{"id":929907,"date":"2026-10-16T05:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/929907\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T05:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:36:16","slug":"christian-counselor-challenges-conventional-mental-health-truths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/929907\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Counselor Challenges Conventional Mental Health \u2018Truths\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In his book, Greg Gifford presents what he describes as a Christian critique of secular psychiatry and psychology.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Greg Gifford is a professor, author, speaker and certified biblical counselor. He serves as Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at The Master\u2019s University and hosts the podcast Transformed with Dr. Greg Gifford.<\/p>\n

In his book, Lies My Therapist Told Me, Dr. Greg Gifford challenges some of the assumptions behind today\u2019s therapeutic culture.<\/p>\n

You can read all the mental health research in the world, but you still won\u2019t learn God\u2019s answers for winning the battles in your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dr. Greg Gifford<\/p>\n

SANTA CLARITA, CA, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 \/EINPresswire.com<\/a>\/ — When Greg Gifford and his wife sat in a school psychologist\u2019s office with their sixth-grade son, Gifford immediately began questioning whether the conventional mental-health approach was the right one for their family. The psychologist wanted their son \u201ctested,\u201d which Gifford viewed as a potential first step toward diagnosis and medication.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething seemed off,\u201d Gifford recalled. \u201cAre we really comfortable prescribing brain-altering medication to an 11-year-old, all based on a paper examination and not one brain scan or lab test?\u201d <\/p>\n

That experience became a turning point for Gifford, a professor and certified biblical counselor who believes Christians should look closely at the assumptions underlying today\u2019s therapeutic culture.<\/p>\n

In his Amazon #1 Best Seller, Lies My Therapist Told Me<\/a>: Why Christians Should Aim for More Than Just Treating Symptoms, Gifford presents what he describes as a Christian critique of secular psychiatry and psychology. Rather than simply treating symptoms, he argues that Christians should examine emotional and behavioral struggles through a biblical framework.<\/p>\n

Among the mental-health ideas Gifford challenges are:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mental-health concepts he believes have become widely accepted, including the idea that \u201cthe body keeps the score\u201d and the characterization of addiction as a disease.
\u2022 Secular approaches to conditions such as anxiety, narcissism, OCD and Binge Eating Disorder, which he contrasts with biblical insights and counseling principles.
\u2022 The tendency to look primarily at diagnoses, medication or past experiences for explanations of present behavior, rather than examining personal responsibility, beliefs and patterns of thought.<\/p>\n

Gifford\u2019s perspective is intentionally countercultural. He argues that the past, trauma or a diagnosis should not automatically be viewed as the determining cause of harmful behavior, and that Christians should not assume every struggle is primarily a medical problem.<\/p>\n

Lies My Therapist Told Me is an extension of Gifford\u2019s work as a biblical counselor, professor, author, speaker and host of the Transformed with Dr. Greg Gifford podcast. His approach combines biblical wisdom with practical counseling expertise, giving people tools to communicate better, reduce conflict and anger, and build healthier marriages, families and relationships. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou can read all the mental health research in the world, but you still won\u2019t learn God\u2019s answers for winning the battles in your mind,\u201d Gifford added. \u201cThe supernatural wisdom of the Bible is truly enough for every need.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Greg Gifford is a professor, author, speaker and certified biblical counselor. He serves as Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at The Master\u2019s University and hosts the podcast Transformed with Dr. Greg Gifford, where he addresses issues such as marriage, communication, anger, anxiety, relationships and personal change from a distinctly biblical perspective. In addition to Lies My Therapist Told Me, he is also the author of Heart & Habits: How We Change for Good<\/a> and Helping Your Family Through PTSD<\/a>. For more information, please visit https:\/\/fortisinstitute.org\/greg-gifford\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Lies My Therapist Told Me: Why Christians Should Aim for More Than Just Treating Symptoms
Publisher: Broadside Books
ISBN-13: \u200e 978-0063416734
Available from https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lies-My-Therapist-Told-Christians\/dp\/0063416735<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ascot Media Group, Inc.
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