Christ in Private Practice

Camille McDaniel, LPC
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Welcome to the Christ in Private Practice Podcast, a space for Christian mental health professionals seeking to do business and counseling God's Way. Whether you're unsure how to integrate your faith into your work or you already offer faith-based services, this podcast is for you.

  1. 1d ago

    Ep. 99 The Profile of Fear: When Fear Keeps Christian Clinicians from Moving Forward

    What would you do if you were not afraid? Would you finally offer Christian-integrated counseling more openly? Write the book that's been on your heart? Develop the training? Start the practice or program you've been thinking about? Become more visible? Or would courage actually mean doing less, reducing your caseload, stepping away from a professional role, spending more time with your family, or refusing to keep pace with what everyone else appears to be accomplishing? In Episode 99 of Christ in Private Practice, Camille McDaniel, LPC, examines The Profile of Fear and the subtle ways fear can keep Christian clinicians paused between what they believe they are being led to do and actually doing it. We'll also distinguish feeling fear from being governed by fear and consider how Christian clinicians can respond to legitimate professional and ethical concerns without allowing those concerns to become reasons for indefinite hesitation. Sometimes courage means stepping forward. Sometimes courage means stepping back. The question is: What would you do if you were not afraid? 🎓 Want to earn 1 CE hour for this episode?Complete the continuing education requirements for this episode through Christ in Private Practice. 👉 Visit www.christinprivatepractice.com to learn more about CE opportunities and faith integration training. 🎧 Christ in Private Practice - helping Christian clinicians integrate faith ethically, professionally, and with clinical competence.

    Ep. 99 The Profile of Fear: When Fear Keeps Christian Clinicians from Moving Forward

  2. Aug 12

    Ep. 98 "But They Seemed Fine": Recognizing Trauma When Affect Doesn’t Match the Story

    1 CE What happens when a client tells you something deeply concerning, but they don’t sound concerned? No tears. No trembling. No obvious anxiety. Maybe they laugh, minimize what happened, or tell the story in the same matter-of-fact tone they might use to describe their day. And then they move on. Do you move on with them? In this episode of Christ in Private Practice, Camille McDaniel, LPC explores how clinicians can miss significant trauma, violence, abuse, and other painful experiences when we unconsciously rely on a client’s affect to tell us how serious something was. You’ll learn how to listen for high-significance, low-affect disclosures and recognize the sentences that deserve another question, even when the client doesn’t appear visibly distressed. The question is: Can we hear the severity of the story when the client’s affect doesn’t announce it? 🎓 Earn 1 Continuing Education Hour This episode qualifies for 1 CE hour through Christ in Private Practice. Listen to the episode, then visit Christ in Private Practice to complete the CE requirements and receive your certificate. Christ in Private Practice is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 8038). 🎧 Listen. Learn. And share this episode with another clinician who may benefit.

    Ep. 98 "But They Seemed Fine": Recognizing Trauma When Affect Doesn’t Match the Story

  3. Aug 4

    Ep. 97 Ethical Marketing Strategies for Christian Counselors

    Many clinicians receive little or no training on how to market themselves ethically while still building a thriving practice. In this 1 CE continuing education episode, Camille McDaniel, LPC, explores how counselors can confidently promote their services while remaining faithful to professional ethical standards and their Christian values. You'll learn: What ethical marketing actually meansAdvertising standards across the ACA, APA, NASW, and AAMFT Codes of EthicsWhy testimonials require careful ethical considerationHow to avoid misleading marketing language and unrealistic promisesEthical decision-making models that can guide advertising choicesHow to communicate a Christian worldview without excluding potential clientsPractical website and branding language for faith-integrated practices Whether you are building a new practice or refining an established one, this episode will help you market with integrity, transparency, and professionalism. 🎓 Earn 1 NBCC-approved CE Hour by completing the post-test and evaluation through Christ in Private Practice. ➡️ Learn more and access CE credit at www.christinprivatepractice.com If this episode was helpful, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another clinician committed to ethical, faith-informed practice.

    Ep. 97 Ethical Marketing Strategies for Christian Counselors

  4. Jul 28

    Ep. 96 Navigating Faith Integration in Unsupportive Clinical Environments

    Can you faithfully practice as a Christian clinician in a workplace that doesn't seem to understand your worldview? Many counselors wrestle with questions about faith integration, organizational policies, and professional ethics. In this CE episode, Camille McDaniel, LPC, explores how Christian clinicians can navigate cautious, restrictive, and unsupportive workplace environments without compromising either their professional ethics or their Christian convictions. You'll learn how to distinguish between a Christian worldview and explicit Christian interventions, understand the role of workplace culture, and apply the practical STOP Clinical Decision Framework to difficult ethical situations. Whether you work in private practice, community mental health, hospitals, schools, or integrated care, this episode offers practical guidance for practicing with wisdom, integrity, and clinical excellence. Learning Topics• Christian worldview vs. Christian interventions• Ethical faith integration• Organizational culture and workplace dynamics• Professional identity• Clinical decision-making• The STOP Clinical Decision Framework 🎓 NBCC Continuing Education is available through Christ in Private Practice.

