Secular Therapist Project reaches milestone, needs more therapists

The Secular Therapist Project, which I have written about before, issued a press release today in celebration of a major milestone: over 2000 registered clients in only a year. As both a registered therapist with the project and a member of the assessment team, I am extremely excited about this growth. It shows the need for this type of service and is an extension of the massive growth in the overall secular community.

Now, in order to support both the existing client base and our continued growth, we need your help. If you are a secular mental health professional, please consider applying for the project as a therapist and spreading the word among your colleagues. If you have friends or know someone who fits this description, encourage them to apply as well.

If you are someone in need of mental health services, consider using the project to help you locate a therapist. Before a therapist is added to the database, she or he is screened by the assessment tram (STP founder Dr. Darrel Ray, myself, and two other experienced therapists) for two primary criteria: evidence of involvement in the secular community and the use of evidence-based practice. EBP means that the therapists use therapeutic methods that have been empirically shown to improve various types of psychological distress, such as depression or anxiety, rather than relying on unproven or pseudoscientific techniques.

The full press release is below: