Christian Warfare: Battle of The Mind

The image above was taken from this animated film: Kpop Demon Hunters. As a dad of a seven-year-old, I was shocked about certain themes that casually popped up, knowing that they are subliminally influencing every viewers minds (not just the kids, although it would be especially salient to the kid’s […] Read more »

Boundaries in Relationships

In marriage counselling, I’ve encountered couples who’ve developed cumulative resentments over their partners without knowing the concrete reasons why (this usually leads to an awkward silence in couples therapy when specific examples are sought). They just suddenly feel like shutting the other party out and avoid them; only to feel […] Read more »

Guard Your Heart! Christian Counselling Journal Reflections

One would be surprised that even in the humble profession of a Christian Counsellor or even as a Christian Psychologist, I still find myself entwined not just with political events but even with worldwide historical events. With all the hurricanes, the wars, rumors of wars, financial collapses and recessions, I […] Read more »

Why Counsellors Don’t Give Advice

We are mental health professionals but counsellors (whether Christian Counsellors or Secular Counsellors) are not consultants. Generally, counselling goals aim to facilitate long term changes on the person; whereas consultants aim to provide solutions for particular projects. Like if the client is troubled by anxiety, counselling and therapy will aim […] Read more »

Worshipping God Amidst Trials and Suffering

In Christian Counselling, it is not uncommon to encounter people, Christians, who are going through extremely tough times in their life. As such, counsellors and psychologists dealing with faith based issues are all too familiar with philosophical and existential queries that deal with human suffering.  Such questions are thrown to […] Read more »