General & Basic Counseling Resources
• Competent To Counsel by Jay Adams
• Curing the Heart by Howard Eyrich & William Hines
• The Christian Counselor’s Manual by Jay Adams
• Counseling – How to Counsel Biblically by John MacArthur (formerly known as Intro. to Biblical Counseling)
• Seeing With New Eyes by David Powlison
• The Peacemaker by Ken Sande
• Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands by Paul Tripp
• Christian’s Guide to Psychological Terms by M. Asher
• Christian Psychology’s War on God’s Word – Jim Owen
• Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling – John Kruis
• Quick Scripture Reference for Women – Tricia Miller
• Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling Youth by Patricia & Keith Miller
• How to Help People Change by Jay Adams
• The Case of the Hopeless Marriage by Jay Adams
• Ready to Restore by Jay E. Adams
• A Theology of Christian Counseling by Jay Adams
• The Journal of Biblical Counseling (PDF’s of past journals 1977-2005 on CD)
Counseling Categories
ABUSE
• Recovering from Child Abuse: Healing and Hope for Victims (ccef booklet) by David Powlison
• Living with an Angry Spouse: Help for Victims of Abuse (ccef booklet) by Ed Welch
• Domestic Abuse (booklet) by David Powlison, Paul Tripp & Edward Welch
• Leaving Yesterday Behind: A Victim No More – Hines
• Only God Can Heal A Wounded Heart – Ed Bulkley
• Bad Memories: Getting Past Your Past (booklet) by Robert D. Jones
• “Why Me?”: Comfort for the Victimized (booklet) by David Powlison
• Counseling The Abuse Victim (pamphlet) [Faith Baptist Resources]
ADD / ADHD/ ASPERGER SYNDROME / AUSTISM / OCD
• Asperger Syndrome (booklet) by Michael Emlet
• A.D.D: Wandering Minds and Wired Bodies (booklet) by Edward Welch
• OCD: Freedom from the Obessive-Compulsive (booklet) by Michael Emlet
• Finding Your Child’s Way On The Autism Spectrum by Laura Hendrickson
• Running The Christian Race: Helping the Child Labeled ADD/ADHD by Sharon Backus
• Adhd (booklet) Rita Jamison
ADDICTIONS OR LIFE DOMINATING SINS
• Addictions: A Banquet to the Grave by Ed Welch
• Crossroads: A Step-by-Step Guide Away from Addiction (Facilitator’s Guide) by Ed Welch
• Crossroads: A Step-by-Step Guide Away from Addiction (Study Guide) by Ed Welch
• What do you do when you know that you’re hooked? (pamphlet) by Jay Adams
• ‘Just One More’: When Desires Don’t Take No for an Answer (booklet) by Edward T. Welch
• The Useful Lie byusfeu William Playfair
ADOPTION/FOSTER CARE
• Successful Adoption A Guide for Christian Families by Natalie Nichols Gillespie
• Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches by Russell D. Moore
• Helping Your Adopted Child: Understanding Your Child’s Unique Identity (Booklet) by Paul Tripp
AGING/CARE GIVERS/DYING/DEATH/GRIEVING
• Wrinkled But Not Ruined by Jay Adams
• Help for the Caregiver: Facing the Challenges with Understanding and Strength (ccef booklet) by Emlet
• Facing Death with Hope: Living for What Lasts (ccef booklet) by Powilson
• Grief: Finding Hope Again (booklet) by Paul David Tripp
• Loneliness (booklet) by Jayne V. Clark
• Lost in the Middle: Midlife and the Grace of God – Paul Tripp
ANGER/BITTERNESS/STRESS
• The Heart of Anger by Lou Priolo
• Getting A Grip by Lou Priolo
• Bitterness (booklet) by Lou Priolo
• What do you do when anger gets the upper hand? (pamphlet) by Jay Adams
• Angry Children: Understanding and Helping Your Child Regain Control (CCEF booklet) by Emlet
• Anger & Stress Management God’s Way by Wayne Mack
• Uprooting Anger – Robert D. Jones
• Anger: Escaping the Maze (booket) by David Powlison
