Helping Couples on the Brink of Divorce – Discernment Counseling for Troubled Relationships

Foreword, by Judge Bruce Peterson
Introduction
Part I. Overview, Theory, and Research
Chapter 1. Background and Overview of Discernment Counseling
Chapter 2. Theory and Research
Part II. Methods of Discernment Counseling
Chapter 3. Communicating With Clients Before Starting Discernment Counseling
Chapter 4. First Session Protocol
Chapter 5. Middle Sessions Protocol
Chapter 6. Handling Transitions to Path 3: Couples Therapy
Chapter 7. Handling Transitions to Path 2: Divorce
Chapter 8. Handling Transitions to Path 1: Status Quo
Part III. Common Scenarios in Discernment Counseling
Chapter 9. When One Partner Has an Affair
Chapter 10. When the Feelings Are Gone
Chapter 11. When Neither One is Leaning In
Chapter 12. Shifting From Couples Therapy to Discernment Counseling
Part IV. Implementing Discernment Counseling in Your Practice
Chapter 13. Learning Discernment Counseling
Chapter 14. Managing Critical Incidents in Discernment Counseling
Chapter 15. How to Build a Practice in Discernment Counseling
Appendix: Applications for Lawyers, Mediators, and Clergy
References
Index
About the Authors