Today, religion is still one of the main ways to support morale, which can be turned to in order to find the right way out of a difficult life situation. Christian counseling, as a type of therapy, combines traditional methodologies of therapy with the practice of the Christian faith (Prout et al., 2021). The problem of research work lies in the symptoms of painful borderline states of the human psyche that are very similar to the manifestation of a purely spiritual illness, sin. The feeling of God-forsakenness, which torments the soul of a Christian, can be both the result of illness and the result of unrepentant sin. In such cases, Scripture, prayer, and other spiritual disciplines become the methods that heals a sick soul. However, there are also other Christian counseling modalities today, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, that need to be studied in the context of depression and anxiety.
The psyche cannot always successfully resist the onslaught of negativity, psychological barriers are easily broken, and a person falls into a state of anxiety and depression, which can either be an impetus for conversion to faith or its rejection. Nevertheless, it has been scientifically proven that a person needs not only the support of friends, family members, and the spiritual help of a priest but also the help of specialists: a psychotherapist and maybe a psychiatrist (Iheanacho et al., 2021). In this regard, research should examine what the Bible says about disorders such as anxiety and depression and which characters experienced similar feelings. It is important to note how God helps with the symptoms and how this is used in Christian counseling. In addition, it will be important for the work to understand how consultants combine the word of God and modern psychological practices.
References
Iheanacho, T., Nduanya, U. C., Slinkard, S., Ogidi, A. G., Patel, D., Itanyi, I. U., Naeem, F., Spiegelman, D., & Ezeanolue, E. E. (2021). Utilizing a church-based platform for mental health interventions: Exploring the role of the clergy and the treatment preference of women with depression. Global Mental Health, 8. Web.
Prout, T. A., Magaldi, D., Kim, E. E., & Cha, J. (2021). Christian therapists and their clients. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 8(1), 1–15. Web.