Therapists and counselors can find themselves at an impasse when working with \u201cmixed-agenda\u201d couples\u2014where one partner is considering divorce, while the other partner wants to preserve the marriage and start therapy. Such couples are a common and difficult challenge in clinical practice.<\/p>\n
To help confirm each partner\u2019s agenda before taking decisive steps toward either reconciliation or divorce, this book presents a five-session protocol for engaging couples in a process of learning about what has happened to their relationship and each person\u2019s contributions to the problems. The goal is to gain clarity and confidence about a direction for their marriage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Therapists and counselors can find themselves at an impasse when working with \u201cmixed-agenda\u201d couples\u2014where one partner is considering divorce, while the other wants to preserve the marriage and start therapy. Such couples are a common and difficult challenge in clinical practice.<\/p>\n
To help confirm each partner\u2019s agenda before taking decisive steps toward either reconciliation or divorce, this book presents a richly-illustrated protocol called discernment counseling, for helping couples understand what has happened to their relationship and each person\u2019s contributions to the problems. The goal is to gain clarity and confidence about a direction for their marriage. Discernment counseling generally ends with a decision to divorce or a decision to engage in six months of couples therapy. Chapters cover special topics such as affairs and when one spouse has \u201cfallen out of love\u201d with the other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[39],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n