This training will present essential foundations of biblical counseling - the elements of counseling that must be included if we are to call our counsel "biblical" or "Christian" or "godly". Here we will define biblical counsel, identify its essential pieces, and introduce both general and specific methods for biblical counselors to apply throughout their service. While certain methods of biblical counseling covered in this course are quite specific, we will not deal in counseling style and other details believed to be negotiable and less critical to the effectiveness of counseling.