aaaand I’ll be checking in daily.

Seriously though, this is an intersection (theology and theoretical orientation) that I spent A LOT of time in. When I was doing my undergraduate work at Liberty online, I had to write papers (which of course required theological integration both throughout the paper and in a separate section) on where I landed in terms of my own theory of personality and theory of counseling/therapy.

It served me very well when I went on to pursue a clinical mental health degree in grad school not only in that I had thought through these things theologically, but also in that many of my peers in general hadn’t really thought through a coherent theory of change that was consistent with their worldview. Sadly, many grad students (and clinicians!) simply grab for whatever is most popular or empirical validated.

Some theoretical orientations, such as David Buss’s evolutionary theory of therapy, can be discounted out of hand for the Christian. Others should be worked through with a bit more nuance and attention to detail. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the postmodern theories as well but you probably don’t have an endless supply of time. Thank you for taking the time to write this though, I’m very excited to hear your thoughts!