Christian counseling
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Counseling
coun·sel·ing
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines counseling as the provision of assistance and guidance in resolving personal, social, or psychological problems and difficulties, especially by a professional.
Counseling can come in many different forms. These forms include, but are not limited to, child development, eating disorder, substance abuse, rehabilitation, mental health and educational counseling. The type of counseling needed for an individual depends on the type of issues or problems he/she happens to be facing.
Counseling Troubled Youth
Counseling offers hope to all kinds of troubled youth. Teens who struggle with personality disorders, emotional trauma, psychological disorders and/or learning disabilities, are all great candidates for counseling. These types of teens are often times, in desperate need for some type of counseling, and if some form of counseling is not achieved, are at high risk of fateful, dire consequences. These consequences may include drug addiction, imprisonment, or in some cases, even death.
centers throughout the United States offer professional counseling and therapeutic services to clients of all ages and all walks of life. Christian counseling centers are professional counsleing services offered to Christians and non-Christian’s alike Normally, Christian counseling services are staffed by professionally licensed therapists and counselors. Therapy
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Therapy
n.noun
ther·a·py
Therapy is a treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder or disease. Therapy generally consists of two kinds: medical and psychotherapy. Medical therapies treat diseases of the human body such as cancer. Psychotherapies treat the mind of therapeutically or emotionally damaged individuals.
Different Types of Psychotherapy:
- Psychoanalytic Therapy
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Behavior modification
- Biofeedback
- Collaborative therapy
- Family therapy
- Marriage counseling
- Music therapy
- Parent management training
- Relationship counseling
- Social Therapy
- Systemic therapy
- Therapeutic community
- Twelve-step programs
- Wilderness therapy
Therapy for troubled teens has become an increasingly popular opportunity for troubled adolescents today. Therapies are offered at many services for troubled teens such as, wilderness therapy programs, residential treatment programs and boarding schools for troubled youth. The most effective type of therapy greatly depends on the individual teen and what psychological and emotional issues the particular adolescent struggles with.
and therapeutic services are not normally associated with secular counseling or secular therapy. However, Christian’s who are well educated, trained, and qualified as professional staff are made available to offer therapeutic services to people who are seeking emotional and spiritual help related to a whole array of mental health
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Mental health
Mental health is “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”1 It is estimated that only about 17% of U.S adults are considered to be in a state of optimal mental health.
The mental health in teenage boys and girls is a crucial issue and concern for parents. Teens, for a variety of reasons, tend to struggle with mental health more than adults or children who have not yet reached their teens. This is because of the turbulent time that comes with adolescence and the individual teen's inability to cope with said turbulence.
Parents of troubled teens who struggle with mental health issues, actually have a plethora of treatment options to choose from. The type of treatment option that best fits the individual teen, greatly depends on the individual teens mental health issues.
issue.Most of the time Christian counselors are trained as Marriage and Family Counselors, using Christ-centered principles and therapeutic modalities as mechanisms to heal and restore relationships.
Articles for Parents in need of Christian Counselors and Counseling Centers:
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