Christian Counseling is a diverse approach despite many thinking it is only one approach. Many times, Biblical Counseling and Christian Counseling is interchanged but the reality is Christian Counseling, like the Christianity itself, has many different approaches and levels. Biblical Counseling is a type of Christian Counseling that is far more fundamentalist in approach while many of its concepts are shared, other aspects of it are not. For instance, those who adhere to a strict Biblical view of Christian Counseling, will stray from secular psychology and utilize Scripture as a sole source for counseling and healing. Others may separate faith more from science while still adhering to a Christian notion. In the middle ground, an integrative approach applies Scripture as a starting point but applies secular psychology and treatments to help others. Ultimately, it depends on one’s training and education as either clinical or pastoral, or the comfort level of the individual and how much prayer the person wants in counseling.

Please also review AIHCP’s Christian Counseling Certification and see if it meets your academic and professional goals. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals looking to utilize Christian Counseling in their practice or ministry.