Ultimately, every person is a child of God, and this positive sense of self must be upheld by the counselor, who ultimately points the client to self-healing and a better relationship with the world and the divine. Conclusion

The American Association of Christian Counselors states the Christian counseling is a: "Ministry to persons acknowledges the complexity of humans as physical, social, psychological, and spiritual beings. The ultimate goal of Christian counseling is to help others move to personal wholeness, interpersonal competence, mental stability, and spiritual maturity." This is clearly the goal of Anderson's approach to therapy. Anderson does not shy away from the difficult subjects that can arise in therapy, such as the subjects of incest, physical abuse, and depression. He acknowledges that forgiveness and coming to terms with pain is a difficult process, and one that cannot be easily healed with religious platitudes.

Anderson's book is particularly useful because it could be adopted...

Whether of short or long duration, Anderson stresses that the goal of 'wholeness' is the same.
References

About us. (2011). American Association of Christian Counselors. Retrieved September 22, 2011

at http://www.aacc.net/about-us/

Anderson, Neil T. (2003). Discipleship counseling. Regal.

Baker, Lyman. (1997). Repression. Critical concepts. Retrieved September 22, 2011 at http://www.k-state.edu/english/baker/english320/cc-repression2.htm

Kollar, C.A. (1997). Solution-focused pastoral counseling: An effective short-term approach for getting people back on track. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.