[Dr. Eckleburg]

I do believe there is a difference between psychology and psychiatry. One is a medical science and the other is not.

Yep.

Anyone considering seeing a "pyschologist" should ask the prospective therapist what they think of Carl Jung.

Ninety-nine percent will no doubt speak of him favorably. This narrows down your choice considerably to the remaining one percent.

I recommend the excellent book, "Aryan Christ: The Secret Life of Carl Jung" by Richard Noll, for a look into the dark and misdirected roots of "psychology."

[Corin Stormhands]

Anyone considering seeing a "pyschologist" should ask the prospective therapist what they think of Carl Jung.

Okay, let's ask some of the Psychology majors at Calvin College.

[Lexinom]

This narrows down your choice considerably to the remaining one percent. And if you live in a small town, with a troubled marriage that you've tried to fix yourself for six years standing on the idyllic "Calvinists don't need councilling", etc. platform we've seen echoed here, you... drive 100 miles each week to one of these 1% guys?

I'm sorry, but I want to have an enjoyable marriage. My wife and I deserve to have an enjoyable marriage - just like the other couples at church - and we need that other point of reference. And in Reformed circles, you don't talk about marital problems in the church - you keep them hidden and seek outside help. Maybe your (plural) circles are different.

Regardless of the particular counsellor's beliefs, he provides a fixed point of reference against which a Christian couple can work out their issues. Even if he's an atheist, his main role is to listen.

[housewife101]

I have been to a psychiatrist as well as a psychologist. I don't recommend either. Psychiatry is a religion all its own-at least to most that practice it.