Feb 12, 2024 | Blog, Counseling, Methodology
Many counselors have a good understanding of how many counselees they can meet with in a week without facing overload. Some have a pre-determined limit on the number of people their schedule can handle. I occasionally face a schedule that feels overwhelming. Not only...
Mar 4, 2022 | Blog, Counseling, Methodology
Recently, I heard a counselee say, “Sometimes I ask myself, what would Caroline do if she were in my place?” That statement made me realize that even though I want my listeners to focus on following Christ, they will look to me as a real-life example. Do you realize...
Feb 18, 2022 | Counseling, Marriage, Methodology, Teamwork
In a previous blog, I offered a list of four blessings to be found through couples counseling other couples. This blog provides tips on how to make team counseling operate smoothly. If only we could ask Priscilla and Aquila for their advice! They are known for...
Feb 16, 2022 | Counseling, Marriage
My husband and I share a counseling life: attending conferences, training counseling students, learning from each other’s cases, and counseling as a team.[1] Not every biblical counselor has an overlapping ministry with their spouse, but many do. For example, some...
Dec 17, 2021 | Blog, Counseling, Methodology
“Oil and perfume make the heart glad, so a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend” (Proverbs 27:9). These beautiful words demonstrate the goal of the biblical counselor’s conversation with the counselee. In biblical times oil and perfume were luxurious gifts from a...
