Social debt counseling is presented in this book as a field of social work, focusing on the social issue of over-indebtedness, including central types of debt and preventive as well as debt regulation-related approaches. Another emphasis is on counseling methodology concerning initial conversations, knowledge transfer, resource activation, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention within the counseling process. The content provides knowledge for specialized debt and insolvency counseling as well as for integrated approaches to debt counseling, such as in homelessness or addiction support and unemployment counseling. The book is suitable for both students and practitioners looking to refresh their knowledge and seek new impulses for their daily counseling work.