Counseling Women: Biblical Wisdom for Life's Battles

Counseling Women, by professor and counselor Kristin Kellen, is a biblically grounded resource addressing common struggles that women face. Chapters examine issues such as depression, anxiety, infertility, trauma, abuse, disordered eating, and much more. Undergirded by a strong theological foundation, Kellen interweaves many practices of mainstream therapy alongside Scripture's teachings to provide a wise and balanced approach. Accessible and deeply practical, Counseling Women will be useful for counselors in various settings and for students in training programs.Review“Kristin Kellen exemplifies the best of a biblically-centered, clinically-informed model in this volume. Those from a robust theological background will learn much to enhance their counseling skill, and those from a skilled clinical background will learn much to grow their theological depth. The end result? Read this volume, and no matter where you’re starting from, you’ll emerge better equipped to care for God’s people.”-Nate Brooks, assistant professor of Christian counseling, Reformed Theological Seminary - Charlotte“Counseling takes place in many settings and between many different combinations of people. Dr. Kellen helps us think through counseling from one woman to another in a ministry context. There is great power in these caring relationships within a redemptive community. Dr. Kellen helps us ensure that this power is used for healing. I am grateful for and commend her work. I hope it will be read not only by women who want to be equipped to counsel, but also pastors who want to be more effective shepherds for their entire congregation.”-Brad Hambrick, pastor of counseling, The Summit Church, Durham, NC“Time and time again I have been asked by women’s ministry leaders if there is a resource to help them minister to women in crisis. I’m thankful I can now recommend this book. Not only does Kristin Kellen provide a biblical framework for counseling, but she has also given the reader practical helps for specific issues common to women. This is a must-have resource for the library of any leader who wants to be better equipped for meeting with women who are wrestling with difficult situations.”-Kelly D. King, women’s ministry specialist, Lifeway Christian Resources“Kristin Kellen starts with a theology of womanhood as the basis of understanding counseling topics related to women. I appreciate Kristin’s desire to help women think biblically about their problems and circumstances. Displaying years of counseling experience, Kristin shows an awareness of sensitive issues for women that strengthens the practical suggestions at the end of each chapter.”-Lilly Park, associate professor of biblical counseling, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary“Providing valuable foundational principles, Counseling Women is accessible, helpful, and profoundly practical. Kristin gives us a researched overview of each counseling issue. Yet, she wisely reminds us to seek to know each person and their unique struggles. A particular strength is the theological perspectives Kristin offers for each issue, helping orient counselors to understand the problems biblically while assisting them in setting a trajectory for counseling.”-Darby A Strickland, faculty and counselor, Christian Counseling and Educational FoundationAbout the AuthorKristin L. Kellen (PhD, EdD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of biblical counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a counselor focused on women, children, teens, and their families. Kristin is co-author of The Gospel for Disordered Lives and co-editor of The Whole Woman.