Counseling An Introduction to CBC Helps Classes 31 Jan 2018 I have had to come to terms with the fact that I am just one person, and one person with limited time, availability, and ability. This is a crucial realization…
Counseling On Experiential Avoidance: Practical Issues in Treatment 20 Jul 2017 Elvin’s alcohol problem was truthfully a surface level issue. He did drink too much and way too often, but he drank particularly because he wanted to suppress his feelings of…
Counseling On Experiential Avoidance: Conceptual Issues in Treatment 13 Jul 201713 Jul 2017 Fear of our feelings can be a debilitating reality for those who suffer. Biblical counselors want to help people navigate their undesired emotions in a way that is honoring to…
Counseling External Influence and Internal Interpretation 29 Jun 2017 How did Joseph not exact his revenge? Here he sat as the second in command over all of Egypt and the brothers who had, years prior, sold him into slavery…
Counseling Stewarding Our Emotional Energy 22 Jun 2017 Earlier this year we had a pretty terrible wind storm around the metro. It caused no small amount of damage in some areas. A giant pine tree on our church…
Counseling On the “Unforgivable Sin” 15 Jun 2017 This is a topic that has stirred up no small amount of controversy and consternation. As a pastor and a counselor I have sat with many heavy-hearted individuals who have…
Counseling Crafting Effective Homework: The Purpose 2 May 2017 Early on in my counseling practice it was common for me to give homework simply because that was the expectation. I would assign Scriptures to study or books to read.…
Counseling Crafting Effective Homework: The Rationale (Part 2) 25 Apr 2017 Last week I explored several key reasons that Biblical Counselors give homework. I focused particularly on the benefits it provides to counselors as they seek to be the most help…
Counseling Crafting Effective Homework: The Rationale (Part 1) 18 Apr 201718 Apr 2017 Counseling is not, to quote Jay Adams, the "magic hour." That is to say, one hour a week, meeting with a counselor, does not resolve problems. Real transformation happens as…
Counseling Responding to the Narcissistic Prayer Life 10 Feb 2017 Proud people abuse prayer. Jesus teaches us that prayer is about communion with our heavenly Father. Prayer involves adoration, confession, intercession for others, expressions of gratitude, and more. The arrogant…
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