Pastoral counseling
PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICED BY COMMUNALLY-RECOGNIZED RELIGIOUS LEADERS
Pastoral counselor; Pastoral guidance; Pastoral counselling
Pastoral counseling is a branch of counseling in which psychologically trained ministers, rabbis, priests, imams, and other persons provide therapy services. Pastoral counselors often integrate modern psychological thought and method with traditional religious training in an effort to address psychospiritual issues in addition to the traditional spectrum of counseling services.