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Strategic Pastoral Counseling
by David G. Benner • 1992
A pastoral counseling model in five sessions: whole-person care that trusts the Spirit for outcomes.
3.83
520
Strategic Pastoral Counseling Summary
Strategic Pastoral Counseling 91%
A pastoral counseling model in five sessions: whole-person care that trusts the Spirit for outcomes.
by David G. Benner 1992
3.83
520 ratings
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
by Gerald Corey • 2004
Twelve ways to do therapy, one truth: the therapist heals with who they are, not what they know.
3.98
2k+
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy Summary
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy 90%
Twelve ways to do therapy, one truth: the therapist heals with who they are, not what they know.
by Gerald Corey 2004
3.98
2k+ ratings
Addictions
by Edward T. Welch • 2001
Addiction is misplaced worship, not a disease; recovery means redirection, not just treatment.
4.31
1k+
Addictions Summary
Addictions 90%
Addiction is misplaced worship, not a disease; recovery means redirection, not just treatment.
by Edward T. Welch 2001
4.31
1k+ ratings
Becoming a Helper
by Marianne Schneider Corey • 1988
Therapy training demands more self-work than technique. A guide to the person you must become.
3.79
228
Becoming a Helper Summary
Becoming a Helper 90%
Therapy training demands more self-work than technique. A guide to the person you must become.
by Marianne Schneider Corey 1988
3.79
228 ratings
Brief Counseling That Works
by Gerald B. Sklare • 2014
Too many students, too few sessions: brief therapy that skips the problem, asks what already works.
4.11
136
Brief Counseling That Works Summary
Brief Counseling That Works 90%
Too many students, too few sessions: brief therapy that skips the problem, asks what already works.
by Gerald B. Sklare 2014
4.11
136 ratings
Competent to Counsel
by Jay E. Adams • 1970
Psychiatry promised cures it could not deliver. The biblical alternative for lasting change.
3.99
2k+
Competent to Counsel Summary
Competent to Counsel 90%
Psychiatry promised cures it could not deliver. The biblical alternative for lasting change.
by Jay E. Adams 1970
3.99
2k+ ratings
Gospel-Centered Counseling
by Robert W. Kellemen • 2014
The gospel is more than forgiveness: a complete operating system for lasting personal change.
4.20
104
Gospel-Centered Counseling Summary
Gospel-Centered Counseling 90%
The gospel is more than forgiveness: a complete operating system for lasting personal change.
by Robert W. Kellemen 2014
4.20
104 ratings
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands
by Paul David Tripp • 2002
Ministry isn't just for pastors. How everyday conversations become the place where hearts change.
4.39
10k+
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands Summary
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands 90%
Ministry isn't just for pastors. How everyday conversations become the place where hearts change.
by Paul David Tripp 2002
4.39
10k+ ratings
The Healing Path
by Dan B. Allender • 1999
Suffering shrank your world. A path through it toward a life larger than the one you lost.
4.23
904
The Healing Path Summary
The Healing Path 90%
Suffering shrank your world. A path through it toward a life larger than the one you lost.
by Dan B. Allender 1999
4.23
904 ratings
Spurgeon's Sorrows
by Zack Eswine • 2014
Depression is not a spiritual failure: how Charles Spurgeon's darkest hours point to grace.
4.44
2k+
Spurgeon's Sorrows Summary
Spurgeon's Sorrows 89%
Depression is not a spiritual failure: how Charles Spurgeon's darkest hours point to grace.
by Zack Eswine 2014
4.44
2k+ ratings
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills
by David B. Rosengren • 2009
Turn conversations into catalysts for change: a skill-building workbook for helping professionals.
4.13
380
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills Summary
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills 89%
Turn conversations into catalysts for change: a skill-building workbook for helping professionals.
by David B. Rosengren 2009
4.13
380 ratings
Think Again
by Jared Mellinger • 2017
You think about yourself too much. The cure is self-forgetfulness, learned at the cross.
4.49
287
Think Again Summary
Think Again 89%
You think about yourself too much. The cure is self-forgetfulness, learned at the cross.
by Jared Mellinger 2017
4.49
287 ratings
The Soul of Desire
by Curt Thompson • 2021
How small truth-telling groups rewire the brain and turn shame into beauty.
