Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Counselor Education and Supervision

Advisor

Wenndy (Wynn) Dupkoski

Abstract

Counselor educators are ill-equipped to train counselors to prepare to meet the needs of Black Christian Pentecostal Women (BCPW) because there is a lack of information on this population. To increase cultural competency, counselors need to be more aware of the experiences of this population. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of BCPW who sought community mental health counseling concurrent with deliverance practices through the church. Using Edmund Husserl’s transcendental phenomenological approach as the conceptual framework, semi-structured interviews via zoom were conducted with 4 BCPW who were active members of the Christ Throne International Ministries in Maryland, had experienced church deliverance, and attended counseling within the last 12 months. Data were analyzed using the Transcendental Phenomenological process. Results indicated the following themes: Deliverance Versus Counseling; Christian Counseling in Outpatient Mental Health Clinics; and Mental Health Disorder or Demonic Possession? Within the Theme “Deliverance Versus Counseling,” there were four sub-themes: Professional Collaboration, Training, Prayer, and Talk Therapy. The results of the study may bring positive social change by giving useful information to BCPW, Black church leaders, counselor educators and supervisors (CES), counseling professionals, international CES students, and policymakers.

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