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Christian Therapist's Notebook: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Christian Counseling

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This workbook is divided into three sections, one for individuals, one for couples and families and one for children and adolescents. Each one of the sections include homework assignments, handouts and suggested activities. The focus of the book is to answer the question of what do you do when the door closes and you have to deal with the practical issue of effective therapy. In the Christian Therapist paradigm you also have to deal with you can connect this person back to God. The purpose statement of the book is very clear - to provide Christian therapists a way to be passionately Christian and still remain clinically professional.

The information provided is very comprehensive. For each exercise there is a guiding scripture, objective, rational for use, instructions, vignette, suggestions for follow-up, contraindications, resources for professionals, resources for clients, and related scriptures. All of the activities are strongly Christian and Bible based. This fact alone makes it an excellent resource for any church pastor or other leader who is counseling in a church setting. It is also excellent for any therapist working with a client with a background in the Christian church. The exercises are honest and point out in the contraindications when it would not be appropriate. When an exercise makes presumptions as to the client's spiritual level or orientation the contraindications spell it out in the contraindications section.

The Christian Therapist's Notebook is an excellent resource for the Christian Therapist working with Christian clients and highly recommended for that purpose. The exercises are on target and integrate standard therapeutic principles into a Christian environment.

I am a licensed Christian counselor. Upon ordering this book, I was excited by the description and delighted to possibly get some new ideas for working with my clients. I am returning this book after being sorely disappointed after looking through the book. The spiritual pieces are good and biblical references sound, but the handouts/exercises are extremely elementary. This book might be more suitable for a new graduate or someone who is just beginning to work with clients. The handouts were also very dark, so making legible copies would be almost impossible. The handouts were something I could easily create with MS Word. Basically, if you are new to the counseling field, this book "may" be helpful to you. But if you are a seasoned therapist looking for new ideas and quality homework/handout assignments, this book is not for you.

Dr. Henry and his co-authors have put together a biblically solid, therapeutically beneficial tool in an easy to use, practical book. It is also written with a touch of humor (which is sorely lacking in most professional books), which benefits both client and therapist. I have already used six of the exercises with excellent results.

This book covers a large variety of issues such as depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, etc... for adults, couples and adolescents. I really appreciate the ease of use. It is very practical; just pick a subject and you will quickly find a well thought out, biblically sound and psychologically helpful tool to employ. I must say this is the most useful therapeutic book I own. Its total focus is on providing us with tools/interventions/assignments to help our clients.

I only wish it was in tab form because I will wear it out soon by making so many copies of the exercises!

Sign me up for volume II!!

This is an excellent christian therapy book that can be used both in a christian setting and secular. I have used this book for two intern classes and in my clinical assignment with clients and it was awesome. The application is easy and you do not need to have your bible with you because the scriptures you need are right there. I highly recommend this book to all Pastors, Counselors, Teachers and Parents.

This is a helpful resource for those beginning in the field and will give new ideas to those who have been working in the field for awhile. Each exercise is introduced and explored thoroughly. These exercises can be used "as is" or as a jumping off point by using your own creativity to tweak them for each unique client. We need more books like this.

This book has exercises that can be given to clients during or after sessions. The book can be used by therapists, by interns, students, professors, pastors and lay counselors. You may want to buy 3 of this one! One to keep in your office, one to keep in your briefcase and one to give a friend. All University Psychology programs and Christian churches should supply their staff with this book.

The Christian Therapist's Notebook is the perfect book for Christian Therapists because it provides a wide range of therapeutic activities to open counseling sessions and to explore the core issues of clients of all ages. This book incorporates Christian principles for young Christians and mature Christians. I have used several of the activities in this book and have found them to be extremely helpful to those clients which seem the hardest to open up in a session. This book also offers case examples to aid in choosing the correct therapeutic activity specific to the client. I would recommend that all Christian and non-Christian therpists buy this book.

As a graduate student intern preparing to be a Christian Marriage and Family Therapist I need practical tools to work with my clients that are applicable to current psychotherapy theory and Biblically based. This notebook not only does all of this but is simple and easy to use. It's obviously written by some experienced therapists and counselors who have fought in the trenches for others mental health problems. I highly recommend it.

This book is filled with some really valuable activities. I would recommend it for anyone involved in the field, or for anyone who just wants to be able to be a lay counselor and help friends!

As a Pastor and a Counselor, I have found this notebook to be a great help in my practice. The exercises are varied, with clear instruction and a definite Christian base. The contents are conveniently grouped for the various ages and stages of life, as well as individuals verses couples and groups. I have used several of the exercise with great success. I feel confident this resource would be of great value to any Christian-based counseling ministry. - Rev. Dr. Meg Bellows