Dan Allender

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Dan B. Allender is an American Christian therapist, author, and professor focusing on sexual abuse and trauma recovery, as well as story, marriage and family, and Christian Sabbath. Allender received his Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University. He has taught at Grace Theological Seminary (1983-1989), Colorado Christian University (1989-1997), and The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology (where he teaches {{as of|2020|lc=y}}).{{Cite web |title=Dr. Dan Allender |url=https://theallendercenter.org/about/team/dan-allender/ |access-date=2020-05-06 |website=The Allender Center |language=en}}

Allender was one of the founders of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology,{{Cite web |title=The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology |url=http://theseattleschool.edu/ |access-date=2012-03-16 |website=theseattleschool.edu}} in Seattle, Washington. He served as the President of The Seattle School from 2002 to 2009. He continues to serve as Professor of Counseling Psychology. He is a therapist in private practice. Allender's focus is on sexual abuse and trauma, as well as recovery through story. He also writes about and speaks to the impact of abuse on relationship, marriage and family, and the Christian Sabbath.

Allender is the author of To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future, How Children Raise Parents, and The Healing Path, as well as The Wounded Heart, Bold Love, Intimate Allies, and God Loves Sex.

The Allender Center

In 2010, The Allender Center was launched as a non-profit organization within The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology dedicated to the training of counseling professionals working in the areas of trauma and abuse.{{Cite web |date=4 October 2012 |title=The Allender Center is Going to Africa |url=http://theallendercenter.org/the-allender-center/ |website=The Allender Center}} The Allender Center is responsible for Allender's conferences as well as certificate programs for professional development. The development options include online courses, conferences, workshops, trainings, and marriage retreats.{{Cite web |title=Our Offerings |url=https://theallendercenter.org/offerings/ |access-date=2020-05-06 |website=The Allender Center |language=en}} Through the Allender Center, he hosts The Allender Center podcast with Rachel Clinton Chen. The weekly episodes invite voices to speak to the complexities of the human experience.{{Cite web |title=Purpose & Mission |url=https://theallendercenter.org/about/purpose-and-mission/ |access-date=2020-05-06 |website=The Allender Center |language=en}}

Selected publications

{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=The wounded heart |date=1990 |publisher=NavPress |isbn=978-0-89109-289-6 |location=Colorado Springs, CO |ref=none |author-mask=2}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=Bold love |last2=Longman |first2=Tremper |author-link2=Tremper Longman |date=1992 |publisher=NavPress |isbn=978-0-89109-679-5 |location=Colorado Springs, CO |ref=none |author-mask=2}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=The cry of the soul: how our emotions reveal our deepest questions about God |last2=Longman |first2=Tremper |date=1994 |publisher=NavPress |isbn=978-0-89109-827-0 |location=Colorado Springs, CO |ref=none |author-mask=2}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=Intimate allies |last2=Longman |first2=Tremper |date=1995 |publisher=Tyndale House Publishers |isbn=978-0-8423-1802-0 |location=Wheaton, IL |ref=none |author-mask=2}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=The healing path: how the hurts in your past can lead you to a more abundant life |date=1999 |publisher=WaterBrook Press |isbn=978-1-57856-109-4 |edition=1st |location=Colorado Springs, CO |ref=none |author-mask=2}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=How children raise parents: the art of listening to your family |date=2003 |publisher=Waterbrook Press |isbn=978-1-57856-110-0 |edition=1st |location=Colorado Springs, CO |ref=none |author-mask=2}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=Leading with a limp: turning your struggles into strengths |date=2006 |publisher=Waterbrook Press |isbn=978-1-57856-950-2 |edition=1st |location=Colorado Springs, CO |oclc=ocm63692589 |ref=none |author-mask=2}}
{{cite book |ref=none |author-mask=2 |isbn=9781578569519 |title=To be told : God invites you to coauthor your future |year=2006 |first=Dan B. |last=Allender |publisher=Waterbrook Press |location=Colorado Springs, CO}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=Breaking the idols of your heart: how to navigate the temptations of life |last2=Longman |first2=Tremper |date=2007 |publisher=InterVarsity Press |isbn=978-0-8308-3441-9 |location=Downers Grove, IL |oclc=ocm86117640 |ref=none |author-mask=2}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=Sabbath |date=2009 |publisher=Thomas Nelson |isbn=978-0-8499-0107-2 |series=The ancient practices series |location=Nashville, TN |ref=none |author-mask=2 |oclc=244414709}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=God loves sex: an honest conversation about sexual desire and holiness |last2=Longman |first2=Tremper |date=2014 |publisher=Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-8010-1566-3 |location=Grand Rapids, MI |ref=none |author-mask=2}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=Healing the wounded heart: the heartache of sexual abuse and the hope of transformation |date=2016 |publisher=Baker Books, a division of the Baker Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-8010-1568-7 |location=Grand Rapids, Michigan |ref=none |author-mask=2}}
{{Cite book |last=Allender |first=Dan B. |title=Redeeming heartache: how past suffering reveals our true calling |last2=Loerzel |first2=Cathy |date=2021 |publisher=Zondervan |isbn=978-0-310-36201-2 |location=Grand Rapids, Michigan |ref=none |author-mask=2}}

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