https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog daily 0.75 2024-05-02 https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/when-should-you-seek-counseling monthly 0.5 2022-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/a2505b4b-7f15-4ea6-b956-80cf6743bb7e/When-Should-you-Seek-Counseling%3F.jpg Affirming Christian Counseling Blog - When Should you Seek Counseling? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/dont-want-to-go-to-church-anymore monthly 0.5 2022-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/e2a13d7b-06f6-4a53-95d9-1395b0a87eb8/Don%27t+Want+to+go+to+Church+Anymore.jpg Affirming Christian Counseling Blog - What if you Don't Want to go to Church Anymore? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/3-signs-of-ministry-burnout monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1b1f94c7-1cf4-44f3-8c1a-bb65a62f7aef/signs-of-minitry-burnout.jpg Affirming Christian Counseling Blog - 3 Signs of Ministry Burnout (and why you might be pretending you don't see them) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/from-conservative-evangelical-to-lgbtq-affirming monthly 0.5 2022-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1633149467207-FI4V898AOQWX1FUIV312/LGBTQ-Affirming-Therapist.jpg Affirming Christian Counseling Blog - A Therapist's Journey from Conservative Evangelical to LGBTQ+ Affirming - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/whats-a-highly-sensitive-person monthly 0.5 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/85955a22-603f-4afd-93c5-5ddbf8c16b7a/whats-a-highly-sensitive-person.jpg Affirming Christian Counseling Blog - What’s a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/is-it-okay-to-question-my-faith monthly 0.5 2022-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/0f3f7a5e-1a75-4226-8dd7-fd87fbe2a47b/is-it-okay-to-question-my-faith.jpg Affirming Christian Counseling Blog - Is it Okay to Question my Faith? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/how-intersectionality-relates-to-identity monthly 0.5 2022-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/c22d6121-1db9-41d5-9901-ce0df4ffec80/How+Intersectionality+Relates+to+Identity.jpg Affirming Christian Counseling Blog - How Intersectionality Relates to Identity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/fresh-starts monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1633217248342-MT3NNE78ILLY24Q13DG8/Dr-Marie-Fang-Christian-Therapist.jpeg Affirming Christian Counseling Blog - Fresh Starts in San Diego - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/category/Ministry monthly 0.5 https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/category/Counseling monthly 0.5 https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/category/Faith monthly 0.5 https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/category/Personality monthly 0.5 https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/category/Personal+Reflections monthly 0.5 https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/blog/category/Identity monthly 0.5 https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/about-dr-marie-fang daily 0.75 2026-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/a2d3065d-96f4-4dd2-acc0-fdf51e1dd36d/DrMarieFang Dr. Marie Fang Progressive Christian Therapist - Hi! I’m Dr. Marie Fang. Pronouns: she/her I’m passionate about empowering folks who are misunderstood or marginalized by the church to fully embrace who they are and where they’re headed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/5c81cd4c-3bd7-4a92-b6b6-ea36702fe2b2/DrMarieFangChristianTherapist Dr. Marie Fang Progressive Christian Therapist https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/lgbtq-affirming-therapist daily 0.75 2021-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1633142278690-P8WIOQN3MKL0IKGBEKLD/Queer-Therapist LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapist San Diego - You might deal with these tensions by hiding parts of who you are from others. Maybe you’ve coped by revealing your faith identity to your church community while hiding aspects of your gender or sexuality from them. You may have additional support for your gender and sexuality from LGBTQ+ affirming friends and community, but you feel you need to hide aspects of your faith in those contexts. It creates a disjointed sense of identity. …Or you may have coped by shutting down an entire portion of your identity for the sake of remaining connected to your community. Unfortunately, this discretely fosters internalized hatred towards the parts of yourself that you’ve kept hidden. If this is you: you need a place where all aspects of who you are are welcomed and celebrated in one space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1633142314676-FWIKSF7BBRVWY9NE3XFA/LGBT-Affirming-Counseling.jpg LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapist San Diego - I welcome all aspects of who you are. I help you hold space between these tensions and create a space where all aspects of you are seen and validated. From this space, I help you identify any sources of pain that may be keeping you from living a full life and help you reconcile all aspects of who you are so you can live a full, wholehearted life. