The Wonderful Counselor Model

The Wonderful Counselor model utilizes the narrative of Jesus and the woman atthe well to introduce four steps adapted from the research of Larry Crabb forhelping guide those struggling with mental health issues. This includes redeemingmethods described in Guy Brewer's METAMORPH Grid to deal with the rejection,misunderstanding, and, misapplication of God's truth. The model utilizes theattributes of God's omniscience in helping care seekers understand who they are,His omnipresence in dealing with where they are in their spiritual journey, andHis omnipotence in helping solve the problems encountered on this spiritualjourney. Four themes described in the research of David Entwistle have beentailored to a conceptual framework called the Structure of Biblical Change fromthe research of David Powlison and the synthesis of the six stages of change fromthe research of Prochaska and Norcross to explain the goals, functions, roles ofthe caregiver in this model.