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SAVE THE DATE
Break Free Your Inner Child Healing Retreat for Men
Lake Anna, Virginia May 27 - May 31, 2026
Our annual inner child healing retreat is a place where you can connect with other men and work toward discovering and healing childhood wounds. Working with other men, you have a chance to discover your true self and overcome those things that hold you back from really flourishing.
The group will work through:
- Discovering and healing childhood wounds
- Learning how your inner child adapted from his true self
- Learning how to get authentic needs met
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| | Want to learn more about inner child healing?
In her book Recovery of Your Inner Child, Lucia Capacchione, PH.D writes:
The absence of the Child Within leaves a painful feeling of emptiness . . . what caused it was the Child within us went into hiding. As a result, we lost our True Selves and thereby our ability to connect with others and with God in a meaningful way. The only way to fill our emptiness is to realize the True Self within us and experientially connect it to God. When we do that and complete our unfinished business, we are healed. We are then free to co-create a successful and enjoyable life for ourselves. Click here to read more on our blog. |
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Supreme Court Hears Landmark "Conversion Therapy" Case Christopher Doyle interviewed by Epoch Times
The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on Oct. 7 a free speech case involving a Colorado law that bans therapists from providing so-called conversion therapy to minors experiencing same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria.
A therapist challenging the law argues that it violates her First Amendment rights. On the other side of the debate, Colorado contends that it has the right to regulate mental health treatments for minors that it deems harmful and ineffective. It is among more than 20 states with such bans.
A practitioner of such therapy told The Epoch Times that the therapist’s work focuses on mending psychological wounds and is not coercive or harmful. Opponents of conversion therapy, including the American Medical Association, point to practices such as electric shock and negative feedback methods such as smelling salts or chemically induced nausea to create a psychological aversion to the unwanted behaviors or attractions.
However, according to licensed counselor Christopher Doyle of the Institute for Healthy Families, modern therapists avoid these methods and instead favor exploring clients’ attitudes on sexuality, trauma, self-perception, and relationships. Doyle, who has been working with clients for 15 years, said he isn’t trying to “convert” anyone; he objects to the term “conversion therapy” altogether. |
| The author of The War on Psychotherapy: Politics, Gender Identity and Mental Health, Doyle said he practices “sexual and gender identity affirming therapy.”
“I accept where a client is and how they identify themselves, and I work with their goals,“ he told The Epoch Times. ”I never let a parent set a goal. And if a client identifies as gay, lesbian, trans, or whatever, I say, ‘OK, I respect that.’”
Doyle said that when he is able to get at the heart of “underlying issues or traumas,” his patients sometimes experience a lessening of same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. He encourages parents to love their children unconditionally, no matter their eventual sexual identity or gender expression.
Still, he said, the government should not prevent young people from seeking therapy to address these issues if they choose. “What’s tragic is that political activists are trying to limit the choices of people who are having conflicts with their sexuality and gender identity, instead of allowing them to seek help with qualified practitioners who could really help them work through these issues,” he said.
Click here to read the article on The Epoch Times. The article may also be accessed by clicking here. |
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Institute for Healthy Families (IHF) specializes in counseling solutions for individuals, couples, families, therapists, and ministry leaders. IHF is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit therapeutic organization located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. As a Judeo-Christian organization, IHF believes that the family is the foundation for healthy individuals, relationships, communities, and places of worship. While IHF is non-sectarian, we believe that God reveals His truth in both the Bible and Creation and that we can use this wisdom to help facilitate healing. IHF believes that through this synthesis of science and faith, we can help our clients form and maintain healthy families that will be able to help their children become the best versions of themselves and fulfill God’s will for their lives. For more information, visit our website at: www.InstituteforHealthyFamilies.org. |
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