I'm Andrew Rodriguez, a Christian therapist, speaker, and former youth pastor. In my counseling, I specialize in sexual and relational issues. PsychoBible is my outlet for discussing ideas about the intersection of Christianity and psychology, especially regarding sexuality and cultural issues.
Some topics to expect: Theology of the Body, therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction, and the culture war.
A couple months ago, Julia Sadusky, a well-known Catholic psychologist, made some videos criticizing Reintegrative Therapy and disparaging the legacy of Joseph Nicolosi, Sr, the founder of Reparative Therapy. Among her offenses, she attempts to pit Nicolosi, Jr. against his father, accuses the late Dr. Nicolosi of aversive techniques, accuses Reintegrative Therapists of being coercive and unethical, and she misrepresents the landmark Pela & Sutton longitudinal study of 75 men who experienced Reintegrative Therapy. As a student of the Nicolosis and a certified Reintegrative Therapist, I'm setting the record straight, using this opportunity to respond to a range of misconceptions about Nicolosi, so-called "conversion therapy," SAFE-T, Reparative Therapy, and Reintegrative Therapy.
#ReintegrativeTherapy #JuliaSadusky #Nicolosi #ReparativeTherapy #SAFETherapy #SexualAttractionFluidity #SideB #SexualityCounseling #SOCE #SexualOrientation #ExLGBT #ExGay #GayChristian #GayExTrad
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I've been noticing over the past few years this trend in my town of people leaving out their Halloween decorations way past October . . . particularly lawn skeletons. What is the symbolic meaning of this phenomenon? Here are my thoughts.
#LawnSkeletons #Nihilism #CultureofDeath #SexualRevolution #Cynicism #TheologyoftheBody
Here's an addendum to my story of discrimination in graduate school for offering counseling to people with unwanted same-sex attraction. What is my advice to students pursuing a career in the helping professions (psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, etc.)? Seek and speak the truth no matter what. Here's why (featuring words from Jordan Peterson and M. Scott Peck).
#AdvicetoGradStudents #PsychologyStudents #SOCE #SAFETherapy #LGBTactivism #ConservativeTherapist #ScottPeck #JordanPeterson
I recorded this video on 6/25/25, the 10th anniversary of receiving the email that changed my life. I was four weeks away from finishing my year-long internship and graduating with my master's in counseling psychology. Then, the head of the internship program at Chestnut Hill College emailed me to stop my internship immediately because of my work with men coping with unwanted same-sex attraction. I've told my story in different venues before, including an article for the Journal of Human Sexuality, but here is the full story . . . with no censorship or redactions.
#Discrimination #TherapeuticChoice #SAFETherapy #SOCE #ReparativeTherapy #SexualIdentityTherapy #ChangeAllowingTherapy #SexualOrientation #Homosexuality #SSA #UnwantedSSA #GayActivism
