The Contemplative Counselor: A Way of Being

By Rolf R. Nolasco Jr.

The Contemplative Counselor extends the discourse on pastoral counseling beyond theories and techniques to include a focal description of a life lived in active contemplation. The contemplative approach to life, care, and counseling demands a daily call to surrender the underlying attitude of meritocracy that heavily emphasizes good works to produce successful results in counseling. At a fundamental level, the contemplative counselor exhibits an unwavering reliance on the grace of God, which transforms all that is descriptive of the counseling encounter. Here, being precedes becoming, and the act of counseling emanates from the deep and quiet center characterized by silence and solitude of the heart. Such counseling targets holistically body, mind, and spirit as a way of facilitating an experience of well being and transformation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080069662X
• ISBN13: 9780800696627
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Wow, just the book I have been looking for!

I am a LMFT who has recently found her way back to her Catholic roots via contemplative practices. This book is just what I needed to help guide me into bringing the beauty of Christian contemplation practices into the therapeutic space. Nolasco is a beautiful writer! I wish there was a workbook, training or additional books to accompany this book.