Theology of Christian Counseling (live)  (Jay Adams, author)

Gain deeper insight into the rich theological framework that supports and directs a biblical approach to counseling. Maintaining that the Bible is the source book for Christian counselors, Adams’s one-of-a-kind classic offers practical advice in applying the doctrines of God, man, salvation, sanctification, the church, and the future to help you guide people to wholeness and healing.

Introduction to Biblical Counseling (live)  (Gary Collins, author)

This revised and expanded third edition of Gary R. Collins’s comprehensive counseling guide offers solid biblical teaching on how to counsel and wise guidance on a broad range of situations counselors are likely to encounter. Clearly written and easy-to-read, Christian Counseling provides lasting value as a textbook for students and their professors, a training tool for lay counselors, a source of information for those seeking a greater understanding of human behavior, and a primer on the biblical foundation for Christian counseling.

The Handbook of Christian Counseling (live)  (Timothy Foster, author)

Counseling dos and don’ts -Helping people who are depressed -Understanding how emotions work -Solving marital difficulties -Dealing with grief -Helping people confront themselves -And much more ‘The Handbook of Christian Counseling’ is an essential reference you will want to keep on hand for easily accessible answers when others turn to you in their time of need.

Caring For Souls  (live)  (Harry Shields, author)

Caring for Souls is a helpful primer on the intersection of psychology and Scripture. How psychology fits into Christianity is a thorny and often confusing subject for many. There is a great deal of disagreement even among experts. The authors address different approaches and analyze them against Scripture, and then provide readers with practical teaching on implementing biblical counseling.

Grace for the Afflicted…Mental Illness  (live) (Matthew S. Stanford, author)

Why has the church struggled in ministering to those with mental illnesses? Each day men and women diagnosed with mental disorders are told they need to pray more and turn from their sin. Mental illness is equated with demonic possession, weak faith, and generational sin. Grace for the Afflicted is written to educate Christians about mental illness from both biblical and scientific perspectives.

Crisis and Trauma Counseling  (live) (H. Norman Wright, author)

Many pastors and lay counselors have had minimal training in clinical methods of grief and trauma counseling. The Complete Guide to Crisis and Trauma Counseling is a biblical, practical guide to pastoral counseling written by one of the most respected Christian therapists of our time. Dr. H. Norman Wright brings more than forty years of clinical and classroom experience to this topic. He shares real-life dialogues from his decades in private practice to demonstrate healthy, healing counseling sessions. Readers will learn how to counsel and coach both believers and nonbelievers who are in crisis, how to walk alongside them through the hours, weeks, and months following their trauma, and how to help them find the path to complete restoration.