Finding the Valuable Person

“This excellent book is a genuine step forward in therapy-faith integration, an elegant, broadly informed, genuine dialogical integration of theological and therapeutic threads. Chris Steed pulls off something very impressive which is likely to become a seminal work in moving the field forward.”


—Roger Bretherton, associate professor of psychology, University of Lincoln





“This book covers a comprehensive range of theory and theology, resulting in a practical model for effective counseling based on an exploration of human functioning. It discusses how our spiritual nature may be integrated into the process and the impact of feeling devalued on the unique individuality of each person.”


—Lynette Harborne, psychotherapist and practical theologian





“Chris Steed and his team at LST have achieved a remarkably adroit reworking of the concept of integration in counseling and psychotherapy theory and practice. It arises from a rich and deep conception of the essential nature of personhood born out of constructive dialogue between theology, sociology, and psychology. What follows is a masterly presentation of a holistic approach to therapy that situates itself in the intersection of these constructs, with a restorative dynamic. This book will challenge therapists to re-evaluate their understanding of the therapeutic endeavor.”


—Kathy Spooner, CEO, Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions