Why I Don’t Call Myself a “Clinically-Informed Biblical Counselor” (CIBC)

A Public QuestionA friend on X (Twitter) recently asked,“I see you don’t use ‘clinically-informed’ or ‘trauma-informed’ labels. I’m curious, practically, what would you say is the key difference between your approach to #biblicalcounseling and those who self-identify as ‘clinically-informed’?Good question. I’ll tweak the question a bit:“Why don’t you use the labels ‘clinically-informed’ or ‘trauma-informed’ to describe your biblical counseling?”#1: I Respect My CIBC FriendsFirst, I want to be cl