Promoting Change Through Brief Therapy in Christian Counseling

Too many books on counseling talk about theory and more theory. While counselors need a good theoretical base, we desperately need practical ideas for helping the people who come in to see us. This book provided that kind of help for me. A central theme of this book is about undestanding how people change. If we know this, we can help them change. The book encourages you to look for even small changes, because change is generative. The book even gives an outline of what the first few sessions of solution-focused therapy should look like. As the authors state, the avearge client only comes six to eight sessions anyway, so therapists need to focus on making the most of those sessions. This book helps give you a plan for making that happen.

I am a Christian psychiatrist who found this book to be very well written. The authors offer practical insights and avoid the use of technical jargon. The theoretical orientation is solution-focused which can be used alone or in combination with other treatment modalities. I really liked this book and highly recommend it for therapists new and experienced alike. It is a must have for every psychotherapist's library!