British "Christian" Therapist Faces Loss of License for Trying to "Cure" Gays

In a move that I sincerely hope will begin to occur regularly in this country, a British therapist who claims to be able to "cure" gays through prayer faces disciplinary action and a possible loss of her license for engaging in discredited "therapy" to cure gays of their sexual orientation. I'm sorry, but in my view, one has to either embrace modern mental health and medical knowledge or get out of the profession and become some sort of religious organization functionary. One cannot be both and in this case I hope Ms. Pilkington loses her license to practice as a licensed therapist. If one wants to be a faith healer or, in my opinion, the equivalent of a witch doctor, then do not pretend to be a licensed therapist. Religious extremism need not be given credibility through those holding themselves a licensed mental health/medical providers. The Daily Mail has coverage and here are some highlights:
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A psychotherapist faces being struck off after trying to 'convert' a homosexual man. Lesley Pilkington, 60, a therapist for 20 years, is accused of 'praying to God' to 'heal' the patient . Mrs Pilkington, will appear at a landmark disciplinary hearing this week where she faces being stripped of her accreditation to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
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The patient, a homosexual rights campaigner, secretly recorded her controversial treatment at two sessions before reporting her to the association. A small group of counsellors believe all men are born heterosexual, but some choose a gay lifestyle which can be changed through therapy. Mrs Pilkington, a devout Christian, told the Sunday Telegraph that her method - Sexual Orientation Change Efforts - is legitimate and effective.
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She treated journalist Patrick Strudwick at her private practice based at her home in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, after he approached her at a Christian conference. He recorded the sessions on a tape machine strapped to his stomach. Asked if she viewed homosexuality as a 'mental illness, an addiction or an anit-religious phenomenon', she replied: 'It is all of that'. In the disciplinary letter sent to her by BACP, she is accused of having an 'agenda that homosexuality is wrong and that gay people can change and you allegedly attempted to inflict these views on him.'
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Her defence is being funded by the Christian Legal Centre which has instructed a leading religious rights barrister to fight the case.