Biblical counseling

Biblical counseling (also known as nouthetic counseling from the Greek word noutheteo)


Biblical counseling (also known as nouthetic counseling from the Greek word noutheteo) is a form of Christian counseling developed by Jay E. Adams, and published in his 1970 book, Competent to Counsel.There are a few current organizations that provide information and training in the field, including the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors and the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. Extensive writing on the subject has been done by David Powlinson and Ed Welch.
Biblical counseling is one Christian offering scriptural counsel to another Christian regarding how Christ can change his or her life to be more Christ-like. Jay Adams puts it this way: "Nouthetic counseling consists of lovingly confronting people out of deep concern in order to help them make those changes that God requires.

Christian counseling is counseling which draws upon psychology and Christian teaching. Efforts to combine counseling with Christian or other religious perspectives or approaches are sometimes called "integration." For example, scientific evidence indicates that rational cognitive therapy which is based on underlying Christian principles is an effective form of cognitive therapy.