CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet

In this special edition of Help and Hope entitled "In the Counselor's Room", guest host Alasdair Groves speaks with Dr. Ed Welch about how critical it is for counselees to know and love the Word of God.

In this special edition of Help and Hope entitled "In the Counselor's Room", guest host Alasdair Groves speaks with Dr. Ed Welch about what Dr. Welch means when he says that "the Word of Christ has to sound good to you".

In this special edition of Help and Hope entitled "In the Counselor's Room", guest host Alasdair Groves speaks with Dr. Ed Welch about how important it is to learn what is most important to your counselee.

In this special edition of Help and Hope entitled "In the Counselor's Room", guest host Alasdair Groves speaks with Dr. Ed Welch about "exposing a counselee's mythology".

This week our host Winston Smith sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Chris Carter to respond to a question from a parent whose child is suffering with bipolar.

This week our host Winston Smith sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Chris Carter to discuss how directive a counselor should be in counseling sessions.

This week our host Winston Smith sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Chris Carter to respond to a question about shyness.

This week our host Winston Smith is joined by Mike Emlet and Chris Carter to respond to a question about anxiety.

This week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Winston Smith, author of the book "Marriage Matters", and Cecelia Bernhardt, to discuss how to love a spouse who is walking through depression.

OCD, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, Borderline Personality Disorder… What do these diagnostic labels mean for strugglers and for those who want to help them? This session explores the origins of our modern psychiatric diagnostic system and provides a balanced critique that neither exalts nor ignores these categories in the context of ministry.

This week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Winston Smith and Cecelia Bernhardt to discuss mindfulness meditation.

This week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and CCEF Director of Counseling Cecelia Bernhardt to respond to a question on forgiveness.

This week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Cecelia Bernhardt and Winston Smith to discuss ways biblical counselors measure the effectiveness of their counseling.

This week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Julie Lowe to discuss how they developed the image for our 2012 national conference on shame and guilt.

This week host Andrew Ray is joined by Dr. David Powlison and Dr. Mike Emlet as they discuss the importance of guarding against pride as counselors.

This week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Dr. David Powlison to talk about how to respond to people who try to offer helpful advice in difficult situations but actually their advice makes the situation worse.

This week Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Julie Lowe to talk about counseling those who have no sense of shame or guilt.

This week on Help and Hope our host Andrew Ray asks Dr. David Powlison and Dr. Mike Emlet the question: "is it wrong to marry my friend (without romantic feelings for them)?"

This week on Help and Hope our host Andrew Ray sits down with Julie Lowe and Dr. David Powlison to respond to a question about how to grow in keeping confidences.

Host Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Julie Lowe to discuss the difference between guilt and shame.

Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and special guest Kevin DeYoung to discuss how we can make the truth come alive both in preaching and counseling.

Dr. David Powlison and Alasdair Groves discuss Dr. Powlison's 2011 CCEF National conference breakout on Body Image Distortions.

Dr. David Powlison and Alasdair Groves discuss Alasdair's breakout session at the 2011 CCEF National Conference on PTSD.

Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and special guest Kevin DeYoung to discuss the role counseling plays in Kevin's ministry.

This week on Help and Hope, Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison to respond to this question from a listener: "How can Christ help me overcome my sinful past?"

Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Cecelia Bernhardt to discuss how we can lovingly help a friend to face the reality of his sins.

This week on Help and Hope Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison to respond to a question from a listener who described themselves as "overly sensitive".

Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. Tim Lane and Dr. Mike Emlet to discuss some vital ingredients to growing marriages.

This week on Help and Hope Andrew Ray and Chris Carter sit down with Dr. David Powlison to discuss ministry to individuals and families suffering through Alzheimer's.

This week Andrew Ray and Chris Carter sit down with Tim Lane and Winston Smith to discuss what it means to be a credible counselor.

This week on Help and Hope Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison to discuss why CCEF decided to invite a wide spectrum of biblical counseling perspectives for this years national conference on psychiatric disorders.

This week Andrew Ray and Chris Carter sit down with Tim Lane and Winston Smith to discuss the potential addiction of anger.

Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Cecelia Bernhardt to discuss how specific we should be in confessing sin.

This week Andrew Ray and Chris Carter sit down with Tim Lane and Winston Smith to discuss if it is OK to be a stay at home dad.

This week Andrew Ray sits down with Winston Smith and Todd Stryd to discuss the relationship between Seasonal Affective Disorder and depression.

This week Andrew Ray and Chris Carter sit down with Tim Lane and Winston Smith to discuss who should attend the 2011 CCEF national conference.

This week Andrew Ray sits down with Winston Smith and Todd Stryd to discuss if there is ever a time to walk away from a broken friendship.

Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Dr. Tim Lane to discuss grace and law in parenting.

This week Andrew Ray sits down with Winston Smith and Todd Stryd to discuss what wisdom looks like when counseling victims of abuse.

Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Cecelia Bernhardt to discuss ways to grow outwards when feeling socially isolated.

This week Andrew Ray sits down with Winston Smith and Todd Stryd to discuss ways we can encourage an unwilling spouse to start marriage counseling.

Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Dr. Tim Lane to discuss ways to love our parents in their later years.

Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Cecelia Bernhardt to discuss what it might look like to rebuild trust after being hurt.

Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Dr. Tim Lane to discuss walking through the aftermath of natural disasters with people who've been traumatized.

Andrew Ray sits down with Winston Smith and Cecelia Bernhardt to respond to a question on what real forgiveness looks like.

This week host Andrew Ray sat down with Dr. Tim Lane and Dr. Mike Emlet to discuss how they have grown in applying Scripture during their counseling sessions.

Andrew Ray sits down with Winston Smith and Cecelia Bernhardt to discuss the differences between formal and informal counseling.

This week host Andrew Ray sat down with Dr. Tim Lane and Dr. Mike Emlet to discuss typical misunderstandings in the process of how people change.

This week host Andrew Ray sat down with Dr. Tim Lane and Dr. Mike Emlet to respond to criticism that suggests biblical counseling can seem simplistic at times.

This week Andrew Ray hosted a special edition of Help and Hope with Dr. Tim Lane, Alasdair Groves and Aaron Sironi to discuss sexual misconduct in counseling.