A MESSAGE FROM PAUL MEIER, M.D.
LIFE IS DIFFICULT and will certainly have some times of pain, but I know from over thirty years of practice that at least HALF OF THE PAIN WE GO THROUGH IS UNNECESSARY. And you know what? We can learn and grow into better people from the half that is unavoidable.
In 1976, I co-founded a clinic to address mental health and relational issues of those who were looking for counseling care that did not conflict with their Christian beliefs--a safe haven where people could receive counsel and medical care from highly trained professionals who would use the skills and knowledge they had learned from years of schooling but that was based on fundamental Christian beliefs. Clients coming to us didn't have to worry that we would take a secular approach to their problems but could have confidence that God's Word would have final authority. They could speak with caring professionals who would help them use spiritual tools such as the Bible and prayer, and who would incorporate God's love, grace, and forgiveness, to find true answers to their problems.
On this website and at our clinics, our staff and I will be sharing information with you week by week and month by month, to address many of your needs. Some people prefer to hear truth, others to see it, and others to read it. My goal is to shoot it straight with each of you and to convey the truth to you in the most loving way possible. My specialty is "insight oriented" therapy. Forget the superficial, we go for the truth. We resolve deeper root problems. We see many who have been horribly abused all their lives and relieve their pain by taking them into it first. You may have moments of sadness and grief during the healing process, but it was Jesus who said that those who mourn are blessed, because they will be comforted. I am all about positive thinking and positive feelings, but not denial of painful realities. If you study any of the books I've written or come to see me for counseling, I can almost certainly assure you that your life will never be the same. I hope to enable you to find hidden treasures in secret places.
I currently see clients in our Richardson, Texas, clinic if you are interested in meeting with me for an evaluation and counseling care. I also am available for speaking engagements. Just give my office a call at 972-437-4698 or toll free at 888-550-8922. One of my caring staff will be happy to speak with you to arrange an appointment with me or with one of our other committed staff members.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE ALONE! You can have HOPE and PEACE, and ENJOY LIFE AGAIN!
In Christ's Love, Paul Meier, M.D.
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DR. PAUL MEIER'S BIOGRAPHY
Education: Dr. Paul Meier received his Masters of Science in Cardiovascular Physiology from Michigan State University and a Medical Degree (M.D.) from the University of Arkansas College of Medicine. Dr. Meier completed his psychiatric residency at Duke University. He attended graduate courses at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois in 1975-76 while on full-time faculty. He also holds a Master of Arts degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, where he also served as a full-time faculty member in pastoral counseling for 12 years.
Specialty Training and Experience: Paul Meier is an MD/Psychiatrist/Ordained Minister who is the founder of the national chain of non-profit Christian psychiatry clinics, the Meier Clinics. He has authored over 75 books, mostly Christian self-help books like Love is a Choice and Happiness is a Choice, but also a series of Bible Prophecy novels, including The Third Millennium. He has been on many secular and Christian TV and radio shows, including Oprah Winfrey, Tom Snyder, Norman Vincent Peale, Joyce Meyer and many others. He has traveled to countries all over the world to train both professional and lay counselors, as well as missionaries and pastors, in the field of Christian Counseling. He taught full-time for twelve years at Dallas Theological Seminary, where he spent lots of extra time discipling promising young students like Tony Evans, John Trent, John Townsend, Henry Cloud and many others.
He has lectured at seminaries around the world including Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth, the Baptist Seminary in Cuba, and the Greek Bible Institute and Seminary in Athens. He was the team physician for a mountain climbing expedition in 1985, to climb Mt. Ararat with American astronaut Jim Irwin, to find Noah’s Ark. Dr. Meier’s team was chased away by terrorists. His clinics have launched many ministries through the years. About two million people have trusted Christ through various Meier Clinic counseling sessions and ministries that have branched off from Clinics. Over 150 Christian psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists, coast-to-coast, see thousands of clients each week, and they provide nearly one million dollars a year in charitable care. Dr. Meier also serves as a political consultant to many of the nations top political leaders, and attends private meetings with them annually.
Dr. Meier's daily prayer partner is Dr. Jean-Luc Bertrand, of Paris. Dr. Meier's previous daily prayer partner, Dr. David Larson, died of a heart attack in March of 2002. A permanent Chair (scholarship) was named after Dr. Larson in the Library of Congress, because over half of the medical schools in the United States now have courses on spirituality that Dr. Larson designed. The only other permanent Chair in the Library of Congress belongs to Henry Kissinger. The American Association of Christian Counselors, in 2003, honored Dr. Meier as a father of the Christian Psychology movement, and Christianity Today Magazine has called Dr. Meier a "Modern Day Reformer" for moving Christianity more toward an openness to admitting faults, getting counseling, being less legalistic, and even a willingness to take psychiatric medications if necessary.
