A large collection of General Counselling Resources is listed below.

Trusted Resources from Biblical & Christian Counselors (2026)These are the ministries  most frequently recommended by the Biblical Counseling Coalition, Christian counselors, and recovery leaders. All of them teach the balanced grace + truth approach:

Top Ministries / Programs

  • Pure Desire Ministries (puredesire.org) — Biblically based + clinically informed counselling, online groups, and recovery for porn/sexual addiction. Excellent for individuals and spouses.
  • Harvest USA (harvestusa.org) — Gospel-centred discipleship groups, articles, and one-on-one help specifically for sexual sin. Very strong on applying Romans 6.
  • Covenant Eyes (covenanteyes.com) — The leading Christian accountability software + free resources and blog.
  • Pure Life Ministries (purelifeministries.org) — Residential and online biblical counselling since 1986 — very thorough.
  • Faithful & True (faithfulandtrue.com) — Counselling by Mark & Debbie Laaser (pioneers in Christian sexual addiction recovery).

Attention-Deficit Disorder
1. ADD Links http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_index.php
2. ADD and the College Studentwww.gmu.edu/departments/csdc/add.htm/
3. National Association of ADD www.add.org/
4. National Institute of Mental Healthwww.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm

Bipolar Disorder
1. Bipolar Disorder
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=610&cn=4&c.Int.%3DcInt00001
2. Mania Questionnaire http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=975&cn=4
3. Addiction Rehab Treatment https://addictionrehabtreatment.com/drugs/prescription/opioids/codeine/

Body Image
1. 10 Steps to Positive Body Imagewww.campusblues.com/body_image1_2.asp
2. Body Image Issues http://womensissues.about.com/od/bodyimageissues

Career Planning
1. Resource Links from WSU Career Serviceswww.winona.edu/career/page09.htm
2. Career Planninghttp://careerplanning.about.com/
3. Career Planning A-Zhttp://careerplanning.about.com/library/blatoz.htm?PM=5512_careerplanning
4. Mapping Your Futurewww.mapping-your-future.org/planning/
5. Career and College Planning Resources www.khake.com/page51.html
6. The “Real” World—Seniors Transitioning to a New Job and New Locations
www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/realworld.htm
7. Career Planninghttp://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Career_and_Vocational/Career_Planning/
8. Occupational Outlook Handbook—Information on hundreds of careerswww.bls.gov/oco/

Depression
1. How to Heal Depression—A Web Book www.hypericum.com/dep/deptoc.htm
2. Depression Brochures from National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/depressionmenu.cfm
3. Let’s Talk Facts about Depression: http://healthyminds.org/multimedia/depression.pdf
4. How to help Someone with Depressionhttp://depression.about.com/cs/basicfacts/a/howtohelp.htm
5. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)http://depression.about.com/cs/sad
6. Depression in College www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/beatdepression.htm
7. Depression: What is it? What to do?www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/depression/depress.html
8. What you need to Knowwww.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depression.cfm
9. Managing Depression http://www.managing-depression-intelligently.com/
10. Depression: Links from Medline Plus www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/depression.html
11. Seasonal Affective Disorder: Links from Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seasonalaffectivedisorder.html
12. Depression Self-Assessment
www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=3323EE4A-4AD6-4408-B82B7DDEB1D2FEB6

Loneliness
1. Loneliness and the College Studentwww.campusblues.com/stud_lonley.asp
2. Steps to End Loneliness www.campusblues.com/lon_steps.asp
3. Stop Loneliness http://www.stoploneliness.com/

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
1. What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1010a.htm
2. Self-Help Techniques for OCDhttp://anxieties.com/index.php?nic=ocd
3. National Institute of Mental Health: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/ocdmenu.cfm
4. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Links from Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obsessivecompulsivedisorder.html

Perfectionism
1. Preventing Perfectionism http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/stressperfect.shtml
2. Overcoming Perfectionismwww.coping.org/growth/perfect.htm
3. Perfectionism: A Double-Edged Swordwww.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/perfection/perfect.html

Personality Disorders
1. National Mental Health Association: Personality Disorders www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/91.cfm
2. National Institute of Mental Health: Borderline Personality Disorderwww.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bpd.cfm

Procrastination
1. Overcomingwww.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/procras.htm
2. Procrastination: How to stop Procrastination http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap4/chap4r.htm
3. Overcoming Procrastinationhttp://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/stressprocrast.shtml

Relationships/Communication
1. Fair Fighting www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/fighting/fighting.html
2. Healthy Relationships during College
www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/romrelations/romrelations.html#seven%20basic%20steps
3. Common Questions about Relationshipshttp://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/questions.shmtl
4. Sexual Communicationhttp://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/sexcom.shtml
5. Assertive Communicationhttp://www.csulb.edu/~tstevens/c14-lisn.htm
6. Roommateswww.campusblues.com/roomates.asp
7. Communication Skillswww.khake.com/page66.html
8. Feelings at the End of a Relationshiphttp://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/ending.shtml
9. Self-Help Books www.uoregon.edu/~counsel/gethelp.htm
10. Tools for Relationshipswww.coping.org/relations/content.htm
11. Tools for Communicationhttp://www.coping.org/dialogue/content.htm
12. Fighting the Fair Wayhttp://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/fighting.shmtl
13. The Lesson of the Porcupine www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/porcupine.htm

