Counselor Issues

Ten Questions to Ask before Starting a Counseling Ministry in Your Church

Ten Questions to Ask before Starting a Counseling Ministry in Your Church

Giving Reasoned Answers to Reasonable Questions

December 31, 2014

Giving Reasoned Answers to Reasonable Questions

How to Help Counselees with Psychoactive Medications

August 31, 2014

How to Help Counselees with Psychoactive Medications

Benjamin Crawford

Vive la Différence!

Vive la Différence!

Book Review

Book Review

What Does a Good First Session Look Like?

What Does a Good First Session Look Like?

Changing Seasons

December 31, 2013

Changing Seasons

Words of Counsel - Part 2: Letting Words Work

December 31, 2013

Words of Counsel - Part 2: Letting Words Work

Pierce Taylor Hibbs

Revisiting Idols of the Heart and Vanity Fair

December 31, 2013

Revisiting Idols of the Heart and Vanity Fair

When Should Counseling End?

December 31, 2013

When Should Counseling End?

Alasdair Groves

Book Review

December 31, 2013

Book Review

Salvation Stories

August 31, 2013

Salvation Stories

Words of Counsel - Part 1: A Biblical-Theological Foundation

August 31, 2013

Words of Counsel - Part 1: A Biblical-Theological Foundation

Pierce Taylor Hibbs

Practice Makes Perfect? Exploring the Relationship Between Knowledge, Desire, and Habit

Practice Makes Perfect? Exploring the Relationship Between Knowledge, Desire, and Habit

Effective Homework in Counseling

Effective Homework in Counseling

Are You Feeling Inadequate? A Letter to Biblical Counselors

December 31, 2012

Are You Feeling Inadequate? A Letter to Biblical Counselors

How Do You Counsel Non-Christians?

December 31, 2012

How Do You Counsel Non-Christians?

Alasdair Groves

Evaluating a Person with Suicidal Desires

August 31, 2012

Evaluating a Person with Suicidal Desires

Aaron Sironi, Mike Emlet

JBC: Renewing Our Mission

JBC: Renewing Our Mission

The Pastor as Counselor

The Pastor as Counselor

Seeing Relationships through the Eyes of a Child

Seeing Relationships through the Eyes of a Child

Cure of Souls (and the Modern Psychotherapies)

Cure of Souls (and the Modern Psychotherapies)

When Independent Counselors Do Pastoral Care

When Independent Counselors Do Pastoral Care

Familial Counseling: The Paradigm for Counselor-Counselee Relationships in 1 Thessalonians 5

January 31, 2007

Familial Counseling: The Paradigm for Counselor-Counselee Relationships in 1 Thessalonians 5

Counseling the Adopted Child

January 31, 2007

Counseling the Adopted Child

The Madness of Anger

September 30, 2006

The Madness of Anger

Book Review

September 30, 2006

Book Review

Order from Chaos: When a Bad Marriage Gets Worse

Order from Chaos: When a Bad Marriage Gets Worse

Paul David Tripp, Tim Lane

How Good Desires Go Bad

How Good Desires Go Bad

Robert D. Jones

The Discouraged Counselor

The Discouraged Counselor

Doing “wicked good” Practical Theology

January 31, 2006

Doing “wicked good” Practical Theology

What Does Godly Change Look Like?

January 31, 2006

What Does Godly Change Look Like?

Heather L. Rice

Counseling Angry, Unmotivated, Self-Centered, and Spiritually-Indifferent Teens

Counseling Angry, Unmotivated, Self-Centered, and Spiritually-Indifferent Teens

How Christ Changes Us By His Grace

How Christ Changes Us By His Grace

Paul David Tripp, Tim Lane

What About Theophostic Ministry?

What About Theophostic Ministry?

Obsessions and Compulsions: Breaking Free of the Tyranny

January 31, 2004

Obsessions and Compulsions: Breaking Free of the Tyranny

Identity and Story: A Counseling Transcript

January 31, 2004

Identity and Story: A Counseling Transcript

Paul David Tripp

Think Globally, Act Locally

September 30, 2003

Think Globally, Act Locally

Walking the Razor’s Edge of Truth and Love in Personal Ministry

September 30, 2003

Walking the Razor’s Edge of Truth and Love in Personal Ministry

Counseling Under the Influence (of the X-chromosome!)

Counseling Under the Influence (of the X-chromosome!)

Jesus Rewrites Our Stories: Counseling in a Crisis Pregnancy Center

Jesus Rewrites Our Stories: Counseling in a Crisis Pregnancy Center

What Is “Ministry of the Word?”

January 31, 2003

What Is “Ministry of the Word?”

Counseling with Suffering People

January 31, 2003

Counseling with Suffering People

Praying Poetry

January 31, 2003

Praying Poetry

Real Counsel for Real People

January 31, 2003

Real Counsel for Real People

Critique of “Habituation” as a Biblical Model of Change

January 31, 2003

Critique of “Habituation” as a Biblical Model of Change

George M. Schwab

Painstaking Truth for Painful Times

September 30, 2002

Painstaking Truth for Painful Times

Dawning Insights and Changing Agendas

September 30, 2002

Dawning Insights and Changing Agendas

Research into the Placebo Effect

September 30, 2002

Research into the Placebo Effect

Queries and Controversies: How should a Christian counselor think about hypnotism?

September 30, 2002

Queries and Controversies: How should a Christian counselor think about hypnotism?

Does the Shoe Fit?

Does the Shoe Fit?

