Post by beloved on Nov 1, 2006 1:08:48 GMT -5
Choosing a counselor who automatically assumes many years of treatment will be needed
Beware of therapists who move you toward dependence on them or on something other than dependence on God. Also, some sex addiction counselors believe, “Once an addict, always an addict.” Concerning intimacy disorders, such as sex addiction, I personally do not believe this matches with what God says in the Bible. I believe (a) therapy must comprehensively address the intimacy disorder of the body, mind and spirit, or relapse is more likely to occur; and (b) recovery is certainly a process and not a magical event. But, God reminds us that we can be a new creation in Him 3 and He can restore the years the locust took away.4
Beware of therapists who move you toward dependence on them or on something other than dependence on God. Also, some sex addiction counselors believe, “Once an addict, always an addict.” Concerning intimacy disorders, such as sex addiction, I personally do not believe this matches with what God says in the Bible. I believe (a) therapy must comprehensively address the intimacy disorder of the body, mind and spirit, or relapse is more likely to occur; and (b) recovery is certainly a process and not a magical event. But, God reminds us that we can be a new creation in Him 3 and He can restore the years the locust took away.4