Panic Attacks are terrifying! What should you do if you or your loved one is experiencing a panic attack? Lucy Ann Moll, a BCC counselor, recently wrote a short book about this topic. In this post, she shares a few of her suggestions and an excerpt from the book. If you are looking for solid guidance on panic attacks, she is also available to counsel via online video from wherever you are in the country or world.
“Help me, Counselor! I’m Scared to Death!”
How do you answer a friend who is persistently fearful? Can you help them grow and make progress? In this article, Sherry Allchin walks through a biblical counseling process to examine fear in a wise way. Whether you are struggling with fear or walking with a friend who is stuck, you can learn some practical and biblical strategies to overcome fearful patterns of thought and action.
How Jesus Addressed Fear, Worry, and Anxiety
Our world is more anxious than ever. This article shares some of the key passages on anxiety from the Bible and includes 4 principles that Jesus taught about anxiety. Each principle also provides an action step to take in helping us overcome anxiety.
Dashed Dreams and Lowered Expectations
What should you do when those close to you don’t meet your perfectly reasonable expectations? Isn’t it pure frustration when you have communicated your reasonable expectation in a perfectly reasonable way and those close to you just don’t seem to even care what your expectations are. Perhaps those “close to you” are in your extended family, your marriage, your church … Read More
Is Suicide a Brain Issue or a Heart Issue?
What I am writing about might be hard for some to read. Suicide is never an easy topic, especially if someone close to you has died by suicide. However, I am convinced that we need more and better conversations about suicide prevention, not less. This requires us all, and especially those of Christian faith, to think critically about the ways that we … Read More
Fall Training with BCC
Biblical Counseling Center is committed to counseling and equipping the church to more effectively care for the hurting. We believe everyone should be equipped to apply God’s truth to life struggles, so we all can share the hope found in Christ. As we look forward to a busy fall of training, we are excited about the opportunities that God is … Read More
A better approach than asking, “What is wrong with me?”
“What is wrong with me?” It’s one of the questions you hear over and over in a counseling office. Truth be told, it’s a question that loops in almost everyone’s head during difficult seasons in our lives. Perhaps you have experienced one of these thoughts even in the last 24 hours. You would not be alone. My husband seems to … Read More
3 Reasons to join our ACBC Certification Prep Class
Since the beginning of Biblical Counseling Center in 1989, we have intentionally focused on training, not just counseling. Our goals are both to counsel effectively and to equip others consistent with the Word so that our training impacts the health of churches around us and around the world. As a training center, we have experienced a fruitful partnership with ACBC, … Read More
Enslaved by Memories
The memories of past trials and trauma can live in our hearts and minds like a second person inside waiting to reach out at any time to corrode the day. The common memory of the present day restores us to normal and offers a detached framework from the memory of trauma and trials. To live in the present is to block … Read More