• Angry at God?: Bring Him Your Doubts and Questions (booklet) by Robert D. Jones
• Stress: Peace amid Pressure (booklet) by David Powlison
• Counseling Those Who Are Bitter (pamphlet) [Faith Baptist Resources]
ANXIETY/FEAR/PANIC/WORRY
• Overcoming Fear, Worry, and Anxiety by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Fear: Breaking Its Grip (booklet) by Lou Priolo
• Anger, Anxiety and Fear (booklet) by Stuart Scott
• What do you do when fear overcomes you? (pamphlet) by Jay Adams
• What do you do when you worry all the time? (pamphlet) by Jay Adams
• When People Are Big and God is Small By Ed Welch
• Fear Factor (workbook) by Wayne Mack and Joshua Mack
• Worry: Pursuing a Better Path to Peace (booklet) by David Powlison
• Pleasing People by Lou Priolo
• Shyness And Social Anxiety (booklet) by Amy Baker
• Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest by Ed Welch
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
• The Peacemaker by Ken Sande
• Peacemaking Principles Responding to Conflict Biblically (pamphlet)
• The Young Peacemaker with Comic books by Ken Sande
• The Peacemaker Student Edition by Ken Sande & Kevin Johnson
• Peacemaking Women by Tara Klena Barthel & Judy Dabler
• Peacemaking For Families by Ken Sande
• Your Family, God’s Way by Wayne Mack
• War on Words by Paul Tripp
• Ready to Restore by Jay Adams
• Communication and Conflict Resolution (booklet) by Stuart Scott
• How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God’s Mercy (ccef booklet) by Smith
• Family Feuds: How to Respond (ccef booklet) by Lane
• How to Overcome Evil by Jay Adams
• From Pride to Humility (booklet/worksheets) Stuart Scott
• Judgments: Rash or Righteous (booklet) by Ed Welch
• Manipulation: Knowing How to Respond (booklet) by Lou Priolo
• How To Help People In Conflict by Jay Adams
DECISION MAKING
• Decisions, Decisions, Decisions by Dave Swavely
• Motives “Why Do I Do the Things I Do?” (Booklet) by Ed Welch
• Step By Step – Jim Petty
• Procrastination: First Steps to Change (booklet) by Walter Henegar
• Priorities: Mastering Time Management (booklet) by James C. Petty
• Guidance: Have I Missed God’s Best? (booklet) by James C. Petty
DEPRESSION
• Down But Not Out by Wayne Mack
• What do you do when you become depressed? (pamphlet) by Jay Adams
• Depression: The Way Up When You (booklet) by Edward Welch
• Out Of The Blues by Wayne Mack
EATING DISORDERS / BULIMIA / ANOREXIA
• Love to Eat – Hate to Eat by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Uncommon Vessels by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Eating Disorders: The Quest for Thinness (ccef booklet) by Ed Welch
• Counseling Anorexics Or Bulimics (pamphlet)
FAMILY/BLENDED FAMILIES/SINGLE PARENTING/ADOPTION
• Help for Stepfamilies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Learning to Love (ccef booklet) by Smith
• Single Parents: Daily Grace for the Hardest Job (ccef booklet) by Jones
• Helping Your Adopted Child: Understanding Your Child’s Unique Identity (ccef booklet) by Tripp
• Family Feuds: How to Respond (booklet) by Timothy S. Lane
• Singleness Redefined by Carolyn Leutwiler
• Surviving A Spiritual Mismatch by Lee & Leslie Strobel
FINANCES
• Master Your Money. By Ron Blue
• Faith-Based Family Finances By Ron Blue, Jeremy L. White
GENERAL PROBLEMS OVERARCHING SOLUTIONS
• Christ and Your Problems (booklet) by Jay Adams
• How to Overcome Evil (small book) by Jay Adams
• How to Handle Trouble (small book) by Jay Adams
• Deception: Letting Go of Lying (booklet) by Lou Priolo
• Hope…the Best of Things (booklet) by Joni Eareckson Tada
