When Faith Questions Show Up in Your Work
You’re trained to help clients navigate grief, trauma, addiction, life transitions. But sometimes what surfaces isn’t clinical — it’s spiritual. A client says something like “I want to believe in God but I can’t make myself,” or “I used to feel connected to God and I don’t anymore,” and it’s clearly outside your scope, but you don’t have anywhere confident to send them.
That’s the gap I fill.
What I Do
I’m Kristen Davis, founder of DoubtLess Faith. I hold a PhD in Philosophy of Religion, an MA in Christian Apologetics, and a BS in Religion with a focus in Biblical Studies. I work specifically with people wrestling with the intellectual and relational barriers to a felt connection with God — doubt, disconnection, unresolved questions about whether Christianity is even true, and past experiences of broken trust that make it hard to trust God now.
My work is coaching, not therapy. I don’t diagnose or treat mental health conditions, and I’m not a substitute for clinical care.
The Framework
This isn’t unstructured conversation — it’s a 7-stage coaching process that addresses both the intellectual questions and the personal history that keep people stuck:
- Permission to Question — dismantling the shame around doubt
- The Historical Track Record — examining the evidence for Scripture’s reliability
- The Vetting Process — a framework for evaluating truth claims
- Learning to Hear God’s Voice — making the abstract concrete
- Discernment — telling God’s voice from fear, wounds, and wishful thinking
- Uncovering the Obstacles — naming what’s actually in the way, including personal history
- Processing the Wounds with God — healing those obstacles in relationship, not just in theory
Most clients move through this in 3–6 sessions. See the full framework →
Who This Isn’t For
People in acute mental health crisis — I refer these clients to a licensed counselor first.
People looking for a church community or pastoral care.
People who want to be talked into faith without engaging their own questions.
This Isn’t Evangelism
I’m not a pastor, and this isn’t an attempt to convert anyone or move them toward a particular church. I don’t have a script I’m working people toward.
What I actually do is help people wrestle honestly with the real questions underneath their doubt — Does God exist? Can I trust the Bible as a reliable source? How do I reconcile a loving God with the suffering I’ve experienced? I bring real research and resources to those questions, and I walk with people as far as they’re willing to go.
This isn’t purely an academic exercise, either. Often what someone believes about God has been shaped less by theology and more by the people who represented God to them — a harsh parent, a legalistic church, a betrayal by someone who claimed to speak for Him. Part of my work is helping people notice when their picture of God is really a picture of a person who hurt them, and separate the two.
Some people work through their questions and decide to keep moving forward. Others reach a point where they don’t want to continue, and I’m okay with that too. My job isn’t to control where someone lands — it’s to make sure the process getting there is honest, rigorous, and never driven by guilt or pressure.
If a client needs someone who will sit with hard questions without an agenda, that’s what this is.
How Is This Different From Therapy?
I’m trained specifically in the philosophy and evidence side of faith questions, and in coaching methodology — which means I’m asking questions that help clients find their own answers, not delivering a curriculum or giving mine. It’s not a replacement for the clinical work you’re doing; it runs alongside it.
How This Works Alongside Your Practice
Many of my clients are people whose spiritual questions surface during therapy, grief work, or recovery, but aren’t the presenting clinical issue. I work as a complementary resource — your client keeps working with you on what you’re equipped for, and I take on the specific intellectual/spiritual questions in parallel.
Referring a Client
If you think a client might benefit, feel free to share my info directly, or reach out and I’m happy to talk it through first.
Download the referral one-pager for your own records — credentials, scope, and how this works alongside your practice.
Download the client hand-off sheet — a short, warm introduction you can pass directly to your client.
DoubtLess Faith also partners with pastors, wellness professionals, and healthcare organizations. See all partnership types →