Community Counseling

Clinical supervision in community mental health is a dynamic, fast-paced process full of opportunities and challenges for both supervisor and supervisee. Join us in introducing and exploring The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision, a supportive framework that encourages quality supervision and active participation in mental health professional growth and development. Enhance your clinical judgment through thought-provoking vignettes of challenges faced in community mental health and develop strong supervision skills to support your team.

USA Today Bestseller Read by the author. Many of us long for closeness and intimacy in relationships while simultaneously fearing rejection, abandonment, or being overwhelmed. Blending attachment theory with spiritual formation, Dr. Alison Cook helps us restore our soul to a place that can...

As people face addictions, deal with loss and grief, and seek help in restoring broken relationships, where can they turn for counsel and assistance? The local church has been uniquely blessed with the gift of the gospel and is able to offer hope and counsel that no other institution on earth...

National Bestseller – read by seven-time AudioFile Earphones Award winner, George Newbern From renowned psychiatrist Dr. David D. Burns, the revolutionary volume that popularized Dr. Aaron T. Beck’s cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and has helped millions combat feelings of depression and...

A hope-filled and profoundly simple book that speaks directly to those who want to be of service in their church or community, but have found the traditional ways often threatening and ineffective. In this book, Henri Nouwen combines creative case studies of ministry with stories from diverse...

Our 2nd edition! Clinical supervision in community mental health is a dynamic, fast-paced process full of opportunities and challenges for both supervisor and supervisee. Join us in exploring The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision, a supportive framework that encourages quality supervision and active participation in mental health professional growth and development. Enhance your clinical judgment through 47 thought-provoking vignettes that represent challenges faced in community mental health and private practice, developing strong supervision skills to support your team as an ...

Leslie Vernick, counselor and social worker, has witnessed the devastating effects of emotional abuse. Many, including many in the church, have not addressed this form of destruction in families and relationships because it is difficult to talk about. With godly guidance and practical experience...

Counselor Timothy St. John offers compassion and hope to individuals who have experienced hurt in emotionally and spiritually damaging church cultures. The local church is meant to function as a healing and helping community that cares for God’s people. But what if, instead of grace and care...

Discover how to stop doing it all and start doing what matters with this step-by-step guide to beating burnout and thriving as a working mom. In Doing It All, Dr. Whitney Casares, author, pediatrician, and mother of two, shares the step-by-step plan she developed as a modern working mom to help...

People are hurting at a scale we’ve never seen. They’re dealing with an onslaught of issues like anxiety, grief, mental illness, family troubles, and hopelessness. Pastors and counselors can’t see everyone in need. This book can help. Based on national research with more than 2,000 church...

If you are reeling from a divorce you never wanted, This Was Never the Plan is a lifeline. - Steve Grissom, Founder of DivorceCare Divorce brings a storm of emotions: grief, anger, confusion and shame. Yet while the ache lingers, life goes on. Vaneetha Risner has walked through this pain. In...

Step across the threshold of survival and build a permanent, grace-filled foundation for an authentic, sovereign life. When you leave a high-control group, the silence of your new reality can feel deafening. For years, your existence was a series of synchronized movements dictated by rigid schedules, performance-based legalism, and total environmental surveillance. Your identity wasn't stolen all at once; it was systematically eroded by a system that conditioned you to outsource your cognitive agency to a human hierarchy. When that heavy scaffolding is removed, the sudden shift doesn't ...

When your husband struggles with pornography, your world is shattered. There are so many resources to help him, but what about you? Where can you go with your grief, insecurities, fear, and even anger? Jenny Solomon comes alongside hurting wives and gently encourages them to bring their pain to...

Turn your natural empathy into a sustainable mental health career with this actionable psychology and counseling guide. Whether you are navigating a mid-life career change or planning your college education, mapping out a future in therapy can feel overwhelming. Gain the clarity you need to move...

Winner NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS in Contemporary Jewish Life & Practice Myra H. Kraft Memorial Award A crucial new lens on repentance, atonement, forgiveness, and repair from harm—from personal transgressions to our culture's most painful and unresolved issues. American culture focuses on...

A highly anticipated, rediscovered collection from Viktor Frankl, published for the first time in the United States, exploring freedom, responsibility, and how we can draw meaning from the temporary nature of our lives From the bestselling author of Man's Search for Meaning, which has sold over...

Wise and compassionate guidance for you and your church on how to support people who have suffered trauma. Many of us long to serve and be there for those who are suffering from trauma, but we don't know how to do so in a way that is caring and helpful. This book enables Christians, and...

"Every attempt to help people must first begin with an effort to understand people," says Dr. Larry Crabb. "And the only fully reliable source of information on that topic is the Bible." In this Gold Medallion Award-winning classic, Dr. Crabb affirms the power of the Scriptures to address the...

Many churches are starting crisis or compassion ministries. They are looking to meet the needs of their parishioners, and their neighborhoods when crisis strikes, or people are grieving. This book is a how to guide on training up chaplains to work with the local church, and assist the pastor in areas of compassion. This specialized training will help believers with a heart to assist those in grief; make hospital and home visits; and respond any time there is a disaster, or unexpected death in their community. A well trained chaplain is an asset to the pastor, and church. A healthy chaplain ...

In Becoming a True Spiritual Community (formerly titled The Safest Place on Earth), Larry Crabb explores such a place, where God can heal disconnected people and allow them to reconnect with each other and, ultimately, with Him. In today's frenetic society, people rarely develop intimate...