title: Identifying and integrating helpful and harmful religious beliefs into psychotherapy.
abstract: The 2 main roles of the psychotherapist involve identifying and understanding the client's problems/strengths and treating problems. Suggestions are offered to guide addressing or avoiding religious beliefs in both roles. Types of religious beliefs that contribute to distress, particularly for youth, are identified and treatment options are offered.
authors.affiliation: Sutter Counseling Center, Sacramento, CA, USA. geo.rosenfeld@gmail.com
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Rosenfield
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008602:Mental Healing; D035863:Moral Development; D009769:Object Attachment; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011678:Punishment; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D029181:Spirituality; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology; D018599:Witchcraft