Resource Library

Below are our staff’s recommended books, products, websites, & podcasts. The Interfaith Counseling Center, a non-profit 5013c ministry, earns income if you purchase something using our provided affiliate links. Thank you for supporting our ministry.

Mental Health Resources

Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child

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Laura Davis
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Based on in-depth interviews and her workshops for partners across the country, Laura Davis offers practical advice and encouragement to all partners—girlfriends, boyfriends, spouses, and lovers—trying to support the survivors in their lives while tending to their own needs along the way. In Allies in Healing, she shows couples how to deepen compassion, improve communication, and develop an understanding of healing as a shared activity. Addressing partners' most important questions. (Click here to view on Amazon).
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When a Man You Love Was Abused: A Woman’s Guide to Helping Him Overcome Childhood Sexual Molestation

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Cecil Murphy
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For all women who know and love a survivor of sexual assault, best-selling author Cecil Murphey has penned an honest and forthright book about surviving―and thriving―despite past abuses. Both informative and highly practical, Murphey helps women understand the continuing problems that abuse survivors may encounter, including hurtful memories, issues of self worth, and the need to feel in control. With sensitivity and encouragement, Murphey then explains what women can do to help bring about healing and forgiveness. Written with the empathy that only a true survivor can convey, When a Man You Love Was Abused is a timely piece of advice
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When a Woman You Love Was Abused: A Husband’s Guide to Helping Her Overcome Childhood Sexual Molestation

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Dawn Scott Jones
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Author, pastor, and survivor Dawn Scott Jones candidly shares her own abuse experience to help husbands understand the varied emotions, fears, distorted thoughts, and triggers that hold their wives captive. In practical and accessible language, Jones explains the stages of the healing journey (processing denial, asking for help, grieving, expressing anger, learning to forgive, and finding resolution). Building on that knowledge, Jones then moves to an honest discussion of what husbands can do to help. Whether it’s creating a healing environment, understanding the need for control, building trust, or even just praying for healing, a husband plays an active role
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1-2-3 Magic: Gentle 3-Step Child & Toddler Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting (Positive Parenting Guide for Raising Happy Kids)

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Thomas Phelan
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Discover the transformative power of 1-2-3 Magic by Dr. Thomas Phelan, the ultimate guide to effective parenting strategies! With a wealth of optimal techniques and research-based solutions, this bestselling book provides parents with the essential tools to tackle challenging behaviors and foster a harmonious family dynamic. 1-2-3 Magic offers a simple yet highly effective approach that helps you regain control and bring peace back into your home. Whether you're dealing with tantrums, sibling rivalry, bedtime battles, or any other challenging behavior, this book is your ultimate resource. Dr. Phelan's compassionate and supportive approach ensures that parents not only gain invaluable tools but also
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Mastering Our Emotions: Biblical Principles for Emotional Health

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Kevin Chapman
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By integrating biblical truth, evidence-based insights from psychology, and spiritual practices, we can move from being mastered by these emotions to living in emotional maturity. Psychologist Kevin Chapman draws on his therapeutic expertise to invite us into a deeper understanding of our own thinking patterns, emotional triggers, and avoidance behaviors―all viewed through the lens of scriptural truth and God's power to change lives. In Mastering Our Emotions you'll find exercises, worksheets, Scripture readings, and reflection prompts to help you work through challenges and develop new skills. (Click here to view on Amazon).
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Single and Sexually Whole: Soulfully Celebrating the Dance of the Sexes

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Dr. Doug Rosenau
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Who are you as a sexual person? What does sex mean to you? We all have a story that shapes our view of sexuality. But it is a story significantly authored by our human experiences. In Single and Sexually Whole, Dr. Doug Rosenau’s final words were compassionately written and dedicated to the individual living in singleness. Drawing on fifty-thousand hours of expert counseling and his individual pursuit of a theology of sexuality, Rosenau doesn’t shy away from addressing hard questions. (Click here to view on Amazon).
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Can Christianity Cure Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

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Ian Osborn
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Christians who suffer from OCD may grapple with additional guilt, as the undesired thoughts are frequently of a spiritual nature. Yet people may be surprised to learn that some of the greatest leaders in Christian history also struggled with this malady. What did they experience? How did they cope? Were they able to overcome these tormenting, often violent, obsessions? Where did God fit into the picture? In "Can Christianity Cure Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?", Ian Osborn shares the personal accounts of Martin Luther, John Bunyan, and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, as well as his own story, in exploring how faith and science
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The OCD Stories

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Stuart Ralph
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Welcome to The OCD Stories (heard over 7million times). Stuart interviews experts, & people experiencing OCD symptoms. The podcast aims to help you feel understood, heard & possibly help you identify your next step in your own personal journey. (Click here to view on Spotify).
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When A Child You Love Is Grieving

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Harold Ivan Smith
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Acts of caring and compassion can make all the difference in a grieving child's life. Adults can often worry about saying and doing the right thing, too often giving children quick answers instead of the support they really need. Widely-recognized grief specialist Harold Ivan Smith explains that quick answers are not what children need when they are grieving. They need support, and most of all they need to be allowed to grieve-for as long as it takes.With an ABC-like approach, Smith offers insights and activities for the parent, teacher, or friend-anyone that loves a child and wants to offer his
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Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode–and into a Life of Connection and Joy

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Aundi Kolber
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Aundi Kolber believes that we don't have to white-knuckle our way through life. In her debut book, Try Softer™️, she'll show us how God specifically designed our bodies and minds to work together to process our stories and work through obstacles. Through the latest psychology, practical clinical exercises, and her own personal story, Aundi equips and empowers us to connect us to our truest self and truly live. (Click here to view on Amazon).
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The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises

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Sharon Hodde Miller
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In this eye-opening book, The Cost of Control, Sharon Hodde Miller helps us discover the psychology and theology behind why we control, the primary tools of how we control, the fallout of control and what it costs us, the solution: the real power God promises us. The answer to our craving is not simply to "let go and let God." Instead, God has given us real power in Christ--to exercise influence over ourselves and our lives. (Click here to view on Amazon).
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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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David Brooks
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How to Know a Person helps readers become more understanding and considerate toward others, and to find the joy that comes from being seen. (Click here to view on Amazon). Along the way it offers a possible remedy for a society that is riven by fragmentation, hostility, and misperception.
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