Episodes

  • On How to Ask Questions (Ep. 19)

    On How to Ask Questions (Ep. 19)
    Jan 27 2025
    Counseling Talk is back for season 2!

    In this episode, Garrett, Deepak, and Hayley discuss how to ask good questions in a counseling session. They share personal stories and practical examples that they have seen over the years.

    • X-ray Questions: Drawing Out the Whys and Wherefores of Human Behavior by David Powlison
    • The Pastor and Counseling by Deepak Reju and Jeremy Pierre
    • A Do-It-Yourself Marriage Retreat by Deepak Reju
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    52 mins
  • On Fighting Anxiety, with John Henderson (Ep. 18)

    On Fighting Anxiety, with John Henderson (Ep. 18)
    Nov 18 2024
    In this final episode of Counseling Talk Season 1, Deepak Reju, Hayley Satrom, and Garrett Kell interview John Henderson on how to fight anxiety.

    Related resources:
    • Running Scared by Ed Welch
    • When I'm Afraid by Ed Welch
    • A Small Book on Anxious Heart by Ed Welch
    • Anxiety: Knowing God's Peace by Paul Tautges
    • John Henderson on anxiety at DRBC
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    52 mins
  • On Common Mistakes (Ep. 17)

    On Common Mistakes (Ep. 17)
    Nov 4 2024
    In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak Reju, Garrett Kell, and Hayley Satrom share common mistakes that counselors make and how to avoid them.

    Related resources:
    • Is It Abuse? by Darby Strickland
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    41 mins
  • On Anxiety Part 3 (Ep. 16)

    On Anxiety Part 3 (Ep. 16)
    Oct 21 2024
    How do we fight our anxiety and how we help others fight it?
    In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak Reju, Hayley Satrom, and Garrett Kell finish the mini-series on anxiety.

    Related resources:
    • Engaging with God in the Midst of Anxiety by Deepak Reju
    • A Small Book on Anxious Heart by Ed Welch
    • Anxiety: Knowing God's Peace by Paul Tautges
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    27 mins
  • On Anxiety Part 2 (Ep.15)

    On Anxiety Part 2 (Ep.15)
    Oct 7 2024
    What does the Bible say about anxiety?

    Listen to the second episode of a mini-series on anxiety as Deepak Reju, Hayley Satrom, and Garrett Kell discuss.

    Related Resource:
    1. Help, I don't know where my anxiety is coming from by Mike Emlet and Winston Smith
    2. Hope in an Anxious World – Helen Thorne
    3. Overcoming Anxiety – David Powlison
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    33 mins
  • On Anxiety Part 1 (Ep. 14)

    On Anxiety Part 1 (Ep. 14)
    Sep 23 2024
    Anxiety is the spiritual x-ray that God uses to reveal who or what you worship.
    In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak Reju, Hayley Satrom, and Garrett Kell start the first of three episodes on anxiety.

    Related resources
    1. John Henderson on anxiety at DRBC
    2. Ed Welch's Running Scared and When I'm Afraid
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    37 mins
  • On How to Work With Other Counselors (Ep. 13)

    On How to Work With Other Counselors (Ep. 13)
    Sep 9 2024
    Related resources:
    • https://www.heartsongcounseling.org/
    • C4 announcement
      • C4 is a group of like-minded Christian counseling centers across the country that are joining together to foster a spirit of mutual edification and encouragement among its members by providing opportunities for care, consultation, content collaboration, and continuing education. If you’re interested in learning more about C4, visit our website.
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    31 mins
  • On Shame, with Esther Liu (Ep. 12)

    On Shame, with Esther Liu (Ep. 12)
    Aug 26 2024
    In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak, Hayley, and Garrett interview Esther Liu about shame and how pastors and counselors can view shame in the light of Scripture and the gospel.

    Related Resources
    1. Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection by Ed Welch
    2. Shame: Being Known and Loved by Esther Liu
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    46 mins