mˌælɐdˈæptɪv bᵻhˈeɪvjɚz, hiː meɪntˈeɪnd, ɑːɹ ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv sˈɪn ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə kɑːnfɹəntˈeɪʃən ænd ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn ɡˈɑːdz wˈɜːd, ɛɡzˈɔːɹɾɪŋ ðə klˈaɪənt tə tʃˈuːz bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ ðæt ɪz oʊbˈiːdiənt tə ɡˈɑːdz wˈɜːd, ðˈʌs ɹᵻmˈuːvɪŋ ðə sˈɪn ɪn ðɛɹ lˈaɪf.
Maladaptive behaviors, he maintained, are a matter of sin and therefore subject to confrontation and education in God's word, exhorting the client to choose behavior that is obedient to God's word, thus removing the sin in their life.