Genre-Sensitive Use of the Psalms in Counseling

Genre-Sensitive Use of the Psalms in Counseling

Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People In Need of Change Helping People In Need of Change

February 2, 2002

Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People In Need of Change Helping People In Need of Change

Paul David Tripp

How John Calvin Led Me to Repent of Christian Psychology

January 31, 2002

How John Calvin Led Me to Repent of Christian Psychology

Understanding the Influences on the Human Heart

January 31, 2002

Understanding the Influences on the Human Heart

A Call for Papers on the Emotions

September 30, 2001

A Call for Papers on the Emotions

The Ambiguously Cured Soul

The Ambiguously Cured Soul

A Biblical Theology of Relationships

A Biblical Theology of Relationships

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Ed Welch, Elyse Fitzpatrick

Wisdom in Counseling

January 31, 2001

Wisdom in Counseling

Paul David Tripp

The Difference Christ Makes in a Crisis

January 31, 2001

The Difference Christ Makes in a Crisis

Michael W. Bobick

Affirmations & Denials: A Proposed Definition of Biblical Counseling

September 30, 2000

Affirmations & Denials: A Proposed Definition of Biblical Counseling

Dichotomy or Trichotomy? How the Doctrine of Man Shapes the Treatment of Depression

Dichotomy or Trichotomy? How the Doctrine of Man Shapes the Treatment of Depression

How to Live by Truth (Not Feelings)

How to Live by Truth (Not Feelings)

Timothy A. Bryant

Counseling Those Who Are Depressed

January 31, 2000

Counseling Those Who Are Depressed

Hope for a “Hopeless Case”: A Case Study

January 31, 2000

Hope for a “Hopeless Case”: A Case Study

X-Ray Questions: Drawing Out the Whys and Wherefores of Human Behaviors

September 30, 1999

X-Ray Questions: Drawing Out the Whys and Wherefores of Human Behaviors

Counseling Children

September 30, 1999

Counseling Children

Earl L. Cook, Paul David Tripp

Taking Up the Challenge

September 30, 1999

Taking Up the Challenge

Alfred J. Poirier

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

David Powlison, Winston Smith

Queries and Controversies: What should we make of recent research on how the brain causes certain problems, and how psychotherapy changes the brain?

Queries and Controversies: What should we make of recent research on how the brain causes certain problems, and how psychotherapy changes the brain?

Hilton P. Terrell

Evangelism Implosion: Reaching the Hearts of Non-Christian Counselees

September 30, 1998

Evangelism Implosion: Reaching the Hearts of Non-Christian Counselees

Biblical Interpretation and Counseling, Part 2

September 30, 1998

Biblical Interpretation and Counseling, Part 2

Biblical Interpretation and Counseling

Biblical Interpretation and Counseling

Counseling People Who Resist Change

Counseling People Who Resist Change

Illustrative Counseling

January 31, 1998

Illustrative Counseling

What Is Biblical Counseling, Anyway?

September 30, 1997

What Is Biblical Counseling, Anyway?

Applying the Family Covenant Model, Part 3

September 30, 1997

Applying the Family Covenant Model, Part 3

Let Me Draw a Picture: Picturing the Heart of Conflict and The Slippery Slope

September 30, 1997

Let Me Draw a Picture: Picturing the Heart of Conflict and The Slippery Slope

Corlette Sande, David Powlison

Queries and Controversies: What Assignments Can I Give a Counselee Who is a Poor Reader?

September 30, 1997

Queries and Controversies: What Assignments Can I Give a Counselee Who is a Poor Reader?

Talk Incessantly? Listen Intently!

Talk Incessantly? Listen Intently!

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Paul David Tripp, Philip J. Henry

Building the Family Covenant Model, Part 2

Building the Family Covenant Model, Part 2

The Family Covenant Model, Part 1: A Biblical Model of the Family

January 31, 1997

The Family Covenant Model, Part 1: A Biblical Model of the Family

How Do You Help a “Psychologized” Counselee?

September 30, 1996

How Do You Help a “Psychologized” Counselee?

Authors and Arguments in Biblical Counseling: A Review and Analysis

September 30, 1996

Authors and Arguments in Biblical Counseling: A Review and Analysis

Strategies for Opening Blind Eyes: Data Gathering Part 3

September 30, 1996

Strategies for Opening Blind Eyes: Data Gathering Part 3

Paul David Tripp

How Healthy Is Your Preparation?

How Healthy Is Your Preparation?

Data Gathering Part 2: What the Counselor Brings to the Process

Data Gathering Part 2: What the Counselor Brings to the Process

Paul David Tripp

Biblical Counsel for Concerned Singles

Biblical Counsel for Concerned Singles

Jefferey S. Forrey

Opening Blind Eyes: Another Look at Data Gathering

January 31, 1996

Opening Blind Eyes: Another Look at Data Gathering

Paul David Tripp

What You Should Know About Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

January 31, 1996

What You Should Know About Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

The Book of Daniel and the Godly Counselor

January 31, 1996

The Book of Daniel and the Godly Counselor

George M. Schwab

The Proverbs and the Art of Persuasion

September 30, 1995

The Proverbs and the Art of Persuasion

George M. Schwab

January 31, 1995

Confession of a Psychological Heretic

January 31, 1995

A Discussion Among Clergy: Pastoral Counseling Talks with Secular Psychology

January 31, 1995

Queries and Controversies: Do you ever refer people to psychologists or psychiatrists for help?

Developing a Helping Relationship with Counselees

September 30, 1994

Developing a Helping Relationship with Counselees

September 30, 1994

Keeping Destiny in View: Helping Counselees View Life from the Perspective of Psalm 73

Paul David Tripp

To Take the Soul to Task

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