Jesus and Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Mental Health

Jesus and Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Mental Healthicon

by Tabitha Yates

Publisher
Dexterity Books
Publication
Jan 07, 2025
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
$19.95
Dimensions
5.5 x 8.5 x 0.56 in
ISBN
978-1947297920
ASIN
1947297929
Pages
206
Age
Adult 18+
Category
Christian LivingPsychologySelf-Help

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Description

#1 NEW RELEASE on Amazon

From mental health advocate Tabitha Yates, Jesus and Therapy is a deeply powerful and essential exploration of mental health within the Christian community. More than just an examination—this book is a heartfelt invitation to begin crucial conversations in the church and offer hope to those who feel isolated and misunderstood.

Tabitha Yates knows firsthand the shadows that mental health struggles can cast, especially within a church setting. During a particularly dark period of her life, she found that the sanctuary she hoped would provide refuge often deepened her pain, leaving her feeling abandoned and unseen. Her own journey through depression, anxiety, and a suicide attempt has uniquely equipped her to understand and assist others who find themselves in similar situations, as well as to guide church leaders in providing meaningful support to their struggling members. Now, Yates works as a mental health advocate to combat common myths surrounding mental health and encourage unifying, healing dialogue within the Christian community.

In Jesus and Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Mental Health, Yates combines insights from psychology, personal experience, and Scripture to offer practical steps for confronting and healing trauma. This book is a beacon for those who feel lost in their faith while grappling with mental health challenges. It provides pastors and faith leaders with the tools to approach these struggles with empathy and understanding, while additionally serving as a valuable resource for mental health professionals.


Jesus and Therapy will help readers:

  • Learn how to address and counter the misconceptions that surround Christian experiences of anxiety and depression
  • Find ways to address trauma and recover from the wounds inflicted by others within the faith community
  • Establish healthy boundaries and navigate relationships with fellow believers
  • Acknowledge that mental illness, like physical ailments, can not always be solved with faith alone
  • Discover how individuals battling mental health challenges play a crucial role in the body of Christ
  • Reconnect with a God who loves and accepts you unconditionally.

Vulnerable and candid, Jesus and Therapy ignites a necessary dialogue between faith and mental health.

Awards & Endorsements

2025 Chrislit Book Award Winner


Tabitha Throws Out a Rope of Hope
“For those hanging on by a thread, feeling alone and lost in the darkness of their struggles with anxiety and depression, Tabitha can relate. She uses her story in a powerful way to throw out a rope of hope to those in desperate need. In Jesus and Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Mental Health, she reminds us of who God is and how faith and mental health go together. This resource is one the church will be able to add to their libraries, small groups, and life-changing ministries to help believers who are depressed walk their road of restoration and healing.”
—Caris Snider, Speaker, Podcaster, & Best-Selling Author of Anxiety Elephants Series, Car Line Mom Devotional

An Honest and Validating Journey
“An honest and validating journey through engaging truthful, God- and therapy-led healing from abuse, anxiety, and depression. Within each of us resides a core message: “I’m not worthy. People aren’t trustworthy. God loves everyone else more than me. I must be perfect to be loved.” Tabitha deftly illustrates how her core messages came out of years of spiritual, emotional, verbal, and physical abuse, and her steps towards reorienting her relationship with herself, the church, and with Jesus back to the way it was originally designed to be. This thoughtful and compassionate book is for anyone who has felt like an unfit or second-class Christian due to mental health stigmatization from the Christian community. Tabitha has written a deeply personal story that invites the reader into the truth about oneself (valued beyond words by Jesus) and the possibility of healing. The sections titled “Jesus and Therapy” can easily be integrated into therapy with clients who may be struggling with their faith, painful church experiences and spiritual abuse. Tabitha is a clear, strong voice of advocacy for mental health in the church just when it is needed most.”
—Michelle Caulk, PhD, MLIS, LPC (MO), LMHC (IN), NCC, Assistant Professor & Director of Clinical Experiences, Huntington University, Master Clinician, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Hope Narrative Mental Health Services, Co-Author of Healing Out Loud

Author(s)

Tabitha Yates

Tabitha Yates

TABITHA YATES is a mental health advocate, speaker, writer, and suicide attempt survivor known as The Redeemed Mama on social media where she writes about faith, mental health, and God’s redemptive plan. She is the author of best-selling, Jesus and Therapy: Bridging the Gap between Faith and Mental Health, her debut book. Tabitha has been published in Yahoo News, MSN, Relevant Magazine, The Mighty, Love What Matters, and more. Through practical advice, personal anecdotes, and biblical insights, Tabitha has used her platform to help renew the faith of millions of individuals struggling with where their faith and mental health intersect. She lives in Southern Arizona with her family.

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