Dr. Matthias Beier PhD, MDiv, LMHC, LP

Matthias Beier, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Pastoral Theology at Christian Theological Seminary. He has served on the Indiana State Suicide Advisory Committee. A nationally certified psychoanalyst and spiritually integrated counselor, he is the author of three books on faith, culture, and mental health, including A Violent God-Image, and a leading voice in the international movement inspired by bestselling author Eugen Drewermann to reclaim the healing and liberating message of Jesus. He holds a Master of Divinity degree and a PhD in Psychology and Religion and has served as a United Methodist minister. Beier writes the Substack newsletter, Religion and Society on the Couch.