Between the original Lehman website (www.kclehman.com), the website for Dr. Lehman’s book, Outsmarting Yourself (www.outsmartingyourself.org), and the Immanuel approach website (www.immanuelapproach.com), there are more than 10 teaching DVDs, more than 20 live session DVDs, and more than 1,000 pages of free download … Continue reading →

We get many requests for individual sessions, and we totally understand people’s desire to work with someone with extensive experience and proven efficacy. Especially when they have a particularly difficult/complicated situation, and especially when they have already tried working with … Continue reading →

I also get many requests for consultations. And I totally understand people’s desire to get consultation input from someone with extensive experience and proven efficacy. Especially when they have a particularly difficult/complicated situation, and especially when they have already tried … Continue reading →

The really short answer is “Yes.” For a much more thorough answer, read on. As described in chapter 7 of the book, widows in Colombia have been using the Immanuel approach to facilitate healing for psychological trauma in their own … Continue reading →

This may surprise some readers, but we have seen consistently positive results when using the Immanuel approach with any non-Christians who are willing to try it. In fact, willingness to try it seems to be the only prerequisite. When discussing … Continue reading →

These important questions are extensively addressed in the essays below (all available as free downloads from www.kclehman.com). “ADD/ADHD and Emotional Healing.” “Bipolar Disorder and the Immanuel Approach/Theophostic®-based [14] Emotional Healing: General Comments and Frequently Asked Questions.” “Depression & the Immanuel … Continue reading →

Many people have asked whether the Immanuel approach is effective in working with attachment trauma. In short, our perception is that the Immanuel approach is the most effective intervention we are aware of for every form of attachment trauma we … Continue reading →

Is it legal for lay people to charge for Immanuel approach sessions? As far as we know, it’s perfectly legal for lay people to charge for counseling/prayer sessions as long as you don’t misrepresent yourself. That is, it’s legal for you … Continue reading →

An increasing number of mental health professionals have been asking questions along the lines of “Is it appropriate/acceptable/legal to bill insurance for Immanuel approach sessions?” As a psychiatrist, I bill Immanuel approach sessions as psychotherapy; and if anyone asks me … Continue reading →

It probably won’t surprise anyone to hear that we also receive many, many requests for assistance in finding a therapist/emotional healing minister who can facilitate Immanuel approach emotional healing. We are working hard to train Immanuel approach facilitators, and to … Continue reading →

It probably won’t surprise anybody to hear that an increasing number of people have been contacting us with questions along the lines of: “I would like to use the Immanuel approach to emotional healing in my _______ (psychotherapy practice, ministry, church, … Continue reading →

At one of our seminars, after we finished presenting this material a gentleman in the audience asked, “So what about plain old sin? Does all this stuff about trauma, triggering, implicit memory, the VLE, central nervous system extrapolation, immaturity, and … Continue reading →

My perception is that the Immanuel approach and Theophostic® Prayer Ministry (TPM) share many of the same foundational principles. Many aspects of the process are also similar. I started with Theophostic® Prayer Ministry, and progressively developed the Immanuel approach as I modified … Continue reading →