4.35
1k+
The Soul of Desire Summary
The Soul of Desire 89%
How small truth-telling groups rewire the brain and turn shame into beauty.
by Curt Thompson 2021
4.35
1k+ ratings
Care of Souls
by David G. Benner • 1998
The cure of souls became the cure of minds. The exchange was costlier than we think.
3.93
272
Care of Souls Summary
Care of Souls 89%
The cure of souls became the cure of minds. The exchange was costlier than we think.
by David G. Benner 1998
3.93
272 ratings
Maps of Narrative Practice
by Michael White • 2007
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
4.34
621
Maps of Narrative Practice Summary
Maps of Narrative Practice 89%
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
by Michael White 2007
4.34
621 ratings
Healing for Damaged Emotions
by David A. Seamands • 1981
Prayer and Scripture didn't fix your shame or depression. The missing piece isn't more faith.
4.27
1k+
Healing for Damaged Emotions Summary
Healing for Damaged Emotions 89%
Prayer and Scripture didn't fix your shame or depression. The missing piece isn't more faith.
by David A. Seamands 1981
4.27
1k+ ratings
How To Do Motivational Interviewing
by Bill Matulich • 2010
Clients talk themselves into change while you listen. The method that replaces persuasion.
4.12
306
How To Do Motivational Interviewing Summary
How To Do Motivational Interviewing 89%
Clients talk themselves into change while you listen. The method that replaces persuasion.
by Bill Matulich 2010
4.12
306 ratings
Uprooting Anger
by Robert D. Jones • 2005
Your anger comes from demanding desires, not difficult people. The Bible's cure starts there.
4.37
859
Uprooting Anger Summary
Uprooting Anger 89%
Your anger comes from demanding desires, not difficult people. The Bible's cure starts there.
by Robert D. Jones 2005
4.37
859 ratings
The Gift of Therapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2003
Therapy's true instrument is the therapist. Lessons on using your own presence, not just protocols.
4.32
30k+
The Gift of Therapy Summary
The Gift of Therapy 89%
Therapy's true instrument is the therapist. Lessons on using your own presence, not just protocols.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2003
4.32
30k+ ratings
Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care
by Karen A McClintock • 2022
When trauma shatters faith: body-healing, racial justice, and why the helper's recovery comes first.
4.19
57
Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care Summary
Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care 89%
When trauma shatters faith: body-healing, racial justice, and why the helper's recovery comes first.
by Karen A McClintock 2022
4.19
57 ratings
The Conversationalist
by Russell Verhey • 2016
Become the person others open up to: a framework for conversations deeper than advice.
3.43
23
The Conversationalist Summary
The Conversationalist 89%
Become the person others open up to: a framework for conversations deeper than advice.
by Russell Verhey 2016
3.43
23 ratings
The Six Conversations
by Heather Holleman • 2022
Six pathways of questions that turn small talk into the real connection loneliness cannot survive.
4.47
1k+
The Six Conversations Summary
The Six Conversations 89%
Six pathways of questions that turn small talk into the real connection loneliness cannot survive.
by Heather Holleman 2022
4.47
1k+ ratings
Shame Interrupted
by Edward T. Welch • 2012
Shame tells you to hide. God's answer offers cleansing and a new identity you didn't earn.
4.26
1k+
Shame Interrupted Summary
Shame Interrupted 89%
Shame tells you to hide. God's answer offers cleansing and a new identity you didn't earn.
by Edward T. Welch 2012
4.26
1k+ ratings
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts
by Les Parrott III • 1995
Most marriage problems are predictable. Seven questions that surface them before the wedding.
4.07
4k+
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Summary
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts 89%
Most marriage problems are predictable. Seven questions that surface them before the wedding.
by Les Parrott III 1995
4.07
4k+ ratings
1001 Solution-Focused Questions
by Fredrike P. Bannink • 2010
A thousand ready-to-use therapy questions that replace 'what's wrong' with 'what's next.'
4.25
220
1001 Solution-Focused Questions Summary
1001 Solution-Focused Questions 89%
A thousand ready-to-use therapy questions that replace 'what's wrong' with 'what's next.'
by Fredrike P. Bannink 2010
4.25
220 ratings
Counsel for Couples
by Jonathan D. Holmes • 2019
When couples bring their worst: biblical counsel for every marital crisis a pastor faces.
