Basic issues in the practice of counseling and psychotherapy -- Overview of counseling and psychotherapy: theory, research, and practice -- The person of the counselor -- Legal and ethical issues in counseling and psychotherapy -- Major counseling and psychotherapy theories and techniques -- Psychoanalytic therapy -- Adlerian therapy -- Jungian therapy -- Existential therapy -- Person-centered therapy -- Gestalt therapy -- Reality therapy -- Behavior therapy -- Cognitive behavior therapy and rational emotive behavior therapy -- Marital and family therapy -- A christian approach to counseling and psychotherapy -- Christian theology in christian counseling: a biblical perspective on human nature and effective counseling and psychotherapy -- Christian faith in clinical practice: implicit and explicit integration -- The Holy Spirit and christian spirituality in counseling and psychotherapy -- Legal and ethical issues in christian counseling and psychotherapy -- Appendix: is psychotherapy effective?