DeVine Interventions

As a practitioner of ACT, I integrate my clients' faith into their treatment. Faith is essential to improving mental health. To ignore it, a therapist must try to divide the human psyche rather than viewing it as a whole. If you'd like to learn more about the importance of faith in therapy and how it makes ACT effective, read my newest blog here:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy | Faith and Mental Health DeVine Interventions Group Blog: Pennsylvania's trusted Christian counselor on faith-based Acceptance and Commitment therapy.

Christianity and Science: How Science Can Strengthen Your Teen’s Faith

Christianity and Science: How Science Can Strengthen Your Teen’s Faith Finding a way to fit science and religion together can feel overwhelming. For our teens, logic and reasoning present some of the greatest threats to complete belief in Christianity. However, as parents, you can guide your teen to a deeper understanding of how God created science to support our faith...

Finishing Faithfully

Finishing Faithfully Not all of us know when we are nearing the end of our lives in the same way Moses did, but the reality is, not one of us is guaranteed tomorrow. So in some sense, there is wisdom in living every day with the intention of finishing faithfully. Moses served the Lord unwaveringly for 40 years, leading....

Living with the Tension of Uncertainty

Living with the Tension of Uncertainty For years I heard Christians talk about living by faith. I did not really grasp how to do that in my daily life until I heard Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest, talk about this issue. He suggested that many Christians do not live by faith because they have no patience for not knowing and no toleranc...

Inviting God into the Hard Places

Inviting God into the Hard Places We say “life is hard,” and everyone nods in support. It is a common truism, a well-accepted reality we all can affirm. The political climate, the cultural tone, work pressures, personal and relational stress—all of these contribute. People are anxious, overwhelmed, divided, polarized, and wear...