How to Counsel a Couple in 6 Sessions or Less
How to Counsel a Couple in 6 Sessions or Less makes it easier to counsel couples over a brief period of time, but also addresses major marital issues of communication, family issues, decision making, and more. This highly practical resource for pastors, or anyone in ministry, can be used with The Marriage Checkup Questionnaire or as a stand-alone tool for quickly diagnosing problems and referring couples to a professional, as necessary.
Top Highlights
“One goal to work toward in this model is to first have the couple gain respect for one another’s feelings” (source)
“Do not allow the couple to control the direction of counseling if you sense they want to dwell on the negatives” (source)
“what they want to accomplish, rather than who is at fault” (source)
“the negatives usually consumes all available energy” (source)
“Second, it is essential for you to stress that the initiation of the change process depends upon the willingness of both spouses to invest in relationship enhancement independently of the other—that what each spouse does is not dependent upon the other.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : How to Counsel a Couple in 6 Sessions or Less
- Author: Wright, H. Norman
- Publisher: Bethany House
- Publication Date: 2011
- ISBN: 9781441267597
Dr. H. Norman Wright is a grief and trauma therapist and a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist. He has been on the faculty at Biola University and Talbot School of Theology, where he taught graduate students in counseling and psychology for four decades. He has authored more than 80 books, including the bestsellers Always Daddy's Girl and Before You Say I Do. Norman and his wife, Tess, live in Bakersfield, California.