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Recently, some biblical counselors have been claiming that biblical counselors should not include physiological interventions in their biblical counseling. I’ve collated several examples. Today, I will share two.
Greg Gifford, in his just released book, Lies My Therapist Told Me, stated:
“When you go to biblical counseling, the counselor should say, ‘Hey, your sleep seems really off. You should talk to your doctor.’ If your biblical counselor says, ‘Hey, your sleep seems really off. I am going to make it a part of your homework to eat salads, get rid of caffeine, and sleep eight hours per night,’ then your biblical counselor has just stepped into medical, which is not their lane. This is where the holistic biblical counselors go wrong: they blur their jurisdictional lines with a medical doctor. Steward your brain with wise advise from medical professionals. That is their exact realm of expertise” (257). Note: I interact with and biblically evaluate Greg’s statement here.
On February 18, 2025, Sean Perron stated that:
“I used this machine before my open lung biopsy and I’m using it today. I believe in common grace and breathing exercises. However, I don’t encourage counselors to use breathing techniques in counseling for
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