Todd Stryd

Todd is a faculty member and the counseling coordinator at CCEF, where he has served since 2005. He holds a doctor of psychology from Immaculata University and a master of divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary. He has experience as a hospital chaplain, crisis worker, and university counselor. He has written a minibook entitled Schizophrenia: A Compassionate Approach.

Blog posts written by Todd Stryd

Todd Stryd

Blog posts written by Todd Stryd

“He Knows All about It”: C. S. Lewis and Psalm 103

Psalm 90 and “Doing the Best That I Can”

Are You Getting in the Way of God’s Work?

In Defense of Something Close to Venting

“I Am Not Okay”

A Personal Experience of Shame . . . and Hope

God of the Besieged

Books written by Todd Stryd

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Anxiety

Schizophrenia: A Compassionate Approach

Videos featuring Todd Stryd

What can I do in the moment when I’m struggling with intrusive thoughts?

How Do We Flourish? | Lecture from Theology & Secular Psychology

How do I support my parent who suffers from Alzheimer’s?

How do I build a more meaningful and healthy relationship with my teenager?

What are some biblical principles to consider for disciplining my children?

How can I better deal with my complex PTSD from childhood trauma?

Reflections on Rest with Todd Stryd

What can I do if I feel detached from my emotions and my life?

How can I help my teen struggling with pornography addiction?

How do I get over or deal with certain anxiety triggers?

I’m terrified of my hallucinations and delusions. How can I find comfort and hope?

My social anxiety can feel debilitating. It’s hard to attend church. What do I do?

How can we best care for our son who struggles with schizophrenia?

I often don’t feel good enough. How do I grow when the voice of shame is so convincing?

How do you help the socially anxious connect at church?

How do you work through anxiety and anxious moments?

Podcast Episodes featuring Todd Stryd

Understanding Shame

Methodology

Power in Counseling with Todd Stryd

Is there ever a time to walk away from a broken friendship?

How to encourage an unwilling spouse to start marriage counseling

Understanding the relationship between Seasonal Affective Disorder and depression

Wisdom in counseling victims of abuse

Struggling with feeling condemned

Loving the socially awkward – A Help & Hope podcast

JBC Articles written by Todd Stryd

Bringing Order to Chaotic Emotions

The Connection between Everyday Ministry and Counseling

Psalms 129, 130, and 131: A Framework for Trauma Care

Am I Doing This Right? What Lamentations Teaches Us about Grieving

Forming Christian Identity, Character, and Motivation in Our Children

Meat, Metacognition, and Mindfulness: A Reinterpretive Framework Using 1 Corinthians 8–10

How Do You Know If Someone Is Ready to Change?

God’s Providence and Human Agency in Counseling

“Take a Deep Breath”—How Counseling Ministry Addresses the Body

Caring for Someone with Schizophrenia

Self-Hatred and the Loving Voice of God

Ode to the White Board: Helping People Make Connections

More Than a Proof Text: “When inner voices condemn, Christ speaks a better word” (Hebrews 12:24)