Want Help to Find Guidance and Resources Rooted in Faith?
Take the First Step Toward Healing and Growth by Accessing Trusted Counseling Resources
Dr. Laura Haynes, Psychologist Tustin, CA
WANT HELP FINDING A CHRISTIAN COUNSELOR?
Dr. Laura Haynes has retired from clinical practice. She is not seeing clients or making referrals.
If you are looking for traditional faith-based counseling and resources, here are potential sources you can explore if you wish.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ASCERTAIN FOR YOURSELF THE VIEWS, COMPETENCE, AND FIT FOR YOU OF A COUNSELOR FROM ANY OF THESE SOURCES. DIRECTLY ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT MATTERS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU.
Call 911 for an immediate, life-threatening emergency, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
Focus on the Family
Protestant professional counselors (likely of traditional values) and information:
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/get-help/counseling-services-and-referrals/
Some Catholic dioceses have counselors to whom they refer and Catholic Charities services that offer counseling for a sliding fee. Diocese of Orange in California. (Catholic professional therapists may range from traditional faith to liberal): (714) 282-3000
"Dear Legislator" Letter/Fact Sheet
A concise summary of research on same-sex attraction and behavior and incongruent gender identity--causes, change through life experience, and change through counseling, 5 pages of bullet points plus end notes giving references and documentation:
TherapyEquality.org/HarmsOfTherapyBans
Professional change-allowing therapy for undesired sexual attraction feelings or behavior or undesired incongruent gender identity or expression is currently censored in the U.S. in 20 of the 50 states and only for minors. One of those states is California. Parents, however, are not censored from getting counseling and guidance.
As of June 2018, decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States indicate these laws censoring change allowing therapy may be unconstitutional. Lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of these laws are in progress.
See Liberty Counsel and Alliance Defending Freedom about these legal challenges.