Relationships with Parents
1. Parent’s Divorcewww.campusblues.com/copingwithfamily.asp
2. Making Peace with Your Parentswww.haroldbloomfield.com/quiz/makingpeacewithparents.html
3. Your Parents Divorcewww.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/divorce.htm
4. You Can Go Home Again! Strategies for Freshmen Going Home for the First Summer
www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/homeagain.htm
5. Divorce Magazinehttp://www.divorcemag.com/

Relationship Violence
1. National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE http://www.ndvh.org/
2. Relationship Warning Signswww.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/checklist.htm
3. When Love Hurts: A Guide on Love, Respect and Abuse in Relationships
www.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/
5. Same Sex Relationship Violence www1.umn.edu/aurora/samesexdvhandout.htm
6. Getting an Order For Protectionwww.letswrap.com/legal/ofp.htm
7. The Safety Planwww.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/safety.htm
8. Anti-Stalking Websitewww.antistalking.com/Default.htm
9. Domestic Violence Screeninghttp://psychcentral.com/dvquiz.htm
10. MN Center Against Violence and Abusewww.mincava.umn.edu/
11. Types of Victimization (Relationship Abuse, Stalking, Identity Theft, and Sexual Violence)http://victimservices.ucf.edu/Types_of_Victim.html

Self-Esteem and Self-Growth
1. Better Self-Esteem www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/selfesteem/selfest.html#anchor964767
2. Experiencing and Expressing Emotion www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/Emotions.htm
3. Self-Esteemwww.coping.org/growth/esteem.htm
4. Handling Irrational Beliefswww.coping.org/growth/beliefs.htm
5. Definitions of Cognitive Distortions www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/defn.htm
6. Activities to Promise Self-esteemwww.twu.edu/o-sl/counseling/SH032.html
7. Self-Confidencewww.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/self.htm

Self-Injury
1. Self-Abuse Finally Ends: S.A.F.E. Alternativeshttp://www.selfinjury.com/
2. Secret Shame-Self Injury: You are NOT the Only Onewww.palace.net/~llama/psych/injury.html
3. Explaining Self-Injurious Behaviorswww.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/selfinj.htm
4. How to Helpwww.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/depress/violence.html

Sexual Abuse
1. Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abusewww.mincava.umn.edu/
2. Grounding techniques for Dealing with Anxiety/Panic from Past Trauma
www.dreamstalker.org/wings/ptsd001.htm

Sexual Assault
1. What to do/Getting back on Track www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/rape/rape.html
2. UCLA rape Treatment Centerwww.911rape.org/
3. Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network: What should you do if you’re Sexually Assaulted?
www.rainn.org/whatshould.html
4. Date Rapewww.danenet.wicip.org/dcccrsa/saissues/daterape.html
5. Sex Assault for Men www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/maleassault/menassault.html
6. Sexual Assault and Alcoholwww.campusblues.com/drugs7.asp
7. Alcohol and Date Rape: Strategies to Protect Yourselfwww.campusblues.com/drugs1.asp
8. Preventing Rape http://www1.umn.edu/aurora/prevention.htm
9. MN Center Against Violence and Abusewww.mincava.umn.edu/library/providers
10. Grounding Techniques for Dealing with Anxiety/Panic from Past Trauma
www.dreamstalker.org/wings/ptsd001.htm
11. Personal Safety and Assault Prevention
www.inxtec-security.com/Personal_safety.htm

Sleep
1. Tips for Healthy Sleepwww.sleepnet.com/tips.html
2. Trouble Sleeping?http://www.shuteye.com/
3. Sleep Disorders www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sleepdisorders.html
4. National Sleep Foundationwww.sleepfoundation.org/

5. Sleep Deprivation http://masterspublichealth.com/guide-to-sleep-deprivation/

Stress Management
1. Students and Stress www.ualberta.ca/dept/health/public_html/healthinfo/stress.htm
2. General Overviewwww.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stress.html
3. Strategies for Coping with Stresswww.twu.edu/o-sl/Counseling/SH007.html
4. Relaxation Techniqueshttp://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/article.asp?PageType=article&ID=1205
5. Relaxation and Self-Carewww.loyola.edu/campuslife/healthservices/counselingcenter/relax.html
6. Mind Toolshttp://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TCS.htm
7. Meditationwww.learningmeditation.com/room.htm
8. Meditation, Guided Fantasies and other Stress Reducers
www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/stress/index.shtml
9. Relaxation Resources (relaxing background music)
www.e-help.com/free_e-z_load_big_screen_relaxation_videos_online.htm
10. Daily Motivatorwww.llangley.com/yoga/wisdom/rightnow%5B2%5D.htm
11. Stress Reductionwww.coping.org/growth/stress.htm
12. Having Funwww.coping.org/growth/fun.htm
13. College Students and Stresswww.campusblues.com/stress.asp
14. Breathing Exercisewww.innerself.com/Meditation/weekly/breathing_exercise.htm
15. Stress: Links from Medline Pluswww.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stress.html
16. WSU Stress Management Sitewww.winona.edu/stress

