A variety of approaches have been developed for integrating
psychology and practical theology. Whether you are a professional counselor, a
pastor, or a Christian worker, you are faced with the dilemma of choosing from
an array of choices and knowing what approach will be the most effective with
the individual you are seeking to help. On
the Road to Freedom aids in this process by summarizing a variety of
approaches to biblical counseling and providing suggestions based on the
author’s experience regarding how and when to use them.
On the Road to
Freedom addresses a way of thinking and living on the part of the therapist
that contributes to effective integration. It provides a deeper
understanding of many of the basic issues encountered in counseling, such as
identity, forgiveness, repentance, and suffering along with practical tools in
the form of charts, diagrams, games and homework assignments which can be
used in the counseling process to address these issues. This manual
challenges the reader to think outside the box about creative ways to reach
clients or counselees and to become skilled in using the Scriptures to help
them understand and live out God’s ways.
On the Road to
Freedom also provides an understanding of which methods and tools could be helpful
in dealing with a person with a specific diagnosis or issue such as depression,
anxiety, grief, trauma, or impulse control.
Colleen
Stortvedt has been a bilingual therapist at Oasis
Counseling Intl. in Norfolk, Nebraska for the past 20 years and has a doctorate
in Biblical Counseling. She has a passion for facilitating the process of
integrating the spiritual and psychological perspective in therapy. She
and her husband Mark have traveled internationally to provide training in this
process and to care for Christian workers.
