Such clients should be referred to competent psychiatrists and physicians for a full mental and physical evaluation. Unfortunately, more atrocities have been committed in the name of God than any other cause. True Christians believe in love, family unity, and forgiveness. Too many so-called Christian counselors and ministers are promoting hatred, family destruction, and no forgiveness. In the name of the Lord, they inadvertently conduct the Devil's work.
Group therapy is always a good way to treat survivors of sexual abuse.
Group therapy can indeed be helpful in some cases, but it can be extremely damaging in others, particularly when there is peer pressure to conform to group expectations. Similarly, they are often told that if they react strongly to a story, it is proof that they were abused. Self-help books are always helpful and authoritative. Self-help books can indeed be very useful, but readers should never forget that many publishers are interested primarily in profits, not accuracy. In other words, just because something is written in an authoritative style and is published in a best-selling book doesn't mean that it is true.