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PaperbackTheology for Better Counseling
Trinitarian Reflections for Healing and Formation
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Virginia Holeman
At one time, Virginia Todd Holeman "Toddy" thought being biblically literate was all she needed and had little interest in what real theologians talked about. But in her counseling she found that clients pressed her for more.They didn't just want what she had gained through training in the best theories and practices available for counseling. They asked hard theological questions often related to ...
PaperbackResisting Therapy Culture
The Dangers of Pop Psychology and How the Church Can Respond
by Matthew Loftus
Foreword by Alan NobleLet Churches Be Churches and Therapists Be Therapists
We live in an age where "therapy culture" dominates our cultural milieu. Everywhere we look, therapeutic language and psychological concepts are popularized, misapplied,and lose their medical significance. Therapy and psychiatry are good practices, but when people begin to filter everything in life through a therapeutic ...
PaperbackSocially Awkward Evangelism
Overcoming Fears in Sharing the Gospel
by Mark R. Teasdale
Move Past Anxiety and Into Confident Witness
Are fear and anxiety holding you back from sharing your faith? Does the thought of evangelism make you uneasy or leave you concerned about making others uncomfortable? The biggest barrier to evangelism, Mark Teasdale argues, is not lack of training or information—it’s fear.
To overcome this fear, we must engage not just ...
PaperbackTheology for Better Counseling
Trinitarian Reflections for Healing and Formation
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Virginia Holeman
Theologically Formed, Clinically Precise, and Ethically Integrated
Counseling clients have big questions—about God, suffering, justice, and what makes a good life. The experiences they've had don't always line up with what they've been taught about who God is or where he is in their suffering.
Are you prepared to answer them?
As counselor ...
PaperbackGrace for the Children
Finding Hope in the Midst of Child and Adolescent Mental Illness
by Matthew S. Stanford
The church's response to child and adolescent mental health disorders has too often been characterized by fear and misinformation rather than grace or wisdom. The result has been families that desperately need practical advice andpastoral care on these disorders, and on the thorny issues that often surround them.
Psychologist Matthew Stanford has written Grace for the ...
PaperbackUnderstanding Gender Dysphoria
Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Mark A. Yarhouse
Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Honorable Mention
Genuine Compassion, Expert Understanding—Explore the New Edition of Understanding Gender Dysphoria
Few topics spark more debate today thangender identity, fueling intense discussions across social, political, and cultural spheres. Complex issues like gender dysphoria are often oversimplified ...
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Earl D. Bland
Earl D. Bland (PsyD, Illinois School of Professional Psychology; PsyD, Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles) is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, professor of psychology at Biola University's Rosemead School of Psychology, and faculty member at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles. He has authored numerous articles and is coeditor of Christianity and Psychoanalysis.
PaperbackWhy Do I Feel Like This?
Understand Your Difficult Emotions and Find Grace to Move Through
by Peace Amadi
"Why do I feel this way?"
Sometimes life is a mess and we get overwhelmed by all sorts of conflicting, difficult emotions. We might be stressed or weary, anxious or fearful, paralyzed by insecurity or crushed by pain. Worse yet, some well-meaning people invalidate our feelings and tell us to just cheer up and forget our worries.
Rather than bypass the reality of our ...
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Brad D. Strawn
Brad D. Strawn (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has postdoctoral training in psychoanalysis and is a licensed psychologist.He is coeditor with Steve Sandage of Spiritual Diversity in Psychotherapy: Engaging the Sacred in Clinical Practice and coeditor of Christianity and Psychoanalysis: A New Conversation.
HardbackFamily Therapies
A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Mark A. Yarhouse and James N. Sells
In Family Therapies, Mark A. Yarhouse and James N. Sells survey the major approaches to family therapy and treat significant psychotherapeutic issues within a Christian framework. A landmark work, this volume was written for those studying counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy. Fully updated and revised, this second edition includes new chapters on cohabitation, ...
