In this week’s mini-series on the Grace and Truth Blog, biblical counselors share counseling diagrams and explain how they utilize them in the counseling room. In our first article, Ellen Castillo shares the heart diagram. In other contributions to the series, Caroline Newheiser explains the circles of responsibility diagram, and Robert Jones outlines an anxiety spectrum to distinguish between concerns and worries. Continue Reading →
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Burden bearing is an emotional and sacred privilege. Should a counselor ever show her emotional response to a counselee’s story, especially tears? Tears are a natural response to sadness and loss. It can be good and biblical to cry with a counselee. Continue Reading →
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If a person in your church approaches you to ask for help with a life struggle, what do you do? Is your first inclination to assume that you don’t have any help to offer? If you are a believer, you have the most important things that you need to offer help—the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. You can offer help and hope according to the capacity that God has given you. Continue Reading →
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It is common for teenagers to struggle with stress. Many factors contribute to stress, including poor time management. This issue is amplified as of late 2020, in light of how many teens used to attending school are now doing their schoolwork online. A biblical view of time management is helpful. Continue Reading →
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