Many religious people distrust the idea of psychotherapy because they fear mental health professionals will misunderstand and pathologize their beliefs. This book provides concrete guidance on how therapists can establish rapport and work effectively with clients from a variety of religious backgrounds. Each chapter is devoted to a different religious denomination and is written by a mental health professional who is an expert in that tradition. The contributors provide information on the central beliefs and practices of the faith, describe how spiritual concerns may emerge in therapy, and offer guidelines for promoting trust and positive outcomes. This edition has been significantly updated with information about religious demographics, organization, doctrine, culture, immigration, and globalization. Rich in case examples, this book fills an important gap in the training of graduate students and experienced practitioners alike. (Publisher).

Toward religious and spiritual competency for mental health professionals /P. Scott Richards and Allen E. Bergin -- Religious diversity in North America / Roger R. Keller -- Psychotherapy with Roman Catholics / Edward P. Shafranske -- Psychotherapy with members of eastern Orthodox churches / George Morelli -- Psychotherapy with mainline protestants: Lutheran, Presbyterian, Episcopal/Anglican, and Methodist / Everett L. Worthington Jr., James T.D. Berry, Joshua N. Hook, Don E. Davis, Jennifer S. Ripley, and Chelsea L. Greer -- Psychotherapy for Evangelical and fundamentalist Protestants / Nancy Stiehler Thurston and Winston Seegobin -- Psychotherapy with Pentecostal Protestants / Richard D. Dobbins -- Psychotherapy with Latter-day Saints / Wendy Ulrich, P. Scott Richards, Kristin L. Hansen, and Allen E. Bergin -- Psychotherapy with Seventh-day Adventists / Carole A. Rayburn -- Psychotherapy with Orthodox Jews / Aaron Rabinowitz -- Psychotherapy with Conservative and Reform Jews / Lisa Miller, Yakov A. Barton, Marina Mazur, and Robert J. Lovinger -- Psychotherapy with Muslims / Zari Hedayat-Diba -- Psychotherapy with Hindus / Anu R. Sharma and Pratyusha Tummala-Narra -- Psychotherapy with Buddhists / Mark Finn and Jeffrey B. Rubin -- Psychotherapy with members of African American churches and spiritual traditions / Donelda A. Cook and Christine Y. Wiley -- Psychotherapy with members of Latino/Latina churches and spiritual traditions / Fayth M. Parks, Maria Cecilia Zea, and Michael A. Mason -- Psychotherapy with members of Asian American churches and spiritual traditions / Siang-Yang Tan and Natalie J. Dong -- North American Indian and Alaska Native spirituality and psychotherapy / Jeff King, Joseph E. Trimble, Gayle Skawen:nio Morse, and Lisa Rey Thomas -- Religious diversity and psychotherapy: conclusions, recommendations, and future directions / P. Scott Richards and Allen E. Bergin.