    Ep. 96 Navigating Faith Integration in Unsupportive Clinical Environments

  5. Jul 21

    Ep. 95 Recognizing and Treating Scrupulosity

    Can sincere faith ever become entangled with anxiety? In this episode, we examine scrupulosity (religious OCD), a form of obsessive compulsive disorder in which intrusive thoughts and urges like, repeated confession, reassurance-seeking, and fears about sin, salvation, or offending God begin to interfere with a person's spiritual life. This episode is designed specifically for Christian counselors and explores how to distinguish healthy spiritual conviction from anxiety-driven compulsions. You'll learn practical assessment strategies, differential diagnosis, evidence-based treatment considerations, and ways to thoughtfully integrate Scripture and faith without unintentionally reinforcing the obsessive compulsive cycle. Whether you've encountered clients who repeatedly question their salvation, struggle with intrusive blasphemous thoughts, or seek constant reassurance about God's forgiveness, this episode will provide practical guidance for clinical practice. In this episode you'll learn: How to recognize scrupulosity in the counseling roomHealthy conviction vs. religious OCDCommon obsessions and compulsionsAssessment and differential diagnosisExposure and Response Prevention (ERP)Integrating faith without reinforcing OCDPractical treatment considerations for Christian counselors 🎓 Earn 1 NBCC CE Hour through Christ in Private Practice by completing the accompanying materials and quiz.

    Ep. 95 Recognizing and Treating Scrupulosity

  6. Jul 14

    Ep. 94 Evaluating Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) Through a Biblical Worldview

    What happens when one of counseling's most researched relationship-based therapies is examined through a biblical worldview? In this episode of the Summer Faith Integration Skills Lab, we're exploring Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and asking an important question: Can Christian counselors use IPT while remaining faithful to Scripture? Whether you already use IPT or simply want a stronger framework for evaluating evidence-based therapies through a biblical lens, this episode offers practical guidance grounded in both clinical excellence and biblical truth. Christian counselors shouldn't have to choose between evidence-based practice and faithfully following Christ.

    Ep. 94 Evaluating Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) Through a Biblical Worldview

  7. Jul 7

    Ep. 93 Truth, Timing, Clinical Judgment, and the PAUSE Framework

    Not every biblical truth should be shared the moment it comes to mind. In this CE episode of Christ in Private Practice, we explore one of the most overlooked clinical skills in faith integration: timing. You'll learn about:✔️ Spiritual bypassing✔️ Premature encouragement✔️ Premature forgiveness✔️ Shame-based spiritual responses✔️ The difference between truth and timing✔️ The PAUSE Framework for ethical Scripture integration If you're a Christian mental health professional who wants to integrate faith ethically, biblically, and clinically, this episode is for you. If this episode strengthens your practice, please like, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another Christian counselor who would benefit from the conversation.

    Ep. 93 Truth, Timing, Clinical Judgment, and the PAUSE Framework

  8. Jun 30

    Ep. 92 Ethical Scripture Integration and Assessing Spiritual Readiness

    The Summer Faith Integration Skills Lab begins! We kick off a special 9-part series designed to help Christian mental health professionals confidently and ethically integrate faith into counseling. This series will take us all the way to our 100th episode, and we're beginning where every ethical counseling relationship should begin...with ethics. In this episode you'll learn: ✔ Why ethical codes support appropriate faith integration✔ The importance of informed consent✔ How spirituality influences mental health and treatment planning✔ Using the FICA Spiritual Assessment✔ How to evaluate a client's spiritual readiness✔ The difference between implicit and explicit faith integration✔ When prayer, Scripture, and spiritual interventions are appropriate✔ Practical examples of ethically integrating Scripture into counseling Whether you're a seasoned Christian counselor or just beginning to explore faith integration, this episode will provide a strong ethical and clinical foundation for your work. Looking for ongoing support? The Summer Faith Integration Skills Lab aligns with our Faith Integration Consultation Circle, where Christian clinicians gather for Christ-centered case consultation, discussion, and professional growth. Members of the Faith Integration Consultation Circle also receive continuing education credit for each Summer Faith Integration Skills Lab episode after completing the required CE components. Thank you for listening and for joining us as we count down to Episode 100! Episode Time Stamps: 00:00 Celebrating Milestones and New Beginnings 04:11 Ethical Integration of Faith in Counseling 22:34 Assessing Spiritual Readiness in Clients 27:30 Understanding Spiritual Beliefs 31:22 Evaluating Spiritual Readiness 33:44 Implicit vs Explicit Faith Integration 49:33 Applying Scripture in Counseling

    Ep. 92 Ethical Scripture Integration and Assessing Spiritual Readiness
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Welcome to the Christ in Private Practice Podcast, a space for Christian mental health professionals seeking to do business and counseling God's Way. Whether you're unsure how to integrate your faith into your work or you already offer faith-based services, this podcast is for you.

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  • Creator
    Camille McDaniel, LPC
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Camille McDaniel, LPC
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