The following is a non-exhaustive list of resources to help you navigate difficult counseling topics:

ABUSE

• A Hidden Epidemic God Hates (Steve Hoppe) (The Gospel Coalition article)

• Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault (Justin and Lindsey Holcomb)

• The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope (Leslie Vernick)

• The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It (Leslie Vernick)

ADDICTION

• Addiction and Virtue: Beyond the Models of Disease and Choice (Kent Dunnington)

• Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave. Finding Hope in the Power of the Gospel (Ed Welch)

• Crossroads: A Step-By-Step Guide Away from Addiction (Ed Welch)

• Sipping Saltwater: How to Find Lasting Satisfaction in a World of Thirst (Steve Hoppe)

• The Heart of Addiction: A Biblical Perspective (Mark E. Shaw)

ANGER

• Anger, Anxiety, and Fear: A Biblical Perspective (Stuart Scott)

• A Small Book About a Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience, and Peace (Ed Welch)

• Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness (David Powlison)

• Uprooting Anger: Biblical Help for a Common Problem (Robert D. Jones)

ANXIETY

• Anxiety: Anatomy and Cure (Robert Kellemen)

• Calm My Anxious Heart: A Woman's Guide to Finding Contentment (Linda Dillow)

• Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest (Ed Welch)

• When I am Afraid: A Step-By-Step Guide Away from Fear and Anxiety (Ed Welch)

BIBLICAL COUNSELING

• How People Change (Tim Lane and Paul Tripp)

• Descriptions and Prescriptions: A Biblical Perspective on Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medication (Mike Emlet)

• Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Paul Tripp)

• The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context (David Powlison)

• The Pastor and Counseling: The Basics of Shepherding Members in Need (Jeremy Pierre and Deepak Reju)

BOUNDARIES

• Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life (Henry Cloud & John Townsend)

COMMUNITY

• Relationships: A Mess Worth Making (Tim Lane & Paul Tripp)

• Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love (Ed Welch)

• Speaking Truth in Love: Counsel in Community (David Powlison)

DEPRESSION

• Depression: Looking Up From the Stubborn Darkness (Ed Welch)

• Good Mood Bad Mood: Help and Hope for Depression and Bipolar Disorder (Charles Hodges)

• Will Medicine Stop the Pain?: God's Healing for Depression, Anxiety, and Other Troubling Emotions (Elyse Fitzpatrick & Laura Hendrickson)

EATING DISORDERS

• Eating Disorders and the Power of Christ (Kristen Giles) (The Gospel Coalition article)

• Eating Disorders: the Quest for Thinness (Ed Welch) (booklet)

• Love to Eat, Hate to Eat: Breaking the Bondage of Destructive Eating Habits (Elyse Fitzpatrick)

• Redeemed from the Pit: Biblical Repentance and Restoration from the Bondage of Eating Disorders (Marie Notcheva)

• The Prodigal Son, the Elder Brother, and the Bulimic (Steve Hoppe) (Biblical Counseling Coalition article)

FEAR OF MAN

• Pleasing People: How Not to be an Approval Junkie (Lou Priolo)

• What Do You Think of Me and Why Do I Care?: Answers to the Big Questions of Life (Ed Welch)

• When People are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Ed Welch)

IDENTITY

• Victory Over the Darkness: Realize the Power of Your Identity in Christ (Neil T. Anderson)

• Who Am I?: Identity in Christ (Jerry Bridges)

IDOLATRY

• Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope That Matters (Tim Keller)

• Living in the Light: Money, Sex, and Power (John Piper)

• Sex and Money: Pleasures that Leave You Empty and Grace that Satisfies (Paul Tripp)

• Sipping Saltwater: How to Find Lasting Satisfaction in a World of Thirst (Steve Hoppe)

MARRIAGE

• Marriage Conflict: Talking as Teammates (Steve Hoppe)

• Marriage Matters: Extraordinary Change Through Ordinary Moments (Winston Smith)

• Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make us Happy? (Gary Thomas)

• The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God (Tim Keller with Kathy Keller)

• This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence (John Piper)

• What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage (Paul Tripp)

• When Sinners Say I Do: Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage (Dave Harvey)

SEXUAL ISSUES

• Closing the Window: Steps to Living Porn Free (Tim Chester)

• Counseling Teens Hooked on Porn (Steve Hoppe) (Biblical Counseling Coalition article)

• Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Grace (Heath Lambert)

• Is God Anti-Gay: And Other Questions About Homosexuality, the Bible, and Same-Sex Attraction (Sam Allberry)

• Living Beyond the Heart of Betrayal: Biblically Addressing the Pain of Sexual Sin (Julie Ganschow)

• Making All Things New: Restoring Joy to the Sexually Broken (David Powlison)

• Sexual Detox: A Guide for Guys Who Are Sick of Porn (Tim Challies)

• Sexual Sanity for Men: Re-Creating Your Mind in a Crazy Culture (David White)

• When Your Husband is Addicted to Pornography: Healing Your Wounded Heart (Vicki Tiede)

• Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain (William Struthers)

SHAME

• Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection (Ed Welch)

• The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves (Curt Thompson)

• Unashamed: Healing Our Brokenness and Finding Freedom from Shame (Heather Nelson)

FOR DAILY READING

• Desiring God

• Biblical Counseling Coalition

• The Gospel Coalition

• Tim Challies