Speaker: Dr. Meier has been a guest speaker at Awakening, an annual weekend retreat designed as an opportunity for business and political leaders to exchange ideas, examine trends and learn from leading authorities and policy makers in a variety of fields. Dr. Meier was honored and acknowledged in 2007 by President George Bush, members of the U.S. Congress and the NRCC as a Physician of the Year Honoree.
Active Memberships:
Christian Medical and Dental Society
American Medical Association
American Psychiatric Association
Dallas County Medical Society
Television and Radio: Dr. Meier is a frequent guest on numerous radio and television programs, such as those hosted by:
* Oprah Winfrey
* Tom Snyder
* Norman Vincent Peale
* Joyce Meyer’s Enjoying Everyday Life* Joni Television show on the Daystar television network
* Praise the Lord Show on TBN
* Paula White Show
* Has been interviewed on Radio Free Europe, and
* Has appeared in a French television documentary discussing Christian psychiatry
Publications (Authored and Co-Authored):
1. Ask The Doctors - Questions and Answers
2. Beating Burnout - Balanced Living for Busy People
3. Beating the Clock - A Guide to Maturing Successfully
4. Before Burnout - Balanced Living for Busy People
5. Beyond the Millennium (fictional novel)6. Blue Genes - Breaking free from the chemical imbalances that affect your moods, your mind, your life, and your loved ones
7. Bruised and Broken - Understanding Psychological Problems
8. Caring for Aging Loved Ones
9. Christian Child Rearing and Personality Development - Guide to Parenting
10. Compelled to Achieve - Finding Balance Between Success and Access
11. The Complete Book of Baby and Child Care
12. The Complete Life Encyclopedia - A Family Resource
13. Counseling and the Nature of Man
14. Crazymakers
15. Don't™ Let Jerks Get the Best of You - Dealing with Impossible People
16. The Fakers - Exploding the Myths of the Supernatural
17. Family Foundations - How to Have a Happy Home
18. Fear Less for Life - Break Free to Living with Hope and Confidence
19. Filling the Holes in our Souls - Effective Small Groups
20. First Time Parents
21. The First Two Years
22. Formula for a Happy Marriage
23. The Fourth Millennium (fictional novel)
24. Free to Forgive - Daily Devotions for Adult Children of Abuse
25. Growing In Step - Your Guide to Successful Step-parenting26. Happiness Is A Choice - A Manual on the Symptoms, Causes, and Cures of Depression
27. Happiness Is A Choice for Teens
28. Happy Holidays - How to Beat the Holiday Blues
29. The Healthy Christian Life - Bible Study Guide
30. The Healthy Pastor
31. How to Beat Burnout - Help for Men and Women
32. Introduction to Psychology and Counseling (textbook)
33. Love Hunger - Recovery from Food Addiction
34. Love Hunger Weight-Loss Workbook35. Love Is A Choice - Recovery for Codependent Relationships
36. Meditating for Success (booklet)
37. Miracle Drugs - How They Work and What You Should Know About Them
38. The Monster Within - Overcoming Bulimia
39. Mood Swings - Understand Your Emotional Highs and Lows
40. Money Diet - Biblical Prescriptions for Financial Success
41. A Mother's™ Choice - Day Care or Home Care
42. A Mother's™ Choice - A Guide to Responsible Parenting
43. Moving from Depression and Anxiety to Christ-centered Optimism
44. 100 Ways to Live a Happy and Successful Life - Overcoming Depression
45. 100 Ways to Obtain Peace - Overcoming Anxiety
46. 100 Ways to Overcome Depression
47. Overcoming Loneliness
48. The Path to Serenity - Growth Through the 12-Step Recovery
49. Post-Partum Survival
50. Raising Your Child - From Birth to Twelve
51. Renewing Your Mind in a Secular World
52. Safe Places - Finding Serenity in the Passages of Life
53. Secret Code (fictional novel)
54. Seven Secrets for a Happy Family
55. Sex in the Christian Marriage - Maintaining the Honeymoon
56. Sexual Addiction - Identifying the Problem, Seeking God's™ Direction, Taking Control
57. Stress Factors - Thriving Emotionally and Spiritually
58. Sweet Dreams - A Guide to Productive Sleep
59. Taking Control - New Hope for Substance Abusers and Their Families
60. Teen Health
61. The Third Millennium (fictional novel)62. Unbreakable Bonds - Practicing the Art of Loving and Being Loved
63. Walk With the Serenity Prayer - Daily Devotions for People in Recovery64. What I've Learned Since I Knew It All *NEW*
65. What they Didn't™ Teach You in Seminary - Managing the Demands of the Pastorate
66. Why Be Lonely?- A Guide to Meaningful Relationships
67. Windows of the Soul - A Look at Dreams and Their Meanings
68. Winning is a Choice
60. The Workaholic and His Family - An Inside Look
70. Worry-Free Living - Turning Anxiety into a Positive Tool
71. WWJD? - The Question that Will Change Your Life (devotion)
72. You Can Save Your Marriage (booklet)
73. You Can Measure Your Mental Health (booklet)
74. You Can Measure Your Spiritual Health (booklet)
