Dr. Andrew J. Bauman

Dr. Andrew J. Bauman Jesus Follower, Author, Therapist, & Abuse Victims Advocate

My purpose is to help men outgrow destructive behaviors so that they can live courageous lives.
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Co-Founder & Director of the Christian Counseling Center: For Sexual Health & Trauma (CCC), Andrew J. Bauman is a licensed mental health counselor with a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. He spent 10 years studying under Dr. Dan Allender. Andrew is the author of Floating Away, Stumbling Toward Wholeness, The Psychology of Porn, and (with Christy) A Brave Lament.

08/05/2026
One spot still available!
08/04/2026

One spot still available!

08/04/2026

Too many men in the church mistake entitlement for “being a leader”. It’s often just insecurity and unhealed wounds masquerading as “authority”, offering the quick feeling of power while avoiding the slow, arduous work of healing.

08/03/2026

One spot opened up for this Thursdays
Men’s 4-day Workshop

08/02/2026

When insecure abusers go to a general therapist to “work on themselves,” rather than a specialist who understands trauma, abuse, and narcissism, and they don’t address their core wounds, their story, their bodies, and truly feel the weight of their grief and entitlement, they often merely learn a more sophisticated way to dominate, perform, or use therapeutic language to bypass the deeper work. These guys are smart and know how to use people. True repentance and change are possible, but don’t trust their words. Watch how they live moving forward and the authentic depths to which they go to heal.

08/02/2026

P**nography is less about naked bodies than it is about a way of seeing. The moment another person’s humanity becomes secondary to your pleasure, you’ve entered a p**nographic style of relating and a posture of dehumanization, abuse and objectification.

08/01/2026

P**n doesn’t just shape what turns you on. It shapes how you see people. The research consistently links higher po*******hy use with lower s*xual satisfaction, poorer relationship quality, and an increase in objectification. You can’t causally view po*******hy and have healthy relationships with s*xuality or women.

07/31/2026

The Hebrew word ezer in Genesis 2:18 and 2:20 doesn't mean "helpmate" in the weak sense we've often been taught. It's the same word frequently used to describe God as Israel's helper and savior.

I wonder if many men still wrestle with the expectation of women being their ezer’s now. Instead of doing the hard work of healing their wounded parts, we unconsciously expect women to save us from our childhood wounds, regulate our emotions, make us feel “man enough”, and heal us through s*x. That's a crushing burden for any woman to bear. When she can't save us, we turn on her and turn toward contempt.

That's one reason I think so many men oscillate between idolatry and hatred of women. It's also part of why p**n is such a draw and a trap. P**n offers the perfect fantasy rescuer woman who always comforts, never confronts, and never has needs of her own. Women were never meant to be our saviors. They were meant to be our partners. Healing begins when men stop asking women to carry burdens that are ours to bear.

07/29/2026

Josh Howerton (and many evangelical pastors) say that children shou...

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