4.58
162
Counsel for Couples Summary
Counsel for Couples 89%
When couples bring their worst: biblical counsel for every marital crisis a pastor faces.
by Jonathan D. Holmes 2019
4.58
162 ratings
Clean Language
by Wendy Sullivan • 2008
Using only a person's own words and metaphors to unlock change, without giving any advice.
4.11
226
Clean Language Summary
Clean Language 89%
Using only a person's own words and metaphors to unlock change, without giving any advice.
by Wendy Sullivan 2008
4.11
226 ratings
Descriptions and Prescriptions
by Michael R. Emlet • 2017
Psychiatric labels and medications: how to accept the help without worshiping the tool.
4.41
825
Descriptions and Prescriptions Summary
Descriptions and Prescriptions 89%
Psychiatric labels and medications: how to accept the help without worshiping the tool.
by Michael R. Emlet 2017
4.41
825 ratings
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do
by Henry Cloud • 2002
You're stuck and God feels silent. Eight principles that get you moving, no burning bush required.
4.11
535
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do Summary
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do 89%
You're stuck and God feels silent. Eight principles that get you moving, no burning bush required.
by Henry Cloud 2002
4.11
535 ratings
Find Your People
by Jennie Allen • 2022
More lethal than smoking: chronic loneliness. The cure is five people who actually know you.
3.94
21k+
Find Your People Summary
Find Your People 89%
More lethal than smoking: chronic loneliness. The cure is five people who actually know you.
by Jennie Allen 2022
3.94
21k+ ratings
Happiness Is a Choice
by Frank B. Minirth • 1978
Depression runs on hidden anger and unhealed guilt. The daily practices that drain both.
3.80
407
Happiness Is a Choice Summary
Happiness Is a Choice 89%
Depression runs on hidden anger and unhealed guilt. The daily practices that drain both.
by Frank B. Minirth 1978
3.80
407 ratings
The Friendship Factor
by Alan Loy McGinnis • 1978
Marriages and careers rise and fall on one skill you were never taught: making friends.
4.15
1k+
The Friendship Factor Summary
The Friendship Factor 89%
Marriages and careers rise and fall on one skill you were never taught: making friends.
by Alan Loy McGinnis 1978
4.15
1k+ ratings
Beyond Boundaries
by John Townsend • 2011
Trust is rebuilt through grief, boundaries, and understanding why you chose who you did.
4.34
1k+
Beyond Boundaries Summary
Beyond Boundaries 89%
Trust is rebuilt through grief, boundaries, and understanding why you chose who you did.
by John Townsend 2011
4.34
1k+ ratings
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1967
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
4.20
10k+
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy Summary
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy 89%
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1967
4.20
10k+ ratings
I Shouldn't Feel This Way
by Alison Cook • 2024
Turn guilt into clarity and inner conflict into courageous action, one step at a time.
4.25
514
I Shouldn't Feel This Way Summary
I Shouldn't Feel This Way 89%
Turn guilt into clarity and inner conflict into courageous action, one step at a time.
by Alison Cook 2024
4.25
514 ratings
How to Deal with Toxic People
by Gregory L. Jantz • 2021
Toxic people will not change just because you forgive them. Pairing grace with backbone.
3.76
218
How to Deal with Toxic People Summary
How to Deal with Toxic People 89%
Toxic people will not change just because you forgive them. Pairing grace with backbone.
by Gregory L. Jantz 2021
3.76
218 ratings
When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable
by Karen Ehman • 2021
Fear of rejection has hijacked your yes. The faith-based way back to a clean, honest no.
3.94
713
When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable Summary
When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable 89%
Fear of rejection has hijacked your yes. The faith-based way back to a clean, honest no.
by Karen Ehman 2021
3.94
713 ratings
The Cry of the Soul
by Dan B. Allender • 1994
Dark emotions aren't obstacles to God; they are doorways. The Psalms teach us to enter.
4.27
2k+
The Cry of the Soul Summary
The Cry of the Soul 89%
Dark emotions aren't obstacles to God; they are doorways. The Psalms teach us to enter.
by Dan B. Allender 1994
4.27
2k+ ratings
Brave Enough to Be Broken
by Toni Collier • 2022
You can't heal what you refuse to face. A Christian guide through pain, prayer, community, and hope.
