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Is there such a thing as a free, online psychiatrist?

Is it just me or do many Christian pastors and preachers think that going to a psychiatrist is the WRONG thing to do, or that they claim themselves to be one's "psychiatrist"?

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    Many pastors consider "psychiatrists" and other non-Christian counselors to be "of this world" and therefore instruct you in things that may take your focus off God, or go against the Bible. They believe that prayer and church together with the power of God will heal anything, and whilst that is not untrue in my opinion, they underestimate the power of talking and digging deeper. There's a really good book which I read a while ago called "Prayers for Bobby". It relates to this question because the family believes that prayers and church will heal their son, but don't see that they are all together missing the point in fixing their sons issues until it is too late.

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Leaders in my sect keep a list of local psychiatrists and psychologists for those situations they aren't qualified to handle. Some of the professionals on the list belong to our sect, while others are Christians of a different creed.

laie_techie

I've never heard a pastor even mention psychiatrists, but I have heard them suggest going to a therapist, but only if they are Christian.

Randoley

Typically clergy aren't qualified to be therapists, so yes... if someone is misrepresenting their area of expertise that's harmful to those who trust them potentially. They shouldn't be doing therapy, and they shouldn't be doing brain surgery.

HasntBeen

Psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychotherapists are Secular Human ministers. A pastor should no more send his flock to them than he would send them to a Buddhist temple, a Jewish synagogue or an Islamic mosque.

LarryH54

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