling is NOT
Christian counseling is not simply giving you Bible verses and promising they’ll “cure” your anxiety, addiction, or struggles if you pray them enough.
It is not a session where a counselor hammers you for everything you’re doing wrong—Jesus didn’t do that (Matthew 9:10–13).
Conversely, it is not counseling that ignores destructive patterns in your life and merely tells you, “You do you, and everyone should just accept it.” Jesus didn’t do that either (John 4).
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What is Christian Counseling?
Christian counseling is counseling rooted in Christ’s story and expressed through both word and deed (John 14:23; Galatians 5:22). God’s story is a beautiful story that answers deep questions:
Who is God?
Does He love me?
What is He like?
Who am I in His story?
Does He long for a relationship with me?
How will He bring healing to the brokenness in my life and the world?
Every worldview answers these questions, and your worldview shapes how you live. In other words, everyone has a “god” in their life—what you live for reveals who or what that is (fame, money, freedom, success, relationships, etc.).
A Christian counselor journeys with you to explore Jesus’ story and its meaning for your life.
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The Role of Scripture and Wisdom in Counseling
A Christian counselor recognizes that while God’s Word is central and ultimate, Scripture does not directly speak to every specific issue. God has given us other forms of wisdom, knowledge, and tools that can also bring healing.
At Reviving Hope Christian Counseling, Gina and I hold a Christian worldview, but you do not have to be a Christian to see us. We will meet you wherever you are in your journey.
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