Discuss the concept of suffering, lament, and factors guiding how we counsel those who are struggling with trauma and pain.

For this discussion, we consider how to counsel suffering clients. The class lectures, your textbooks, such as Neff and McMinn Chapter 1, all discuss the concept of suffering, lament, and factors guiding how we counsel those who are struggling with trauma and pain. In fact, a careful review of the materials in the Learn section indicates numerous concepts and principles that we could apply as we counsel those who are hurting.