Quick-Reference Guide to Sexuality & Relationship Counseling - by Sandie Freed (Paperback)

About the Book

This A-Z guide assists people-helpers--pastors, professional counselors, youth workers, and everyday believers--to easily access a full array of information to aid them in (formal and informal) counseling situations.

Book Synopsis

One of the foremost counseling needs in our day is help with sexuality and relationship issues. But sometimes those who are faced with helping the hurting could use a little more information about the problems that people bring to them. The Quick-Reference Guide to Sexuality and Relationship Counseling provides the answers. It is an A-Z guide for assisting people-helpers--pastors, professional counselors, youth workers, and everyday believers--to easily access a full array of information to aid them in (formal and informal) counseling situations. Each of the 40 topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies: 1) typical symptoms and patterns, 2) definitions and key thoughts, 3) questions to ask, 4) directions for the conversation, 5) action steps, 6) biblical insights, 7) prayer starters, and 8) recommended resources.

About the series
The Quick-Reference Guides are A-Z guides that assist people-helpers--pastors, professional counselors, youth workers, and everyday believers--to easily access a full array of information to aid them in (formal and informal) counseling situations. Each of the forty topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies: 1) typical symptoms and patterns, 2) definitions and key thoughts, 3) questions to ask, 4) directions for the conversation, 5) action steps, 6) biblical insights, 7) prayer starters, and 8) recommended resources.

From the Back Cover

Wise counsel on sexual and relational issues

One of the foremost counseling needs of our day is help with sexuality and relationship issues. Those who are faced with such challenging concerns can readily use expert help with the problems that people bring to them. The Quick-Reference Guide to Sexuality and Relationship Counseling provides the answers.

This guide gives pastors, counselors, and everyday believers the information they need to help congregants, clients, and friends with their most intimate issues, including
-sexual expectations and satisfaction
-infidelity, forgiveness, and trust
-sexual addictions
-gender identity issues
-raising sexually healthy kids

Each of the forty topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies typical symptoms and patterns, definitions and key thoughts, questions to ask, directions for the conversation, action steps, biblical insights, prayer starters, and recommended resources.

"If you do relationship counseling of any kind, you'll want to have this book as a handy resource. It's filled with practical helps."--Dr. Les Parrott, founder of RealRelationships.com; author, Crazy Good Sex

"Slow down! You may have picked up The Quick-Reference Guide to Sexuality and Relationship Counseling, but you're going to want to slowly read your way through the practical, biblical counsel that's here. This is a much-needed tool for helping couples and individuals with sexual questions and issues, as well as understanding the impact you can bring to their relationship."--Dr. John Trent, president, StrongFamilies.com

"Practical and easy to use. You can never get enough good advice about sex. Drs. Clinton and Laaser have done a great job."--Dr. Kevin Leman, author, Sheet Music and Have a New Husband by Friday

Tim Clinton (EdD, The College of William and Mary) is president of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), executive director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies, professor of counseling and pastoral care at Liberty University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and a licensed professional counselor. He is the author or editor of many books.

Mark Laaser (1960-2019) was an internationally known speaker and the author of several books, including Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction. He and his wife, Debbie, were the founders of Faithful and True Ministries and the Laaser Center for the Family counseling center based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

About the Author

Tim Clinton (EdD, The College of William and Mary) is president of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), executive director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies, professor of counseling and pastoral care at Liberty University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and a licensed professional counselor. He's the author or editor of more than fifteen books.

Mark Laaser (1960-2019) was an internationally known speaker and the author of several books, including Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction. He and his wife, Debbie, were the founders of Faithful and True Ministries and the Laaser Center for the Family counseling center based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.