Author Archives: Aki Jamal Durham

The Healing Power of Scriptural Narratives in Online Christian Counseling

In my previous blog post, we embarked on a journey to explore how reading fiction can increase empathy and why this is particularly relevant to the field of Christian counseling. Today, I want to dive deeper into the therapeutic world of bibliotherapy, focusing on the significance of scriptural narratives in online Christian counseling.   If…

From Fiction to Empathy, Use in Online Christian Counseling

I recently had the good fortune to be offered a new perspective on empathy. As a counselor providing online Christian counseling, it is something I think about regularly. I am a natural empath, so I usually find myself feeling more connected to other empathetic people. The topic easily intrigues me because it is such a…