An Introduction to Brainspotting for Counselors The human brain and body have been designed with such intricate intention that it would be impossible to understand the fullness of being fearfully and wonderfully made, knit together in a mother’s womb (Psalm...
The Developing Brain: Understanding Cognitive and Emotional Growth Across the Lifespan The Prenatal Prelude: God’s Handiwork in Motion When the psalmist wrote, “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13, NIV), he spoke a...
Diagnosing and Treating Moral Injury in Christian Counseling Introduction Over the past decade, moral injury (MI) has increasingly emerged as a critical construct bridging psychology, theology, and pastoral care. Initially defined in military contexts, MI refers to...
Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain: Understanding the Intersection Between Physical and Emotional Pain… and How to Heal Both The Hidden Intersection of Emotional and Physical Pain I met Sam just hours after he had tried to take his own life. Once a decorated police...
The Willpower Trap Using Brain Plasticity to Change Thoughts and Behaviors At the residential rehabilitation facility where I formerly worked, we discovered a brain riddle. About 10-15% of those with an addiction would have a serious craving every 14 days, and only...
