Counseling resources for Christians tend to bog readers down with psychological and theological jargon, but Gary R. Collins's Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide has stood apart from these since 1980. This revised and expanded third edition offers solid biblical teaching on how to counsel an...

Counseling resources for Christians tend to bog readers down with psychological and theological jargon, but Gary R. Collins's Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide has stood apart from these since 1980. This revised and expanded third edition offers solid biblical teaching on how to counsel and wise guidance on a broad range of situations counselors are likely to encounter.

Christian Counseling provides updated, extensive coverage of the most common issues troubling those who seek counseling, such as

• Depression

• Inferiority

• Anxiety

• Abuse

• Grief

• Marriage and relationship problems

• Addictions

• Crises

• Career decisions

• Aging

Clearly written and easy-to-read, Christian Counseling offers biblical teaching on principles of how to counsel and many common problems that bring people to a counselor. This practical, useful guide from Gary R. Collins, first president of the American Association of Christian Counselors, will continue to serve Christians as a sourcebook for improvement of people-helping skills.

Christian Counseling provides lasting value as a textbook for students and their professors, a training tool for lay counselors, a source of information for those seeking a greater understanding of human behavior, and a primer on the biblical foundation for Christian counseling.