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Transform Your Life: Unleashing the Power of the i3A Approach to Counseling and Coaching

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A verse from Romans 12 says, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.” This verse and its principles are foundational to our i3A approach to counseling and coaching.

We need to have hope. The hope of the gospel, the hope of an empty tomb, the hope of a resurrected Savior, the hope of ascended Savior.

In “patient in affliction,” God says suffering will produce perseverance, character, and hope. And do not be surprised at the fiery trials you endure as though something strange is happening to you. God is at work.

And then “faithful in prayer.” These are foundational in my ministry and foundational in my life.

i3A APPROACH TO COUNSELING AND COACHING

I want to tell you a little about our i3A approach to counseling and coaching: ISSUES, AIM, ADAPT, and APPLY.

ISSUES: i3A approach to counseling and coaching

ISSUES are where we first help you identify your problems, your core problems, and the difficulties that you are struggling with. It’s so important to identify not only the surface issues but the deeper issues. We want you to come to a place where you commit to work to change and rise above your life struggles.

AIM: i3A approach to counseling and coaching

Issues lead to AIM, and the aim is the biblical response. What has God done, or what is God expecting of us so that we can glorify him? God wants us to center our lives on the Lord Jesus Christ. He wants us to be Word-centered, Christ-centered, Spirit-enabled, and glorifying God. And those are the aims of our lives.

So, we help you identify the gap between your issues and God’s aim for your life. The wider the gap, the greater the disharmony and dysfunction in your life. The smaller the gap, the greater the harmony and the more like Christ you will be.

ADAPT: i3A approach to counseling and coaching

Next, we move to ADAPT. We want you to develop plans for change. We have three specific plans for change: a daily or construction plan, an evacuation plan, and a reconciliation plan.

These three plans are so important.

  • A daily plan is a strategy of what you need to do every day in your life to make the gap smaller between your issues and what God wants.
  • An evacuation plan is your strategy to deal with your greatest level of temptation, your most significant level of struggle. How will you deal with it when that struggle comes, and it comes fiercely?
  • And then, finally, we help you develop a reconciliation plan. In the plan, you learn strategies to seek forgiveness from others and God or grant forgiveness to others who have harmed you.

APPLY: i3A approach to counseling and coaching

The final piece is APPLY. What good is it if you identify a problem, where you want to go, and how you’ll get there if you don’t apply it?

And so, we help you to apply the principles in three steps.

  • Step # 1 – Sustain
  • Step # 1 – Support
  • Step # 1 – Share what you have learned

So that’s our i3A approach to counseling and coaching: Issue, Aim, Adapt, and Apply. We use that framework in our courses and our blogs and podcasts, which are the principles that form a foundation for our work with our coaching and counseling clients.

COME and JOIN ME

If you are interested, I have opened up ten slots over the next several months to help individuals. I’ve been excited about helping groups of people find freedom from a variety of mental and emotional struggles, grow in relational wisdom, and use principles from our Time for Change program.

But I have opened up ten individual slots. If you want to become one of those members, do me a favor, hit the button below.

Interested in Individual Counseling or Coaching?

Or, if you want one of those individual appointments, do me a favor and email me at james@jameslongjr.com.

I’ll look forward to either working with you in a group, working with you in our communities, or working with you individually.

Be blessed.

Would you consider joining our Time for Change Membership and Group Coaching Program?

The Time for Change Program is a comprehensive approach that can help you understand your emotions, identify the issues underlying them, and move towards a healthier lifestyle. Our program is based on Biblical principles and utilizes inspirational stories from other participants to equip you with powerful tools to reach the life results you desire. Follow this link now to learn more about our membership and group coaching program!

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