• You Can Trust God (booklet) by Jerry Bridges
• Trusting God by Jerry Bridges
• Problems: Solving Them God’s Way (booklet) by Jay Adams
• I Really Want to Change…So, Help Me, God. By James McDonald
• Godliness Through Discipline by Jay Adams
• How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God’s Mercy (ccef booklet) by Smith
• When Bad Things Happen: Thoughtful Answers to Hard Questions (ccef booklet) by Smith
• Changed into His Image by Jim Berg
• From Pride to Humility (booklet/worksheets) Stuart Scott
• Thankfulness: Even When It Hurts (booklet) by Susan Lutz
• Suffering: Eternity Makes a Difference (booklet) by Paul David Tripp
• Rest (booklet) by Winston Smith
• Priorities: Mastering Time Management (booklet) by James Petty
• Procrastination: First Steps to (booklet) by Walter Henegar
• Motives: Why Do I Do the Things (booklet) by Edward T. Welch
• Lost in the Middle: Midlife and the Grace of God – Paul Tripp
• It’s Not Fair by Wayne Mack with Deborah Howard
• Where Is God When Things Go Wrong by John Blanchard
• Self-Image: How to Overcome Inferiority Judgements (booklet) by Lou Priolo
GOSPEL/EVANGELISM
• The Ultimate Questions by John Blanchard (booklet)
• Two Ways To Live by Matthias Media (booklet)
• God’s Solution to Life Problems (Graham’s 5 lesson evangelistic study)
• Where Is God When Things Go Wrong by John Blanchard
MARRIAGE/DIVORCE
• The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace
• Helper by Design by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• The Exemplary Husband by Stuart Scott
• The Complete Husband by Lou Priolo
• Communication and Conflict Resolution (booklet) by Stuart Scott
• Communication – Art of Relationship Building (booklet) by Rob Green
• Reforming Marriage by Doug Wilson
• What do you do when your marriage goes sour? (pamphlet) by Jay Adams
• Strengthening Your Marriage. By Wayne Mack
• Biblical Principles of Sex (booklet) By Dr. Robert Smith
• Divorce Recovery: Growing and Healing God’s Way (CCEF booklet) by Smith
• Help! My Spouse Committed Adultery: First Steps for Dealing with Betrayal (ccef booklet) by Smith
• Living with an Angry Spouse: Help for Victims of Abuse (ccef booklet) by Ed Welch
• Who Does the Dishes?: Decision Making in Marriage (ccef booklet) by Smith
• Should We Get Married?: How to Evaluate Your Relationship (ccef booklet) by Smith
• Renewing Marital Intimacy: Closing the Gap Between You and Your Spouse (ccef booklet) by Powlison
• Intended for Pleasure by Ed Wheat
• Love Life by Ed Wheat and Gloria Perkins
• Losing That Loving Feeling by Lou Priolo
• Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage in the Bible by Jay Adams
• Divorce (booklet) by Lou Priolo
• Restoring Your Broken Marriage (booklet) by Robert D. Jones
• How To Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong by Leslie Vernick
• When Sinners Say I Do by Dave Harvey
• Love That Lasts, by Gary and Betsy Ricucci
• Sacred Marriage, By Gary L. Thomas
• Sex, Romance and the Glory of God, by C. J. Mahaney
• Feminine Appeal, by Carolyn Mahaney
Unbelieving Spouse
• Surviving A Spiritual Mismatch by Lee & Leslie Strobel
• Beloved Unbeliever by Jo Berry
• Women Helping Women (Chapter 9) by Elyse Fitspatrick & Carol Cornish
MEDICAL ISSUES
• The Christian Counselor’s Medical Desk Reference by Dr. Robert Smith
• Blame It On the Brain by Ed Welch
• A Biblical Approach to Receiving Medical Care by James Halla, M.D.
• Are You Ill? You Can Be Happy! By Todd Adams
• Pain, The Plight of Fallen Man, Dr. Halla
• True Competence in Medicine – James T. Halla, M.D.
