pastoral counseling

American  

noun

1. the use of psychotherapeutic techniques by trained members of the clergy to assist parishioners who seek help for personal or emotional problems.

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Example Sentences

Kelly Johnson is the owner and chief executive of Onward Christian Counseling Services, a pastoral counseling service rooted in faith, per a Friday report from HuffPost.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023

Bryant’s early interest in psychology was rooted in her father’s pastoral counseling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

Over the summer, he took courses in pastoral counseling at Liberty University, the evangelical Christian college in Lynchburg, Va.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2019

Active in his church in York, Grumbine also earned his master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Liberty University when he was 80 years old.

From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2018

During the opening dinner before the beginning of the sessions, I sat next to a minister who tried to impress me with how much he knew about pastoral counseling.

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