Counselling and Recovery

How is your church ministering to children in your congregation who have experienced sexual abuse? Jesus told us that whoever received a child in h...

Considers the pharmacology of drug use, the drugs involved and the social and cultural perspective of drug-taking.

Experiencing symptoms of traumatic stress can be debilitating. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a normal reaction to an abnormal event. Rec...

"A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease for someone we love can fill us with fear. Alzheimer’s robs people of their lives and dignity, and leaves grief...

The Resilient Practitioner, 3rd edition, gives students and practitioners the tools they need to create their own personal balance between caring f...

Church should be a safe place, right? Then why do so many get hurt there? Ray Beeson and Chris Hayward combine their years of ministry experience ...

Beeson and Hayward, both veteran pastors and leaders of healing and deliverance ministries, have seen firsthand the rise of the "dones"—those who a...

What do you do when someone you loveleaves? And how do youpursue someone who has hurt you, who has sinned against you? InLetting Go, pastors Dave H...

This one of a kind resource provides pastors, church leaders, and non-professional counselors with everything they need to establish a program for ...

In the wake of betrayed intimacy, you may feel nauseated, angry, humiliated, desperate. 'Why am I not enough for him? Can our marriage be saved - a...

A True Compass to Guide You Beyond the Devastation of Broken Trust. When you experience a betrayal of intimacy in your marriage-whether thro...

This imaginatively written & easy - to - read book looks at depression and anxiety and discovers where God is in it all and includes a variety ...

Tough Love is hope. It is help. It is a way of recovery for drug abusers, and a positive, supportive program for their families. Tough Love is a gi...

Pastoral care instruction and observation from a therapist of survivors of sexual abuse. " The Abuse of Power  is 'must' reading for clergy and den...

An in-depth look at who pastoral caregivers are, what they do, and how and why they do it Grounded in empirical research and richly illustrated wit...

Where do we find hope when it’s clouded by the ashes of other people’s choices? It is one thing to live with the consequences of your own choices. ...

Teenagers and their families live in a society with epidemic levels of social problems that put adolescents at risk for emotional problems. Teens ...

What do you do when the call comes from a distraught parishioner who needs help in dealing with a murder, rape, traffic accident, miscarriage, or t...

Like the two previous projects Weaver has brought to Abingdon Press, this is a case-study book which will be used both as a resource for clergy and...

This book introduces the foundations of a distinctively Christian approach to counseling. Christians who counsel, counselors who are Christian--wha...

Basic Types of Pastoral Care and Counseling remains the standard in pastoral care and counseling. This third edition is enlarged and revised with u...

Abuse is a growing problem, and those who have been abused need help. This booklet equips the reader to offer compassionate biblical counsel to a v...

A book about how people face reality in disability, it presents the testimonies of those dealing with their personal crises, showing the comfort an...

Sufferers of borderline personality disorder face intense fears and feelings that rule their hearts and choices. This detailed study explains how G...

Sexual abuse causes unimaginable damage, but often we ignore it. Bob Kellemen uses the story of Tamar to journey into and back out of the pain of a...

In 13 short Bible studies, which are suitable for both individual and group use, David Leyshon shows us from Scripture what the Christian’s perspec...

Mental illness is the sort of thing we don't like to talk about. It doesn't reduce nicely to simple solutions and happy outcomes. So instead, too o...

Domestic violence is a leading cause of injury and death to women worldwide. Nearly one in four women around the globe is physically or sexually ab...

Conflict punctuates the book of Esther, just as contention fills in the pages of our lives. Disharmony in the home, wars in the workplace, disputes...

Abuse--whether through hurtful words, degrading looks, obscene gestures, or threatening behaviors--inflicts immense pain and impedes emotional grow...

What happens when the temptation to give in to having sex is stronger than your will to stop? How can you stay pure when overwhelmed by passion? Ev...

When divorce has left you feeling empty, where can you go for divorce care? Divorce to Wholeness has stories from women just like you. Authors Mich...

In Assaulted Body, Assaulted Faith, Samantha Smith explores the profound intersection of trauma, faith, and the lived experiences of women who have...

Andrew Comiskey draws on his experience leading the recovery ministry Desert Stream Ministries to share the experience of six individuals - some ma...