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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful: Excellent framework for effective therapy, February 3, 2007 By  Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews          This book introduces the reader to the compass model and how to use it to zero in on exactly where a counselee is having problems. The compass theory is easy to understand and to apply in its basic form. Author Dr. Dan Montgomery has developed this technique and shares it with Christian Counselors as an effective counseling tool. Dr. Montgomery is well respected among his peers and has held a license as a Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist for over twenty-five years. He has taught at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Psychology, the United States International University, and the University of New Mexico. His work and techniques are praised by the likes of the Yale Divinity School, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Fuller Theological Seminary. In the book Dr. Montgomery covers the basics of the Compass system, the anatomy of a counseling session, dealing with the counselee's image of God, and using metaphors and symbolization in therapy. Appendix I provides basic commentary on twenty-five specific techniques that provide quality tools to aid the counselor. In the second appendix he even includes some short True/False self-assessment tests to help map out the counselee's position on the compass. Written for the Christian Counselor these techniques and the compass model can be used not only by clinicians but also by pastors, chaplains, and others involved in this healing ministry. Christian Counseling that Really Works is highly recommended to everyone involved in counseling in any form.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: A Must Read For Anyone Involved in Counseling, August 6, 2006 By  Ray (Santa Fe, NM) - See all my reviews This is a masterpiece on psychotherapy in general, and Christian counseling in particular. The Self Compass growth tool and the LAWS of personality (Love and Assertion, Weakness and Strength) will immediately empower therapists, pastoral counselors, and chaplains. Lay persons who seek personality wholeness can apply these user-friendly concepts as well. The Compass Model is diagnostic and therapeutic at the same time. As soon as you recognize how a person is stuck on one or more compass points, you encourage the person to take action steps into unused compass points, thereby making practical progress toward a balanced Self Compass. Montgomery explains and demonstrates 25 therapeutic techniques that stimulate personality healing and relational fulfillment. He also shows how to integrate a person's whole human nature in the counseling process: mind and heart, spirit and body. This promotes therapeutic transformation with lasting results. I've read countless books in this field for over twenty years. Dr. Dan Montgomery's Compass Therapy stands head and shoulders above the rest. Raymond D. Anderson, Ph.D., Th.D., LPCC  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: If you really want to change your behavior, this is the book for you, August 27, 2006 By  Radactrice (Oregon) - See all my reviews Self-help books fill the shelves but very few provide real, lasting help in making real, lasting changes. This book does. It doesn't matter if you read it as a counselor looking for new ideas to assist patients or as a person seeking to make life changes, this book "really works" as the title says. If you're looking for something that will actually make a difference in the way you cope with life situations, difficult people, personal challenges or emotionally stresses, pick this book up today.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)