A good biblical counselor asks open ended questions that reveal the heart’s desires. Grow in you understanding and use of “what” and “how” questions to dig deeper into the heart.

Discouraged that a counselee isn’t growing? Wondering why there is no progress? Is your counseling as Biblical as you think? Use these artricles to evaluate your counseling.

Remind yourself about what makes good homework for growth during the week. Are you including all the components that will best aid the counselee in sanctification.

Does your counselee receive love and encouragement from you? Do they leave your session feeling hopeful in the God who loves them and changes them?

While all of God’s word is useful for teaching, correcting, rebuking, and training in righteousness, these are some. you will want to commit to memory.

Begin with the end in mind. As you start a counseling case, think through where you want to end and plan how to accomplish that goal. Here’s a look at three stages of counseling.