For decades, secular therapy has probed the mysteries of the mind. But rather than eradicating issues like anxiety the way vaccines conquered smallpox, the number of mental illness diagnoses has increased exponentially, affecting all ages. Modern secular treatment is not making many people better, rather, it is estimated that approximately 20 million children and nearly one in four adults suffer from a mental illness today. How did we get here? And how do we even define a mental illness? In Lies My Therapist Told Me, biblical counselor and professor Greg Gifford explores these questions from a Christian worldview. He demonstrates that, without a biblical understanding of the mind, today’s therapists are not equipped to treat many of the issues that fall under the category of mental illness. Through deep research and the inspiring stories of real counselees, Gifford offers hope to those suffering from these often-debilitating conditions and offers clarity where secular therapy has creat