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/a2d3065d-96f4-4dd2-acc0-fdf51e1dd36d/DrMarieFang Affirming Christian Counseling San Diego I’m a licensed clinical psychologist in San Diego. I’m most passionate about empowering folks who are often misunderstood or marginalized by the church to fully embrace who they are and where they’re headed. I want folks to know that there is no shame in exploring who you are, whether it be aspects of your gender, sexuality, faith, or values. It’s by design that we are in an ever ongoing process of development, including our sense of who we are. But we often carry a sense of shame when we experience these shifts - particularly in church contexts where change is sometimes perceived as a threat. I want to help shift folks' perspectives to see change as a sign of growth, and being “in progress” as a virtue! https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/ba5cb37b-9e10-433a-9a7a-8bc29eed75c5/University+City+Office Contact Affirming Christian Counseling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/faith-deconstruction-counseling daily 0.75 2022-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1633220916825-2DM3RS34CWMP6AZV32KC/faith-deconstruction-counseling Faith Deconstruction Counseling - You might cope by putting up a false front with your church community. You might pretend that nothing is going on internally for the sake of not stirring the pot or losing your close connections. Or you might cope by completely withdrawing from your community - too afraid to face any potential shaming from your loved ones. Or you may have bravely attempted to let your friends and family into your faith-related questions, only to have been let down by disappointing or harmful responses from them. If this is you: you need a space where you are allowed to safely explore all of your wonderings, questions, concerns, and doubts. You need to feel seen in your process. And most importantly, you need someone willing to walk alongside you - wherever your journey might take you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1633221221817-PY1LU4J66LTXUZLNLVQU/counseling-for-faith-deconstruction Faith Deconstruction Counseling - I welcome wherever your faith journey may lead. I see your faith-related questions and doubts as a healthy part of your development. As we grow as humans, our perspectives and worldviews shift too. I see your evolving faith as a sign of your growth as a person. I like to create space for you to safely explore your faith-related questions, and help you navigate the ways that being in this space impacts your day-to-day life, relationships, and interactions with your broader community. When we go through worldview-shifting experiences, it can feel incredibly disorienting. I help you identify the core pieces of who you are that remain unwavering throughout your faith journey, so you can continue to feel grounded amidst the changes you experience. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/ministry-burnout daily 0.75 2022-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1633226185576-4C8B1V8Z7ANV9GUMQVPF/Ministry-Burnout-Counseling Counseling for Ministry & Pastoral Burnout - You may find it difficult to feel a sense of purpose in your work. You may have become disconnected from yourself for the sake of keeping up with your ministry tasks, making it hard to fully embrace both the ups and downs of life. I’ve heard folks describe this experience as feeling a bit robotic - you’re doing all the tasks you’re supposed to be doing, but you’re not mentally or emotionally present to what you’re doing. You may feel distressed knowing that your ministry role is one that you’ve felt called into, and perceive burnout as a sign that you’ve failed at your calling. This can sometimes lead to a downward spiral into depression. If this is you: you need a space where you can fully step away from your ministry responsibilities and what others expect from you in order to take a heartfelt look at what caused the burnout and how to recover from it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1633226323349-5QTI2QLNYUHJORLFUPPE/Pastoral-and-Ministry-Burnout Counseling for Ministry & Pastoral Burnout - I see burnout as an opportunity for growth. In addition to offering education and evidence-based, practical tools to help you recover from burnout, I also help you see how experiencing burnout can benefit you. Often, burnout is a signal that a part of ourselves is longing for a significant change. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re not cut out for ministry or that you need to quit your role. I love to help you identify and reconnect with your core values, so you can take a close look at the cause of your burnout and make changes that best align with your values. By accepting that you need to make space to recover from burnout rather than pushing through it, you can be empowered to live a more full life. You can return to your life tasks with a sense of purpose while feeling energized. https://affirmingchristiancounseling.com/therapy-for-therapists daily 0.75 2021-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1633229074809-GY40BMF04CY0O4UAGMU2/therapist-for-counselors Therapy for Therapists - As a therapist, you need support just as much as everyone else, if not more. When left unchecked, therapists can be especially prone to burnout, depression, and even depersonalization or dissociation. I’ve been there. We have a tendency to take on more than we can handle in the name of helping others. But this isn’t sustainable. You are just as human as the clients that you serve. In many circles in our field, we receive messages that we ought to have our “stuff together,” which makes it feel less safe to explore ways that life feels messy (and life gets messy because we’re human!) You may even be questioning whether you chose the right profession. If any of these experiences describe you: you need a space where you can safely take off your “therapist” hat, let your guard down, and let someone else attune to your needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61491302e466d409e78c5b10/1633229174643-BMXW48JS28LTFA26ASW0/Dr-Marie-Fang-Christian-Therapist Therapy for Therapists - I help you connect with your core values. Since you’re a fellow therapist, you may find it helpful to hear about my therapeutic style. 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