Psychology and psychiatry ― so dangerous because they stand as competing authorities against the Holy Bible!
The Bible teaches in Hebrews 4:15 that Jesus “was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” The Lord set the example for us to follow, seeking help from His heavenly Father. The Lord didn't seek help from psychologists, psychics and quacks. The truth is that no social worker or psychologist can help anyone rise above their own spiritual walk with God. How can a heathen shrink help you find the sweet peace that only comes with knowing your sins are forgiven and your name is written in Heaven? Everyone needs spiritual guidance, godly counsel, which you'll only find in a local New Testament church. Would a carpenter work without a hammer? Would a cook work without a pan? How can a psychologist help anyone without the Bible? Psychology is evil because it ignores Jesus Christ, the Bible and Christianity.
God's goal is for every believer “conformed to the image of his Son”
that having the MIND OF CHRIST (Philippians 2:5)It should be clear that perfect victory over all life's troubles must be the result of being like Christ. No "soul worker" can lift another above the level of spiritual maturity he is on. So the supreme qualification for psychologists would be Christlikeness. If one is a truly Christian psychologist, he must do soul work in the realm of the deep things of the Word and the Spirit and not be following around in the shallows of behavior modification. Why should a believer choose to do behavior modification when he has the tools for spiritual transformation? This would be like a surgeon wreaking havoc with a butter knife instead of using a scalpel. The most skilled counselor is the one who most carefully, prayerfully, and faithfully applies the divine spiritual resources to the process of sanctification, shaping another into the image of Jesus Christ. I believe firmly that MOST people who are in a psychiatrist's office are rebellious against God.