The client's use of their spiritual values and religion in their therapy sessions can really be an asset to the client's mental health. However, sometimes, clients can use their religious values or spiritual beliefs as a block or an exit during sessions as a sort of bypass to avoid doing some of the deeper emotional work that's needed. Spirituality and Religion can be super helpful, and it can be very delicate to know what to do when you want to honor the client's beliefs but also recognize when it's coming up in session as a way to avoid doing deeper work. As therapists, we want to make sure that we don't dismiss a client's spiritual or religious beliefs, or that we also don't get stuck preaching to them either (be sure of your ethical best practices here!).

Join We Heart Therapy host Dr. Belle and ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer "Doc Hawk," James Hawkins Ph.D., as they discuss how to work with clients' use of spiritual/religious bypasses in session using EFT Emotionally Focused Therapy.

For more information on ICEEFT & EFT, visit: http://www.iceeft.com http://www.drsuejohnson.com

For more information on Arkansas EFT Trainer James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, find him at: https://www.arkansaseft.com

Find James on his podcast, The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy https://theleadingedgeineft.podbean.com/

Find Dr. James Hawkins & Dr. Belle on Success in Vulnerability: https://www.successinvulnerability.com

To purchase a copy of Dr. Belle's Self of the Therapist book on Amazon, all about Harnessing the power of Empathy to connect with difficult clients, visit: https://a.co/d/7R1S76N

For information on your host, Anabelle Bugatti, Ph.D., LMFT, visit: http://www.drbelle.com

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