Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide
Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide
This proven "course" in pastoral counseling has been extensively expanded and revised by the author to include recent developments and research, new resources, and attention to newly urgent needs such as AIDS and eating disorders. Written with clarity and warmth, this volume builds on biblical foundations and reflects the author's practical experiences.
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Excellent Reference for the Professional and Layperson!,
Collins has written an excellent that is useful for both the professional (pastor, counselor, church staff, etc.) or layperson.
The author discusses counseling in 6 major areas:
1. Personal – anxiety, loneliness, depression, anger, guilt.
2. Developmental – child rearing, development from adolescence to the later years.
3. Interpersonal – sex, homosexuality, violence and abuse.
4. Identity – inferiority, self-esteem, grief, singleness, choosing a spouse.
5. Family – premarital counseling, marital problems, pregnancy, divorce, remarriage.
6. Other – vocational, mental disorders, alcoholism, addictions, spiritual issues.
Collins addresses these areas based on his extensive Bible knowledge and counseling experience. Periodically I have referred to the book and have benefitted from its insights.
Read, be encouraged, and encourage others with what you learn from reading this title!
Highly recommended!
The best single volume on counseling,
My edition is from 1980, but what Collins says in these pages is timeless. He deals with so many different kinds of issues, from personal issues to single/marriage issues and even sex. I certainly don’t claim to be a psychologist or counselor, but this book has been a helpful tool to use for reference on a number of issues as I have lived my life and for friends who have been going through a variety of issues. I recommend this for the average Christian layperson.
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