Therapist here... questions about further education

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Thank you all again for the wisdom you've been sharing in this thread, I greatly appreciate it. I'm going to have to spend some time doing some research and these schools and these degrees and will either respond back here or post another thread.

Quick update: I spoke with Kairos and they informed me that since I'm not done with my hours yet and aren't a fully licensed therapist, I won't be able to enroll in the program. I'm about a year out from this... we did talk about the schools DMin program and it has me looking back at this option.

This question is for the people who are familiar with this degree: Is the DMin a degree that could possibly fit the criteria I cited earlier? Namely, could I still teach a course or two at a local school (I doubt a secular institution would be ok with this)? Does anyone know how flexible these programs are and would I be able to do my doctoral work around secular counseling through a Christian lens or something of the sort? The reason I ask is because while I am a Christian and my faith is important to me, I don't want it to hurt myself since I am a professional therapist. I don't want future clients to look at this degree and label me as a "Bible only" or solely a "Christian Therapist" or something of the sort. Then again, it could help bring in clientele that share similar religious views...

Thoughts?

Did you have a MDiv already or was that not required for admission to Kairos DMin?