Critique of Theory In our fast-paced and ever-changing society, personal experiences accumulate over time and often make life difficult to cope with over time. Everyone has their own perspective on what is important and how to deal with the various problems they face on a day-to-day basis. They are responses to our environment and our difficult experiences that can often manifest in feelings such as: anxiety, resentment, and possibly guilt (Crabb, 1977). It is those who have negative experiences in life who seek the help of counselors, to better understand and change the root of such problems. Each Christian counselor must carefully research and develop a counseling model that best aligns with their level of education and spiritual beliefs. The following will be a summary of the counseling models developed by Dr. Crabb and Dr. Hawkins, addressing the strengths and weaknesses of each model. Through this theoretical critique a Christian counselor should be able to identify and develop a solid foundation for their counseling theory and better serve their clients while maintaining a strong spiritual foundation. For centuries, Christian counseling and secular psychology have been viewed as models that should be held separately because of the fundamental concepts on which each is based. Christian counseling traditionally focuses on the guidance and truth of Scripture, being the only truth (Crabb, 1977). While lay counselors base their techniques on research and often rely on “unobservable or hypothetical constructs,” this can lead to a conflation of data and interpretations (Crabb, 1977). Dr. Crabb's counseling model, addressed in his book Effective Biblical Counseling, addresses the need to attempt to blend Christian and secular... middle of the paper... within one's counseling theory. It is up to each counselor to evaluate all the information provided to them and base their practice on Christian education and principles in order to provide their clients with the best of both worlds with the common goal of alleviating the problems they are experiencing in the daily life. . It is through our personal, prayerful relationship with God that we will see the true path our counseling practice should take. References Crabb, L. (1977). Effective biblical counseling, a model for helping thoughtful Christians become capable counselors. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.Hawkins, R. E. (2014). Model to guide the consultancy process. Lynchburg, VA: Liberty University.McMinn, M.R. (n.d.). Psychology, theology and spirituality in Christian counseling. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House.