Christian Counseling: An Emerging Specialty

What Is Christian Counseling:-counseling share the same desire to help people
Christian counseling is counseling performed by aovercome their problems, find meaning and joy in life,
professional counselor who upholds Christian values,and become healthy and well-adjusted individuals, both
beliefs and philosophy. Christian counseling ismentally and emotionally. Most counselors have
faith-based counseling which draws upon the sciencegraduate degrees and have spent years learning their
of Psychology filtered through the biblical foundationscraft. Christian counseling is distinct from secular
of Christian teaching. The unifying factor is thecounseling. Christian counseling rises to another
therapist, him or herself, who has integrated adimension. "In contrast to psychologically-integrated
combination of Christianity, psychology, andsystems, Biblical counseling seeks to carefully discover
psychotherapy into an applied program. Clients maythose areas in which a Christian may be disobedient to
see Christian counseling as a relationship with a caringthe principles and commands of Scripture and to help
counselor directed toward increased awareness ofhim learn how to lovingly submit to God's will," reports
themselves, others, the societies and cultures in whichthe International Association of Biblical Counselors.
they live, and their understanding of the Christian God. ItWhen we need Christian Counseling
is often focused on solving the individual problems ofIf you are in need of some basic Biblical advice
the patient.concerning something as simple as your finances or
Nationally recognized Christian counselors servicespossibly one of the broken, or a Christian couple
include, Day Spring Center, the Minirth Clinic and Meierdesiring to get married, a couple already married, or if
Clinics also located in various location of USA likeyou are struggling with singleness or striving to have
Christian counseling Dallas, Richardson,Plano. Clientsbetter relationships in your family, contact one of these
may see Christian counseling as a relationship with aChristian counseling centers. Seek out one that has
caring counselor directed toward increasedbeen recommended to you and most importantly,
awareness of themselves, others, the societies andBiblically based. You are an important member of the
cultures in which they live, and their understanding ofChristian body. It is important to get the help and healing
the Christian God.needed. Someday you may in turn be able to help
Christian Counseling - The Differencessomeone else through your testimony of recovery.
As a general rule, both Christian counseling and secular