To the extent that they have addressed family - related matters, mainline churches have aligned themselves with
a therapeutic ethic of care and self - fulfillment that affirms a range of family configurations and sexual practices.
For licensed therapists (beginning and advanced) that address all issues
of psychotherapy, including, but not limited to assessment, trauma, dissociation, attachment, transference and countertransference,
care of the therapist, crisis management,
ethics, boundaries, limit setting,
therapeutic alliance, management
of co-morbid conditions, sequencing and pacing
of treatment, and more.