By George Lekelefac

A Necessary Paradigm Shift: Reconciling the Sacred and the Systemic in Counseling Januarius Asongu's Holistic Resilience: Counseling at the Intersection of Faith, Family, and Identity is not merely an addition to the vast literature on trauma and recovery; it is a foundational text that demands a significant re-evaluation of Western-centric counseling models. Moving decisively beyond the clinical reductionism that often fragments the human experience, Asongu provides a robust, multi-layered framework for understanding resilience as a dynamic, deeply embedded process influenced by theological, familial, and identity-based systems. For practitioners navigating the increasing complexities of globalized, multicultural, and spiritually diverse clientele, this book is indispensable. The text's central strength lies in its concept of Holistic Resilience, defined as the capacity to adapt and thrive by drawing upon resources available across the spiritual, relational, and personal domains. Asongu expertly argues that traditional resilience models often fail because they isolate the client from the essential meaning-making structuresnamely, faith, family, and identity-that are fundamental to survival, especially in cultures grappling with systemic conflict, migration, and generational trauma.