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African Model for Counseling

Integrating Spirit, Soul, Body, and the Rings of a Tree

Title: African Model for Counseling

Non-fiction book , 2025 , 109 Pages

Autor:in: Eric Mbuh (Author)

Psychology - Consulting and Therapy
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This book was born out of a deep desire to see healing rooted in both faith and culture across African communities. As a pastoral counselor, I have witnessed firsthand the emotional pain, spiritual disconnection, and social alienation that many individuals carry—yet I have also seen remarkable resilience and hope rise when healing methods speak the language of both Scripture and tradition.

In many parts of Africa, people do not separate their pain into compartments. A spiritual wound may show up in the body; an emotional scar may fracture communal relationships. For too long, Western models of therapy—while offering helpful tools—have ignored the vital role of spirituality, community, and embodied rituals that have long shaped African well-being. This book is my attempt to offer a holistic, biblically grounded, and culturally relevant framework for counseling—a model where faith is central, culture is honored, and healing is communal.

The metaphor of the tree serves as both structure and symbol. It invites us to see each person as living, layered, and rooted in story—where spirit, soul, and body are intertwined like the roots of a great tree. By integrating narrative therapy, pastoral theology, and African indigenous wisdom, I hope this book provides a practical, spiritually nourishing guide for pastors, seminary students, lay counselors, and Christian therapists across the continent and diaspora.

May it empower you to offer care that is dignifying, wise, and transformative—for the flourishing of individuals, families, and whole communities.

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Title
African Model for Counseling
Subtitle
Integrating Spirit, Soul, Body, and the Rings of a Tree
Author
Eric Mbuh (Author)
Publication Year
2025
Pages
109
Catalog Number
V1584434
ISBN (PDF)
9783389133262
ISBN (Book)
9783389133279
Language
English
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african model counseling integrating spirit soul body rings tree
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Eric Mbuh (Author), 2025, African Model for Counseling, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1584434
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