Therapy with God

Therapy with God
Author: Susan Henderson McHenry
Publisher: Sue McHenry
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2008-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1604775874

McHenry suggests ways to develop a prayer relationship with God and how to find His transforming powers in the Bible. (Practical Life)

God Therapy

God Therapy
Author: Timothy G. Lane
Publisher: G.G. Publishing Company
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2017-06-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9780999083604

Imagine having all the tools and training you need to bring inner healing and deliverance to yourself and those around you. Here it is! This book was birthed through years of secular therapy, Christian counseling and actual inner healing and deliverance sessions that changed people's lives. God Therapy has proven to be a uniquely powerful transformational inner healing and deliverance guide. It provides revelatory teachings and systematic instructions to bring freedom from deep level wounds and demonic spirits. It includes powerful deliverance prayers that release God's anointing and causes you to encounter Jesus. It is a practical, comprehensive 7-step model to transforming people from a place of brokenness to wholeness.

God Trauma and Wisdom Therapy

God Trauma and Wisdom Therapy
Author: Norman C. Habel
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2024-03-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506499309

This volume analyzes how a narrator from the ancient Wisdom School portrays the deep trauma experiences of Job in his brutal relations with his God and his friends. These experiences range from the trauma of meaningless existence to the trauma of human oppression. Job experiences God as a celestial spy, an angry adversary, and Job's potential murderer. As an innocent victim, Job seeks to take God to court but is frustrated by the inaccessibility of his God. Job experiences his friends as suffocating fools devoid of wisdom and as heartless comforters who assume Job is guilty of crimes and needs to make a covenant with God and repent. This analysis is informed by a contemporary trauma hermeneutic. After a long tirade of cries by Job against God and his friends, the Wisdom narrator intervenes with a brilliant Wisdom manifesto in which he raises the pivotal question "Where can wisdom be found?" The answer is not "in the mind of God" but "in nature." God himself does the research and finds wisdom in the forces of nature, a discovery that anticipates the healing experience of Job. Job, however, takes a final oath in anticipation of litigation. A young arbiter responds, claiming that the breath of God has given him the wisdom to answer Job. In the climax of the narrative a voice, tantamount to a Wisdom therapist, addresses Job from a whirlwind. The voice does not declare Job innocent or guilty. Instead, Job is taken on a tour of the cosmos, a tour that enables his healing. Job is challenged to discern how Wisdom has been the primordial force that has designed, integrated, and sustained all the realms of the cosmos. Wisdom is a force innate in everything from the clouds to the eagle, a cosmic Presence Job is challenged to discern. When Job discerns that Presence, he is healed, retracts his case against God, and gets rid of his dust and ashes. Job is transformed from having a victim consciousness to having a cosmic wisdom consciousness.

Therapy Thieves

Therapy Thieves
Author: Francis A. Martin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2020-03-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0197516807

Acting on what started as a hunch, Dr. Francis Martin has cataloged well over 20,000 distinct approaches to counseling and psychotherapy that are advertised on the webpages of licensed, practicing mental health providers. No doubt some portion of them are harmful, but the sheer volume of advertised practices and techniques, often with names deceptively similar to actual evidence-based practices, should be cause for concern among all stakeholders in the helping professions - from educators and researchers to policy makers and insurance companies and, especially, consumers. Based on this significant original study, and drawing from other research and supports, Therapy Thieves describes a near-universal crisis in the field and recommends ways to rescue mental health care from itself. The crisis is caused by declining competence among counselors and psychotherapists who have failed to regulate themselves and who, therefore, deliver inadequate - if not harmful - services. In presenting a simple, yet powerful indictment of the field, Dr. Martin advocates for major reforms in several areas of mental health care, including how prospective licensees are trained, supervised and licensed, a major reworking of professional ethics, and the need to establish regulations for mental health care providers. In short, the book calls for major, specific, and urgently needed reforms.

Psychology and Counseling God's Way

Psychology and Counseling God's Way
Author: Professor Danette M. Vercher
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2019-10-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1796067105

Soul Care Giver’s “Psychology God’s Way,” are study guides for a full completion and accredited Master’s or Doctorate degree in Christian Psychology or Counseling through Crystal Rain Institute, a division of the University of North Carolina Department of Education. CRI is a degree granting institution for higher levels of matriculation. Soul Care Giver’s “Psychology God’s Way,” is based on Christian understanding of human nature, while promoting the development of a distinctly Christian Psychology (including theory, research and practice). We understand that the Holy Spirit leads and guides as a directive for the Soul Care Giver (i.e., Pastors, Counselors, etc.). Psychology God’s Way is a path for leaders to have a better reach within and without their diverse communities, as we take on the responsibility to heal, set free and see deliverance in the Body of Christ. “Doctor of Psychology” is not associated with “any” states board of Psychology or Clinical License or Clinical Practice.” Professor Verchér is a Soul Care Giver and a member of the Society for Christian Psychologist.

