Therapy/counselling and the Christian

I'm going for an initial "mutual assessment" appointment with a counsellor on Saturday. It's the first time I've ever been to see a counsellor. I'm a Christian, so the question of whether or not to try to find a counsellor who shares my faith has been uppermost in my mind. There are few Christian counsellors in my area, and plenty of non-Christian ones. I've also made an appointment with a non-Christian one in a couple of weeks, just to see what he's like.

However, this has got me thinking about the "compatibility" of humanistic psychology (variants of which are used by pretty much all "secular" counsellors) with the Christian faith. There are plenty of articles on the web that take the view that humanistic psychology is fundamentally at odds with Christianity, because it is built upon a radically different world view. Examples are here and here. These appear to me to be well thought-out and fairly convincing arguments, not the rantings of frothing-at-the-mouth fundamentalists.

Having read these and other similar articles, I am now feeling increasingly uncomfortable with the whole idea of this humanistic approach.

So I thought this would be a good thing to ask on the forum: does anyone have any particular views on this issue, one way or the other? Has anyone had experience with both Christian and humanistic counsellors such that they can share insights into the effectiveness of each?

Note: I am not at all wishing to throw stones at those who don't share my discomfort. Nor am I suggesting that it's "wrong" for Christians to go to a non-Christian counsellor. I'm simply talking about my own personal views on the matter, and trying to arrive at a position where I can get effective help from someone whose approach I feel comfortable with.

Thanks in advance,

L2L