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If as a Christian you would like to learn how to better help others with counseling; biblical guidance, see below. Or to prepare and educate yourself so you can live a better Christian life by that godly advice.  And, where necessary make sure you move a counselee to a certified biblical counselor you can direct them to find a counselor.  *Bookmark page to return*  Counseling topics  When counseling is not Biblical  Counsel from the Cross   (vid here )  Do We Really Need Help (podbean) Free counseling course  ⭐ Elementary truths  Living by the Book  Discipleship  Bad news is welcome here  Surprise! Shes not a Christian  How to win your unbelieving spouse  Extreme makeover, heart edition  Selfless living in a selfish world  The manipulative man or woman  Living by faith in the midst of trials   Embracing opportunities to be transformed by grace  Renewing the mind one thought at a time...

Counseling separated couple  Issue: wife left. But appears theyre still spending some time together. Not sure if they have kids.  1 Corinthians 7:2-5 tells us we can deprive ourselves for a limited time to devote to prayer. Verse is talking about marital sex, but it can also apply to taking a limited time away from eachother to refocus on yourself, each other and Christ.  Not sure what others have advised, but my first thought was to share some things for you to do for yourself, and that would be from the Word,  self reflection and action for changes you need to make. It is not always true that you are the one at total fault for why it got here, but usually if somethings wrong... the husbands the one who ultimately dropped the ball.  Unless the wife turned from God and just wants to live in worldly sin. But that problem can also stem from him not being the proper responsible head of the house, and leading the wife in Christ in the marriage.  So since I don...

Worldly Therapists do not model their counseling after Jesus Christ, and their theology and methodology are devoid of Christ and His care. Christians need to seek out professional biblical counselors. Our guidance comes from the authority of God thru the Scriptures.  Nouthetic Counseling is focused on biblically based Christian solutions to life situations and needs in a broken fallen sin stained world.  About Nouthetic Counseling   The Value of Pastoral Counseling There is value in connecting professional and pastoral counseling so there is oversight over the counselees to ensure progress and change happen. So include your pastor and authorize your counselor to include him in the counseling and progress with actionable steps you are to be taking to complete the counseling and the change. 

The blog is run by a Christian who reads & studies the Bible, who also has attended several Christian Counseling conferences from 2007- 2011 with the purpose of learning how to help others in Christianity, and ofc to also reflect on and get biblical help for areas in op's life as well. There is a new conference in 2023 op will likely attend as well, and does regularly research & learn counseling helps online to assist as well.  Every Christian is already a counselor, because every Christian interacts with people who are struggling in a fallen world, whether at home, church, or work. What you say to those people is counseling. We help to biblically approach sin and trials in lives with sound doctrine and a loving heart. While the op running the blog here has helped and advised others in various counseling situations, it will never be the intention to simply only provide short momentary advice, but to further guide the counselee to their pastor and to a certified biblical cou...