The Christian Counsellor’s Companion is a user-friendly ready reckoner for Christian counselling. It is the ideal resource for all whose ministry involves Christian counselling – e.g. care group leaders, youth leaders, chaplains, pastors, pastoral care workers, visitation ministry teams, etc.

It:
•Provides vital Bible-based information on a wide range of counselling issues
•Lists the main points to cover for each counselling situation
•Gives you a specific PATHWAY for each case
•Builds confidence in your ministry – even at short notice you have easy access to a structured approach for that ‘emergency’ situation
•Makes counselling easier
•Is a great self-counselling tool

The Christian Counsellor’s Companion is Bible-based and Christ-centred. It is designed to assist Christians counsel their fellow-Christians. Even those who do not officially hold positions of care, but are sought out by others for counsel and advice will benefit greatly from this resource.

A host of counselling settings are grouped under five major categories:

➢Christian Living: e.g. faith, relationship with God, guidance, forgiveness, recovery from sin, ministry, etc.
➢Negative Emotions: i.e. mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, fear, guilt, grief, anger, etc.
➢Handling Toxic Relationships: e.g. physical abuse, emotional abuse, abuse, spiritual abuse, co-dependency, etc.
➢Addictions: including chemical dependency (drugs, alcohol and nicotine), eating disorders, gambling, addictions
➢Marriage & The Family: e.g. foundations for marriage, communication, in-laws, children, conflict resolution, etc. There is also a session on counselling singles in this section

In addition to these, and other, specific areas of counselling the Christian Counsellor’s Companion provides an introduction to the counselling ministry, entitled Counselling Basics. This section explains some of the fundamentals of counselling, under three main categories:

➢Who Can Counsel? This helps you answer the questions: “What are the real qualifications and skills needed for effective Christian counselling?”, “How do I know when either I am out of my depth, or it is inappropriate for me to be counselling in a particular situation?” (Referrals)
➢The Counselling Process. A basic template for every counselling situation you will be in
➢Spiritual Foundations. Learn what distinguishes Christian counselling from secular counselling and why it is crucial to keep them apart. Also, avoid the trap of change via behaviour modification (legalism) by learning the basics of grace-based counselling

With this easy-to-navigate tool at your side you will be empowered and confident in your ministry of pastoral care.