The Integrative Mindset: Pathways to Practicing as a Christian Clinician

Earl D. Bland (PsyD, Illinois School of Professional Psychology; PsyD, Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles) is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, professor of psychology at Biola University's Rosemead School of Psychology, and faculty member at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles. He has authored numerous articles and is coeditor of Christianity and Psychoanalysis.

Brad D. Strawn (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has postdoctoral training in psychoanalysis and is a licensed psychologist.He is coeditor with Steve Sandage of Spiritual Diversity in Psychotherapy: Engaging the Sacred in Clinical Practice and coeditor of Christianity and Psychoanalysis: A New Conversation.

"The Integrative Mindset is a paradigm-shifting contribution to the field and an essential guide for Christian clinicians seeking to enhance their practice with wisdom, integrity, and faith. With intellectual depth and practical insight, Brad D. Strawn and Earl D. Bland help clinicians navigate the intersections of faith, ethics, and tradition in a way that is both responsive and flexible. A must-read for clinicians, supervisors, professors, and students committed to thoughtful and ethical integrative clinical practice."

-- William B. Whitney, associate professor of psychology at Azusa Pacific University

"If you want to enrich your clinical integration capacities, then read this book! Brad D. Strawn and Earl D. Bland guide you through ways to embody a 'thick' integrative presence with your clients that will rekindle the wonder of joining God in God's work in your clients' lives."

-- Virginia T. Holeman, emeritus professor of counseling at Asbury Theological Seminary and author of Theology for Better Counseling

"Even our best ideas can, over time, become ruts that stifle creativity. In The Integrative Mindset, two outstanding clinicians, supervisors, and theoreticians jump out of the integration rut and give us much to ponder. Their notion of 'integrative moments' bends our current paradigms, offers fresh perspectives, and calls us to stand in wonder at what often happens in the clinical office."

-- Mark R. McMinn, professor emeritus at George Fox University, and coauthor with Megan Anna Neff, of Embodying Integration