Relationship Counseling

When you said your “I Do’s,” you and your spouse had a vision of a future filled with hope and promise. Despite what you face now and where you may be in your relationship, you can regain that vision. Randy and Cathy Boyd have developed the H.E.A.L. process that delves into hope, expectations, acceptance, and listening as factors needed to heal and restore your marriage. In this short book, they’ll guide you to the path you need to take to get you started in the process. They’ve been where you may find yourself now, so they fully understand your challenges.

What do you do when someone you love leaves? And how do you pursue someone who has hurt you, who has sinned against you? In Letting Go, pastors Dave Harvey and Paul Gilbert share stories of pain and stories of hope as they reveal how to care for the prodigal who has strayed. Whether you are dealing with an unfaithful marriage partner, a rebellious child, or a wayward friend, the counsel they offer will help you to pursue a gospel-rooted approach, grounded in truth and practiced in the midst of Christian community.

It's not just about the money. Arguments about money are by far the top predictor of divorce, says Sonya Britt, a professor at Kansas State University. "It's not children, sex, in-laws, or anything else. It's money - for both men and women." Satan seeks every means possible to destroy marriages, and creating conflict around finances is one of his favorite tactics. But there is more to money problems than not sticking to the budget.

Find Your Kindred Heart Love is beautiful and natural. But that doesn't mean it's easy. If you seek a lasting relationship with the one you love, you're going to need more than wishful thinking. Many people don't realize that relationships take work. Nobody is perfect, and no one couple is perfect either. Sometimes, life's daily struggles get in the way. Sometimes, we forget what really matters... Whether seeking relationship help, love advice, or your one true love, we can all stand to improve. Relationships that last are relationships that allow love to flourish. They are relationships ...

When Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, he's honored with a Purple Heart. But he doesn't feel like a hero. There's a memory that haunts him: an image of a young Iraqi boy as a bullet hits his chest. Matt can't shake the feeling that he was somehow involved in his death. But because of a head injury he sustained just moments after the boy was shot, Matt can't quite put all the pieces together.

Are you and your partner feeling lost and uncertain about the future of your relationship? Are you struggling to choose between couples therapy, divorce, or simply maintaining the status quo? Discover the answers you've been seeking with The Crossroads of Love, the ultimate roadmap for navigating the complexities of your relationship and determining the best path forward.

Are financial problems threatening to ruin your marriage? Are you and your spouse under financial pressure and it's creating arguments and unhappiness between the two of you? It doesn't need to be that way. In fact, you can even use financial problems as a way to bring you closer together. In this volume in the Growing in Love for Life series, Liam Naden discusses how to overcome the financial problems that are hurting your relationship. You'll discover: - the real reasons why financial problems develop in a marriage, and how to deal with them - how men and women treat financial pressures ...

You wake up next to your partner like you always do, and a horrific realization dawns on you. You don't get the butterflies every time you see him/her, anymore. Their smile doesn't make your head spin. You feel bored in the relationship. Saddened, you may ask yourself: Have I fallen out of love?Falling out of love is an all too common question everyone, at one point in their relationship, will ask themselves.

There are 3 simple questions that determine whether you should read this book. Have you ever wanted to know why some people make you feel inferior? Have you ever had the slight suspicion of being manipulated by your family members, friends or even partner? Have you ever wondered if your relationships need a bit of "cleaning up" but don't know where to start? If you answered YES to any of those questions then you need to read this book. Human beings are created for relationships. All of us long for connection with others. Toxic means deadly, poisonous or damaging and when you are in a toxic ...

The Psychology Behind Successful Relationships reveals the essential elements that make relationships flourish. Drawing from personal experiences, shared stories, and extensive research, this book profoundly explains the challenges and triumphs inherent in modern relationships. With a compassionate and insightful approach, the author explores many's everyday struggles, from the anxiety of misunderstandings to the heartbreak of breakups. These are not distant, abstract issues but real-life scenarios that resonate with anyone who has navigated the complexities of love, family, and connection,...

Life is full of choices. We make many by choosing to do them, and many others by making no choice at all and letting them just happen to us. During this separation you actually have three immediate choices. Keep reacting and responding to things the way you have always done, and keep getting the same results you always have. Just give up and get the divorce, and hope you don't make the same mistake with the next person you marry. Seek God's leading and obey Him as he works at healing your wounded relationship (no matter how long it takes).This book will concentrate on the last choice. By ...

Have you ever noticed that conflict is absolutely everywhere? Though we all want harmony in our relationships and our world, peace seems so hard to come by. No matter its form, conflict always finds us. And often, we let it overtake us. In this short, biblical, and practical book, pastor and author Tony Merida shows us that it doesn’t have to be this way. Merida not only paints a stunning picture of Christ our peacemaker he also shows us how to stop wishing for peace and go make it.

Lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, you replay your partner's words in your head. Your thoughts are powerful, but they're derailing your happiness and love life. So, let's put an end to it, shall we?

Is your relationship miserable? Do you long for the days when instead of going home to more stress, you are heading home to happiness and security? Imagine what it would be like to find buried treasure in your marriage. How would your life change if you discovered new joy, new happiness and new security that made you feel like you were living your dream life? This book is a treasure map for your relationship! It contains the seven most effective ways to move your relationship from misery to joy. It will show you not only where the treasure is buried, but how you can uncover it and add ...

Thousands of conscientious believers wanting to honor the sacred vows they took before God suffer in dysfunctional, even dangerous marriages. Each and every day they must choose between the lesser of two evils: divorce without sound biblical support or a life of perpetual, unrelenting misery. Somewhere between the secular disregard for the commands of Christ and the sacred unwillingness to deal with real problems of people, there is a way.

Pastors and counselors regularly minister to people whose marriages or families are in crisis. Tempers run high and feelings are brought low when a marriage is hurting or a family is in disarray. Pastors and counselors need practical, biblical help in order to connect their theological training to the reality of modern messy relationships. These how-to training manuals provide relevant, user-friendly equipping for pastors, counselors, lay leaders, educators, and students, enabling them to competently and compassionately relate God's word to marriage and family life.

As parents of young children anticipate the teen years, counselor Kristen Hatton helps them lay the groundwork so that having honest conversations, setting reasonable limits, and exploring issues of the heart will prepare them and their children for the next stage. Hatton helps moms and dads make the connection between their current parenting and future outcomes. By evaluating their parenting, they will see where their own fears, desires, and insecurities lie and how to pivot to practices of faith and trust in God.

This is the book relationship therapist Jacoline Steegstra wished she had read before she married, now more than 30 years ago. "The Art of True Love and Connection" distills insights from her personal journey, education, and extensive work with couples into seven key principles for a fulfilling and enduring relationship. This book is an essential guide in times where many relationships are falling apart not from a lack of love, but from partners growing apart. Steegstra tackles the tough questions and patterns that lead to conflict in relationships, offering a hopeful perspective that with ...

¿Eres capaz de superar lo que te frena? ¿Qué te frena en la vida, en el amor y en el trabajo para superarte? Probablemente has sentido que algo en tu vida no está bien o que ni siquiera avanza: tus relaciones, tu trayectoria profesional o tu cambio de hábitos. Pero a pesar de que tu agobiante crítico interno insista en ello, no tienes un problema de motivación. Hay algo más detrás de tus planes de autocuidado, listas de actividades y metas desatendidas, y salir de ahí es más fácil de lo que imaginas.

In this book are strategies for understanding and identifying abusive individuals. Being able to understand abusive behavior and identify its first stage, verbal abuse, is the key to freeing yourself from the grasp of an abusive person.