Author: Eliza Huie MA

Four Ways to Pray for Your Counselee

Becoming a counselor has impacted my life in many ways. One of the areas it has changed me is that the list of people I pray for has become much longer. As a counselor, you have likely found that to be true as well. We only meet with a person for an hour or so each week in most situations. With such a short amount of time together, many things go unresolved. Though it can be difficult to have limited time together, your time in session does give you a clear direction on how to pray for your counselee. You may already have a good idea of what to pray for regarding your counselee, but let me offer four ways you can pray for any of your counselees regardless of their situation. Continue Reading →

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Counselor Check-up

It will take only a few minutes to read this post, but it may be the most needed few minutes of the rest of your day. If you are doing formal counseling in a ministry setting or private practice, or if you meet with people in your living room or at a coffee shop, receive this as a check-up to consider how you are doing. Continue Reading →

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Technology and the Future of Virtual Biblical Counseling

A year ago, almost every biblical counselor had a decision to make–namely, how and when to continue to provide counseling under imposed government regulations. Going virtual became the predominant option. In a matter of weeks, we all became very familiar with Zoom, Google Meet, WebEx, Got To Meeting, etc. Well over a year later, many counselors are still using technology to meet with their counselees. What does this mean for the future of biblical counseling? As we begin to see the lifting and removal of regulations, we ought to consider how technology should fit into the future of our continued care. In light of that, I offer words of optimism and caution regarding technology and biblical counseling.   Continue Reading →

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Responding to Someone Hurt by Biblical Counseling

Not everyone’s experience with biblical counseling is positive. I am not talking about situations where a person is running from God or holding tightly to sin. Biblical counseling will not land well on a hard heart. Instead, I am talking about experiences where people have humbly sought out biblical care and have sadly come away more wounded by the experience. Continue Reading →

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