Contents Part 1: Basic Issues in the Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy 1. Overview of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice 2. The Person of the Counselor 3. Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling and Psychotherapy Part 2: Major Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories and Techniques 4. Psychoanalytic Therapy 5. Adlerian Therapy 6. Jungian Therapy 7. Existential Therapy 8. Person-Centered Therapy 9. Gestalt Therapy 10. Reality Therapy 11. Behavior Therapy 12. Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy 13. Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies: DBT, MBSR, MBCT, and ACT 14. Constructivist Therapies: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Narrative Therapy 15. Integrative Therapies and Positive Psychotherapy 16. Marital and Family Therapy Part 3: A Christian Approach to Counseling and Psychotherapy 17. Christian Theology in Christian Counseling: A Biblical Perspective on Human Nature and Effective Counseling and Psychotherapy 18. Christian Faith in Clinical Practice: Implicit and Explicit Integration 19. The Holy Spirit and Christian Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy 20. Legal and Ethical Issues in Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy Appendix: Is Psychotherapy Effective? References Indexes