God Can't

God Can't
Author: Thomas Jay Oord
Publisher: SacraSage Press
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2019-01-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1948609134

Hurting people ask heart-felt questions about God and suffering. Some "answers" they receive appeal to mystery: “God’s ways are not our ways”. Some answers say God allows evil for a greater purpose. Some say evil is God's punishment. The usual answers fail. They don't support the truth that God loves everyone all the time. God Can't gives a believable answer to why a good and powerful God doesn't prevent evil. Author Thomas Jay Oord says God’s love is inherently uncontrolling. God loves everyone and everything, so God can't control anyone or anything. This means God cannot prevent evil singlehandedly. God can’t stop evildoers, whether human, animal, organism, or inanimate objects and forces. In God Can't, Oord gives a plausible reason why some are healed, but many others are not. God always works to heal everyone, but sometimes our bodies, organisms, or other creatures do not cooperate with God's healing work. Or the conditions of creation are not right for the healing God wants to do. Some people think God causes or allows suffering to teach us lessons or build our character. God Can't disagrees. Oord says God squeezes good from the evil God didn’t want in the first place. God uses pain and suffering without willing or even allowing it. Most people think God can overcome evil singlehandedly. In God Can't, Oord says God needs cooperation for love to reign now and later. This leads to a better view of the afterlife called “relentless love.” It rejects traditional ideas of heaven, hell, and annihilation. Relentless love holds to the possibility all creatures and all creation will respond to God’s love. God Can't is written in understandable language. As a world-renown theologian, Thomas Jay Oord brings credibility to the book’s radical ideas. He explains these ideas through true stories, illustrations, and scripture. God Can't is for those who want answers to tragedy, abuse, and other evils that make sense! What They're Saying... “If conventional notions of God make less and less sense to you, you’ll find Thomas Jay Oord’s new book a breath of fresh air. Simply put, “God Can’t” presents an understanding of God that thoughtful, ethical people can believe in.” -- Brian D. McLaren, author of The Great Spiritual Migration "I did not want this book to end. I wish Dr. Oord had written it 100 years ago, or 1000 years ago... To find your understanding of life and your love for God renewed, read this book." -- Dr. Karen Strand Winslow, Ph.D., Biblical and Jewish Studies Professor of Bible, Azusa Pacific University "As a clinical psychologist working with people in trauma, I owe Thomas Jay Oord an enormous debt of gratitude for recasting the so-called problem of evil in terms that are conceptually satisfying, theologically consistent, and pastorally liberating.” -- Dr Roger Bretherton- Principal Lecturer at the University of Lincoln (UK), Chair of the British Association of Christians in Psychology “Victims of trauma sometimes hear theological responses that imply their suffering is somehow “God’s will." A more careful theological reflection on the nature of the power of a God who is love can help. Oord gives us a clear and compelling alternative in this profoundly insightful and admirably concrete and accessible book.” -- Dr. Anna Case-Winters, Professor of Theology at McCormick Theological Seminary “I know of no book that speaks to suffering with the depth of theological sophistication and psychological sensitivity as God Can’t. This book is a rare combination of depth and accessibility, truly written for the wounded. I recommend it to my students, parishioners, and therapy clients.” -- Dr. Brad D. Strawn, Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary

Theology for Better Counseling

Theology for Better Counseling
Author: Virginia Todd Holeman
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2012-10-03
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0830866043

Seeking an adequate response to the "theological disequilibrium" of many of her patients, Virginia Todd Holeman set out to explore the connections between theology and the practice of counseling. Her "trinitarian reflections" will help students and practictioners create new pathways between theology and therapy.

Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders

Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders
Author: Judith L Johnson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317721225

Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders shows you a unique integration of neuropsychology and family therapy. Authors Judith L. Johnson and William G. McCown span these two broad areas by synthesizing family therapy principles and applying them specifically to traumatic brain injury and degenerative dementia. Family therapists, neuropsychologists, social workers, and counselors working with patients who experience brain dysfunction and their families learn to better address common issues and problems and of therapeutic interventions. This expert book includes case examples and working models of family reactions. The book then extends this information into practical clinical situations commonly confronted in work with these patients and their families. Readers of Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders are introduced to brain-behavior relationships including neuroanatomy of the brain as it relates to behavior, dynamics of neurologic disorders, and common symptoms of brain dysfunction. You can then use this information to help persons with traumatic brain injury and their families cope with and adjust to the issues and challenges they face. Specifically, you gain invaluable, informative insight into: the neuroanatomy of the brain and which structures mediate behavior, emotion, and cognition common issues families face when a member suffers traumatic brain injury therapeutic strategies and practical suggestions for assisting families mild head injury and familial reactions common issues faced by families confronting Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias a model of family reactions to dementia over time Chapters in Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders outline symptoms of brain dysfunction and family therapy designed to approach these symptoms. Divided into two sections, the book gives readers a model of traumatic brain injury beginning with the initial onset and proceeding through time. This section focuses on changes within the family and therapeutic strategies for helping these distressed families. Secondly, the authors address degenerative dementia with emphases on certain phases through which family members may progress as they acknowledge their loved one’s condition and then therapeutically work through the reality of it. Professionals in the medical and social sciences will find Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders a unique and irreplacable guide for developing and understanding the meshing of neuropsychology and family therapy. Also, the book serves as a solid text for students in courses such as rehabilitation, counseling, and family therapy. Translated into Spanish!

Counseling and Psychotherapy

Counseling and Psychotherapy
Author: Siang-Yang Tan
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 798
Release: 2022-04-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493435078

This substantially revised and updated edition of a widely used textbook covers the major approaches to counseling and psychotherapy from a Christian perspective, with hypothetical verbatim transcripts of interventions for each major approach and the latest empirical or research findings on their effectiveness. The second edition covers therapies and techniques that are increasing in use, reduces coverage of techniques that are waning in importance, and includes a discussion of lay counseling. The book presents a Christian approach to counseling and psychotherapy that is Christ-centered, biblically based, and Spirit-filled.

We Were the Morris Orphans

We Were the Morris Orphans
Author: Kathi Morris
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1637581270

“They’re not dead, are they?” The officer’s body visibly slumped as he delivered his final nod. From that July day in 1968 on, the Morris family became the Morris orphans: ten children who attracted nationwide attention, and a trust fund that didn’t bring out the best in those who fostered them. Kathi, the oldest, was only seventeen when her parents were killed by a drunk driver. This is her story—behind the headlines—of when the Morris orphans only had their mutual loss and each other.