Justin K. Hughes, MA, LPC
Get Unstuck From Fear
Growing research and practice is acknowledging the vital role of faith, religion, and spirituality in counseling practice. Lisa Rhodes, a senior writer at the American Counseling Association’s Counseling Today magazine, reached out to interview me and several others for feedback on how faith integration can happen in therapy sensitively and respectfully. Check it out!
https://ct.counseling.org/2022/11/incorporating-clients-faith-in-counseling/
Christians, Overcome Your OCD is the step-by-step, proven process of recovery and faith that will save months—and even years—in discovering how you can find freedom from OCD. You can subscribe directly to the course newsletter or visit the course page to learn more and get a free trial and Exposure and Response Prevention worksheet today! […]
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There’s no doubt about it: trauma and maltreatment of children impact OCD in both children and adults. Surely, trauma must be causal to OCD? Not so fast. Trauma not Causal to OCD (So Far As We Know) Trauma is not a definitive cause of OCD (Dykshoorn, 2014). However, it has some strong associations. If you […]
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Around here, I’m all about helping people get unstuck. It is a joy to elevate voices of hope. Today’s guest article is by my friend and fellow advocate, Carolyn Ringenberg, MSW. Join my free newsletter to be the first to receive articles, stories, announcements, and free ebooks: www.justinkhughes.com/getunstuck Is OCD Spiritual Warfare? By Carolyn Ringenberg, […]
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I received a great question from a friend and fellow OCD Advocate today (edited for format): I’m curious what your take on this is: it has been mentioned a few times how people think OCD is a tool of/caused by Satan. That OCD is a spiritual attack and that the enemy is planting things in […]
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Find me presenting at OCD Con 2024!! TITLE: Keeping the Faith: How to Ethically and Competently Treat Religious Scrupulosity TRACK: Clinician–Advanced DATE/TIME: Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM Description: Providing effective and respectful care to individuals with religious scrupulosity challenges even the most experienced OCD therapists. Our individual biases and lack […]
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Featured in the BioLogos May blog for Mental Health Awareness month, I was asked to speak about how OCD has been handled inside and outside the church–and how pastors are the real front door of care. It is a dream to write for BioLogos as it was founded by Francis Collins, a follower of Christ […]
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