Author: Joshua M. Greiner

When Assigning Homework, Make Sure Your Counselee Gets Off the Couch

When Assigning Homework, Make Sure Your Counselee Gets Off the Couch

Posted by | Apr 18, 2023 | |

The process of change is detailed in Ephesians 4:22-24, and then even more vividly displayed in verse 28. A common question that is asked in counseling training is, “When is a thief no longer a thief?” Having studied the passage carefully, a careful observer will notice it is not just when the thief stops stealing,… read more
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Wrong More Often Than Right: The Problem of Psychological Diagnosis

Wrong More Often Than Right: The Problem of Psychological Diagnosis

Posted by | Jan 24, 2023 | |

Recently Psychology Today published an article entitled: The Myth of Mental Health Diagnosis: Disagreement between clinicians is the norm, not the exception. Just let that title sink in for a moment. But not just the title, consider that article is being published. Psychology today styles itself as, “The world’s largest mental health and behavioral science… read more
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What to Do in a Spiritual Emergency: Three Principles to Keep in Mind for Ministering to Those in Crisis

What to Do in a Spiritual Emergency: Three Principles to Keep in Mind for Ministering to Those in Crisis

Posted by | Sep 20, 2022 | |

Generally, the counseling that most of us think about and practice has to do with situations in an environment that is standard to much of life. We meet with someone in an office or quiet space. We have a set beginning and end-time to counseling. Counseling was just part of the routine of the day… read more
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How Seeing Repentance as a Gift From God Helps You in Counseling

How Seeing Repentance as a Gift From God Helps You in Counseling

Posted by | May 17, 2022 | |

A counselee taking active steps of repentance is a core part of the counseling process. In the counseling room, the counselor calls men and women to put off the old man and to put on the new (Eph. 4:22-24). Yet, as any counselor can tell you, that is not always how it goes. Sometimes a… read more
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Helping Counselees with Humiliation

Helping Counselees with Humiliation

Posted by | Feb 22, 2022 | |

Humiliation is a universal emotion. We know what it feels like, and we all seek to get out of that spot as quickly as we can. There are many places in the Bible where we see humiliation’s powerful effect on the various persons mentioned. The question then arises, how should we consider helping our counselees… read more
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