Lawrence J. Crabb, Jr. (July 13, 1944 – February 28, 2021) was an American Christian counselor,[1] author,[2] Bible teacher, spiritual director, and seminar speaker.

During graduate school he experienced a period of deep skepticism before being guided back to the faith by Francis Schaeffer and C. S. Lewis.

He went on to write over 40 books; some of his more well-known ones include The Silence of Adam, Inside Out, Finding God, Connecting and Men & Women: Enjoying the Difference.

In the chapter "Floating Anchors", Crabb describes the views of Sigmund Freud, "Ego Psychology", Carl Rogers, B. F. Skinner, and "Existentialism" (Viktor Frankl) on the causes and structure of mental problems, and he finds each wanting.

In the chapter "Weaving Tangled Webs", Crabb presents case studies to "see how a counselor, armed with these fundamental ideas, can understand the confusing array of problems confronting him in his office".

", Crabb emphasizes the client's need to take personal responsibility for changing his thoughts not just cognitively, but existentially, "dying to the sinful pattern of thinking".In the chapter "The Mood And Goal of Counseling", Crabb argues that secular psychologists cannot give suffering evangelicals the help they need, because "[t]he goal of the biblical counselor is to assist a person to change in the direction of Christlikeness".