4.27
354
Brave Enough to Be Broken Summary
Brave Enough to Be Broken 89%
You can't heal what you refuse to face. A Christian guide through pain, prayer, community, and hope.
by Toni Collier 2022
4.27
354 ratings
The Pastor and Counseling
by Jeremy Pierre • 2015
A Christ-centered method for pastoral counseling that goes past the first session into real change.
4.33
953
The Pastor and Counseling Summary
The Pastor and Counseling 89%
A Christ-centered method for pastoral counseling that goes past the first session into real change.
by Jeremy Pierre 2015
4.33
953 ratings
Twenty-Two
by Allison Trowbridge • 2017
Twenty-two letters on purpose, love, failure, and faith for the young woman still figuring it out.
3.57
729
Twenty-Two Summary
Twenty-Two 89%
Twenty-two letters on purpose, love, failure, and faith for the young woman still figuring it out.
by Allison Trowbridge 2017
3.57
729 ratings
One Word That Will Change Your Life
by Jon Gordon • 2012
Replace your entire resolution list with a single word, and watch it reorder your year.
3.88
3k+
One Word That Will Change Your Life Summary
One Word That Will Change Your Life 89%
Replace your entire resolution list with a single word, and watch it reorder your year.
by Jon Gordon 2012
3.88
3k+ ratings
Practical Spirituality
by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 2005
The method that taught millions to talk was always a spiritual practice, just unnamed.
4.33
148
Practical Spirituality Summary
Practical Spirituality 89%
The method that taught millions to talk was always a spiritual practice, just unnamed.
by Marshall B. Rosenberg 2005
4.33
148 ratings
Approval Addiction
by Joyce Meyer • 2002
Your worth, anchored in who God says you are, not in anyone's approval: the end of people-pleasing.
4.37
4k+
Approval Addiction Summary
Approval Addiction 89%
Your worth, anchored in who God says you are, not in anyone's approval: the end of people-pleasing.
by Joyce Meyer 2002
4.37
4k+ ratings
Reset
by Debra Fileta • 2023
A counselor maps the circuit linking your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and where change sticks.
4.38
419
Reset Summary
Reset 89%
A counselor maps the circuit linking your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and where change sticks.
by Debra Fileta 2023
4.38
419 ratings
The Lost Art of Good Conversation
by Sakyong Mipham • 2017
Great conversation isn't about being clever. It's about being present. And presence can be trained.
3.57
1k+
The Lost Art of Good Conversation Summary
The Lost Art of Good Conversation 89%
Great conversation isn't about being clever. It's about being present. And presence can be trained.
by Sakyong Mipham 2017
3.57
1k+ ratings
The Soul of Shame
by Curt Thompson • 2015
Neuroscience and Genesis agree: shame is a weapon, and your brain is the battlefield.
4.32
4k+
The Soul of Shame Summary
The Soul of Shame 89%
Neuroscience and Genesis agree: shame is a weapon, and your brain is the battlefield.
by Curt Thompson 2015
4.32
4k+ ratings
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship
by Peter Scazzero • 2021
Grief, limits, and brokenness are not obstacles to spiritual growth. They are the curriculum.
4.42
2k+
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Summary
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship 89%
Grief, limits, and brokenness are not obstacles to spiritual growth. They are the curriculum.
by Peter Scazzero 2021
4.42
2k+ ratings
The Art of Listening
by Erich Fromm • 1991
Psychoanalysis is not a method but a human encounter; the analyst's real presence is the medicine.
4.05
922
The Art of Listening Summary
The Art of Listening 89%
Psychoanalysis is not a method but a human encounter; the analyst's real presence is the medicine.
by Erich Fromm 1991
4.05
922 ratings
The Coach Model for Christian Leaders
by Keith E. Webb • 2012
Develop people through questions, not answers: a coaching framework for Christian leaders.
4.30
659
The Coach Model for Christian Leaders Summary
The Coach Model for Christian Leaders 89%
Develop people through questions, not answers: a coaching framework for Christian leaders.
by Keith E. Webb 2012
4.30
659 ratings
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