• Will Medicine Stop The Pain by Elyse Fitzpatrick & Laura Hendrickson
MEN
• Manly Dominion – Mark Chanski
• Mighty Men – John Crotts
• Biblical Principles of Sex (booklet) By Dr. Robert Smith
• Sex, Romance And The Glory Of God: What Every Christian Husband Needs To Know by C. J. Mahaney
• For Men Only by Shaunti Feldhahn
REPENTANCE/FORGIVENESS
• The Unrepenting Repenter (short article) by Jim Eliff
• Unpacking Forgiveness by Chris Brauns
• The Walk of Repentance (workbook) by Steve Gallagher
• From Pride to Humility (booklet/worksheets) Stuart Scott
• Forgiveness: “I Just Can’t Forgive Myself!” (Booklet) by Robert D. Jones
• The Freedom & Power of Forgiveness by John MacArthur
• Forgiveness (booklet) by Rob Green [Faith Baptist Resources]
• Seeking Him – Personal Revival (workbook) by Nancy Leigh DeMoss & Tim Grissom
PARENTING
• Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Ted Tripp
• Age of Opportunity by Paul Tripp
• The Heart of Anger by Lou Priolo
• When Good Kids Make Bad Choices by Elyse Fitzpatrick & Jim Newheiser
• Teach Them Diligently By Lou Priolo
• Withhold Not Correction by Bruce Ray
• How Do I Stop Losing It with My Kids?: Getting to the Heart of Your Discipline Problems (ccef booket) by Smith
• Peer Pressure: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Giving New Direction (ccef booklet) by Tripp
• Teens & Sex: How Should We Teach Them? (Booklet) by Paul David Tripp
• Get Outta My Face by Rick Horne
• Getting A Grip by Lou Priolo
• Girl Talk by Carolyn Mahaney & Nicole Mahaney Whitacre
• Instructing A Child’s Heart by Tedd & Margy Tripp
• Checklist For Parents by Pam Forster
• Parenting the Pew by Robbie Castleman
• The Family: Together in God’s Presence (brochure) Desiring God Ministries (John Piper)
• Story Of Me by Stan & Brenna Jones (Book 1 God’s Design for Sex Ages 3-5)
• Before I Was Born by Carolyn Nystrom (Book 2 God’s Design for Sex Series Ages 5-8)
• What’s The Big Deal? By Stan & Brenna Jones (Book 3 in the God’s Design for Sex series Ages 8-11)
PRIDE & HUMILITY
• Pride & Humility worksheets by Stuart Scott
• Humility: The Forgotten Virtue by Wayne Mack
SEXUAL SIN / PORNOGRAPHY
• At the Alter of Sexual Idolatry by Steve Gallagher
• Biblical Principles of Sex (booklet) By Dr. Robert Smith
• The Walk of Repentance (workbook) by Steve Gallagher
• Pornography: Slaying the Dragon – David Powlison
• Homosexuality: Speaking the Truth in Love (booklet) by Edward T. Welch
• Teens and Sex: How Should We Teach Them? (Booklet) by Paul Tripp
SUICIDE/SELF-INJURY
• Suicide: Understanding and Intervening (booklet) by Jeffrey S. Black
• Self-Injury: When Pain Feels Good (booklet) by Edward T. Welch
• Cutting (booklet) by Amy Baker
THOUGHT LIFE/DEALING WITH THE PAST
• In the Arena of the Mind by John Vandegriff
• Leaving Yesterday Behind: A Victim No More – Hines
• Only God Can Heal A Wounded Heart – Ed Bulkley
• Bad Memories: Getting Past Your Past (booklet) by Robert D. Jones
• Loving God With All Your Mind by Elizabeth George
WOMEN
• Women Helping Women by Elyse Fitzpatrick & Cornish
• Biblical Principles of Sex (booklet) By Dr. Robert Smith
• Womanly Dominion: More Than A Gentle and Quiet Spirit by Mark Chanski
• Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
• Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Martha Peace
• Afternoon Of Life by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Damsels In Distress by Martha Peace
• Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney
• Peacemaking Women by Tara Klena Barthel & Judy Dabler
• Idols of the Heart by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Because He Loves Me by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn
MISC
• Powlison, Healing after Abortion: God’s Mercy Is for You (ccef booklet)
• Lane, Freedom from Guilt: Finding Release from Your Burdens (ccef booklet)
• Frustrated By Authority (booklet) by Bob Smith
• Shyness And Social Anxiety (booklet) by Amy Baker
• Handling The Past Biblically (booklet) by Steve Viars
TRAINING RESOURCES
Pastoral (or Basic) Counseling (DVD’s) by Dr. Stuart Scott [The Master’s Seminary]
Marriage & Family Counseling (DVD’s) by Dr. George Scipione [Institute for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship]
Advanced Biblical Counseling (DVD’s) by Dr. John Street [The Master’s Seminary]
Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave (VHS) by Ed Welch [CCEF]
Changing Hearts Changing Lives (DVD’s) by Paul Tripp & David Powlison [CCEF]
Changed into His Image (DVD’s) by Jim Berg
Biblical Counseling Observations (DVD’s) by Patten, Dutton, Viars, Baker, Smith [Faith Biblical