Given that constructivist approaches to counseling and religious faith traditions have divergent views regarding the understanding and perception of reality, the question arises, "Can a counselor embrace both a constructivist counseling approach and a particular religious tradition?" Using a diversity within unity perspective, the author argues…

The authors summarize the growing body of empirical research literature in the area of psychology of religion that has been guided by attachment theory and indicate implications for counseling, including practical suggestions for case conceptualization, possible spiritual interventions, and ethical guidelines for practice. Attachment theory…

Explores the history of the relationship between religion and psychology, integration difficulties within psychotherapy, and recommendations for problem resolution. Presents two religious frameworks psychologists can use to reduce conflicts and enhance religious concerns. Concludes psychology has a responsibility to examine the religious realm in…

In Jungian terminology, a crisis occurs when one's persona-based personality structure collapses and ego is displaced as the center of the psyche. Subsequent confusion is necessary for establishment of self as new center of personality. Religiously speaking, confrontation of ego with self is experienced as a power or force beyond the control of…

Discusses religious and family loyalties and their relationship to behavioral motivation. Focuses on the significance of religious loyalities for the clinician as well as the client, and points out the need to demystify religion and religious experience. (JAC)

Summarizes recent stage model of psycho-religious functioning developed to help psychotherapists work with religious material in clinical practice. Presents case study illustrating clinical work with young woman in transitional stage of development. Depicts entanglement of client's spiritual struggles with her emotional and interpersonal…

Responds to three response articles and notes in the articles insistence on: importing religion into psychotherapy; serious misunderstanding about the proposed psychology of spirituality; argument primarily by appeal to authority; and imprecision and ad hominem comments. Offers clarifications and suggests that the target article deserves further…

Used multidimensional scaling to investigate how theistic or atheistic values of an analogue counselor influenced trust of the counselor by 49 religious psychotherapy clients and 51 religious leaders. All 100 subjects were Mormons. Results suggest that subjects would be more likely to trust counselors more who self-disclosed a belief in God. (NB)

Solution-focused counseling is presented as a framework for clients with religious and spiritual concerns. The theory of solution-focused counseling is described. Implications for using this model with religious and spiritual clients are considered. A case example is provided to illustrate the application of solution-focused counseling for a…

The authors offer a course correction for understanding the term holism as used in spiritually oriented psychotherapy literature. This is done to allow the relationship between psychotherapy and spirituality to expand beyond limited dualistic conceptualizations, They first address numerous sources from which spiritually oriented psychotherapy…

Reviews survey data and published literature to support the thesis that the emergence of the political right, the revival of fundamental religiosity, and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome have had both subtle and gross negative effects on the attitudes of counselors toward homosexual clients. (Author/NB)

Proposes clients in a crisis situation can find, by means of religious resources, a strength which may not be available by any other means. The client, thus, may come to realize more practically than ever before the full and personal meaning of hope, love, forgiveness, and purpose in life. (JAC)