Counseling Resources
ABUSE
Local Crisis Services
If you are needing immediate crisis assistance call 911 or contact the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Hotline: 844-363-3452. If you are struggling with your own personal anger and/or rage, please reach out to someone, contact Family Support Services or come to our Celebrate Recovery Ministry. It is not too late to reach out and get some help.
Family Support Services in Amarillo
Local Children’s Advocacy Organizations
Survivor Stories
We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis by Mary DeMuth
Domestic Abuse
ADDICTION
Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave: Finding Hope in the Power of the Gospel by Edward T. Welch
Food
Love to Eat, Hate to Eat: Overcoming the Bondage of Destructive Eating Habits by Elyse Fitzpatrick
Pornography
ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA
Second Forgetting: Remembering the Power of the Gospel during Alzheimer’s Disease by Dr. Benjamin T.
Untangling Alzheimer’s: The Guide for Families and Professionals by Tam Cummings
Surviving-Alzheimer’s by Paula Spencer Scott
ANXIETY
Overcoming Fear, Worry, and Anxiety: Becoming a Woman of Faith and Confidence by Elyse Fitzpatrick
Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry by Amy Simpson
Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts by Jeannie Allen
Running Scared: Fear, Worry and the God of Rest by Ed Welch
When I Am Afraid: A Step-by-Step Guide Away From Fear and Anxiety by Ed Welch
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict, Third Edition by Ken Sande
Peacemaking for Families: A Biblical Guide to Managing Conflict in Your Home by Ken Sande, Tom Raabe
If You Bite & Devour One Another by Alexander Strauch
DEPRESSION
Christians Get Depressed Too by David Murray
Depression: Looking Up from the Stubborn Darkness by Ed Welch
Encouragement for the Depressed by Charles H. Spurgeon
DIVORCE
GRIEF, SORROW, SUFFERING RESOURCES
Grief
Good Grief: A Companion for Every Loss by Granger E. Westberg
How to Help Someone Who is Grieving
What Grieving People Wish You Knew: about what really helps and what really hurts by Nancy Guthrie
Suffering
God Does His Best Work With Empty by Nancy Guthrie
Holding on to Hope: A Pathway Through Suffering to the Heart of God by Nancy Guthrie
Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense by Paul David Tripp
God’s Grace In Your Suffering by David Powlison
Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinner and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
GRIEF RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN
How To Tell A Child About The Death Of A Loved One
https://www.griefshare.org/children
General Information
https://psychcentral.com/lib/children-and-grief/
https://psychcentral.com/lib/children-and-grief-2/
https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-3-myths-of-grief-and-children/
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/how-to-help-a-grieving-child/
Helpful Video Produced by Sesame Street
Children’s Grief Responses and Behaviors Helpful Activities
https://www.kathleenfucciministries.org/store/
Developmental Responses
https://www.dougy.org/docs/Developmental_Responses_2017.pdf
Helpful Books List
When You Are Sad: Henry Says Goodbye by Edward T. Welch
https://www.kathleenfucciministries.org/store/
https://childrengrieve.org/when-someone-dies-child-caregiver-activity-book
https://www.amazon.com/Childs-View-Grief-Teachers-Counselors/dp/1879651432
MARRIAGE
Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, the Respect He Desperately Needs by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage by Paul Tripp
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
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STEP PARENTING
The Smart Stepfamily Marriage: Keys to Success in the Blended Family by Ron L. Deal, David H. Olson
SUFFERING
God’s Grace in your Suffering by David Powlison
Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Does Not Make Sense by Paul Tripp
SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS
National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255; www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Helpful Websites
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
American Association of Suicidology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Helpful Apps
Suicide Safety Plan
Be Safe
TRAUMA
On the Threshold of Hope by Diane Langberg
The Wounded Heart by Dan B. Allender