Students with Disabilities
1. The ABCs of Success for Students with Disabilities www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/abcs.htm
2. Who Me? Self-Esteem Fore People with Disabilitieswww.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/disabilities.htm
3. Links for Students with Physical or Sensory Disabilitieswww.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/disLinks.htm
4. Learning Disorders: Links from Medline Pluswww.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/learningdisorders.html

Suicide

  1. What to Do When a Friend is Feeling Suicidal
    http://depression.about.com/cs/suicideprevent/a/suicidal.htm
    2. How to Help Someone Who is Feeling Suicidalhttp://depression.about.com/library/howto/htsuicidal.htm
    3. Suicide Awareness/Voices of Educationwww.save.org/
    4. American Foundation for Suicide Preventionwww.afsp.org/
    5. Dealing with the After-Effects of Suicidewww.campusblues.com/suicide.asp
    6. How I Stayed Alicewww.howistayedalive.com/index.asp
    7. What Can I Do to Help Someone Who May Be Suicidal?
    www.metanoia.org/suicide/whattodo.htm
    8. Suicide Survivors: Those Left Behind www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/suicidesurvivors.htm
    9. Suicide: Links from Medline Plus  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/suicide.html       10.Warning Signs/How to Help/Bibliography
    www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/suicide/suicide.html  11.     Wake Forest University Resources     http://counseling.online.wfu.edu/online-counseling-guide-on-suicide-prevention/

 Trauma & Stress (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder–PTSD)
1. Living with ADHD http://www.lifeinsurancequotes.org/additional-resources/living-with-adhd/
2. National Center for PTSD http://www.ptsd.va.gov/
3. MN Center Against Violence and Abuse www.mincava.umn.edu/library/providers/
4. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Links from Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/posttraumaticstressdisorder.html

Wellness
1. Mayo Clinic Mental Health
http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/conditioncenters/centers.cfm?objectid=
0002D24A-38B1-1B32-82D780C8D77A0000
2. Wellness Newsletter www.berkeleywellness.com/html/fw/fwIntro.html
3. Nutrition Action Health Letterwww.cspinet.org/nah/

Bible Passages That Support the Balanced View

These verses show both sides clearly — you are already perfectly righteous in Christ and you must actively fight sin by the power of the Spirit.
  • 2 Corinthians 5:21 — “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
    (Your identity is 100% righteous right now — this is the foundation.)
  • Romans 6:11–14 — “In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body… For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.”
    (Identity first — then the command to refuse to let sin control you.)
  • Colossians 3:1–5, 9–10 — “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above… Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust…”
    (Already raised with Christ — now actively “put to death” the old behaviours.)
  • Galatians 5:16–17, 24–25 — “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh… Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”
    (Grace empowers you — but you must keep in step.)
  • 1 John 1:8–9 & James 5:16 — “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves… If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us… Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.”
    (Ongoing confession and accountability are commanded for believers.)
  • Philippians 2:12–13 & Hebrews 12:14 — “Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you… Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.”
    (God works in you — you work it out. Holiness is non-negotiable.)

This balance — rest in Christ + actively fight sin — is what actually produces lasting change.

Specific Practical Steps That Actually Work

These are the steps recommended by biblical counselors and proven in real recovery programs (they combine brain science with Scripture):
  1. Confess honestly today — Tell God (1 John 1:9) and at least one trusted Christian (James 5:16). Hiding keeps the power alive.
  2. Install accountability software immediately — Covenant Eyes or similar (it sends reports to your accountability partner). This is the #1 practical tool used in Christian recovery.
  3. Identify your triggers and make a battle plan — Keep a simple journal for one week: When do urges hit? (stress, boredom, loneliness, certain apps, alone time?). Then replace: go for a walk, call your accountability partner, read Scripture, pray out loud.
  4. Daily “put to death” routine (Colossians 3:5) —
    • Morning: Read 1–2 of the verses above and declare your identity in Christ.
    • Throughout the day: When tempted, say out loud, “I am dead to this sin — I belong to Jesus.” Then do something else immediately.
    • Evening: Quick confession + gratitude for God’s grace.
  5. Join a biblical support group or get counselling — Isolation is the enemy. Weekly group + regular counselling gives the accountability and tools most people need for long-term victory.
  6. Pursue real intimacy — Sexual sin is often a false intimacy. Build real relationships with God (prayer, worship) and safe people (church community, marriage if applicable).
  7. Guard your eyes and environment (Job 31:1) — Remove apps, use website blockers, avoid being alone with devices at night. This is “making no provision for the flesh” (Romans 13:14).

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