Webinar Series: Issues in Mental Health
Evaluating a Service Provider
When seeking help from a mental health service provider, it’s easy to assume that their degree and licensure—or supervision by a licensed professional—guarantee both competence and effectiveness in providing care. But even if they are a Christian, they will be influenced by the worldviews of their education and training from the secular world.
This session will provide discernment needed to evaluate a therapist’s approach, worldview, and methods of care. Participants will learn how to ask thoughtful questions, recognize red flags, and assess whether a therapist’s practices align with Scripture. The goal is that you will be better prepared to make informed decisions when selecting or recommending a mental health professional.
DATE: Thursday, July 10, 2025
TIME: 1:00–2:15 pm (EST)
COST: FREE
Mental Disorder Diagnosis
In 2021, it was estimated that more than one in five adults in the US and one in eight people worldwide received a mental disorder diagnosis. Another large-scale study concluded that half of the global population will be diagnosed with a mental health disorder at some point in life.
While it is common to view these diagnoses as precise, biomedical conditions, this session will explore their limitations from both scientific and biblical perspectives. Participants will gain greater confidence in how the Gospel and Scripture provide true help and hope to the struggles that these diagnoses attempt to describe.
DATE: This event has passed
COST: FREE
PRESENTER:
Dr. Jenn Chen
Certified Biblical Counselor and Author
Dr. Jenn Chen is a certified biblical counselor who has taught on biblical counseling at seminaries, universities, and conferences; been featured on biblical counseling observation videos; and recently published Biblical Counseling and Mental Disorders. Jenn was previously licensed as a clinical psychologist in 2002 after earning a PsyD in Clinical Psychology and an MA degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Christian institutions, and formally trained in evidence based practices in psychotherapy. Midway through her psychologist career, Jenn ended up receiving biblical counseling. She left the secular world of mental health and is deeply grateful for how biblical counseling transformed her faith, her life, and her counsel.