TY - BOOK AU - Worthington,Everett L. TI - Marriage counseling: a Christian approach to counseling couples SN - 0830812598 AV - BV4012.27 .W67 1989 U1 - 253.5 19 PY - 1989/// CY - Downers Grove, Ill. PB - InterVarsity Press KW - Marriage counseling KW - Pastoral counseling KW - Marriage KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity N1 - Bibliography: p. [359]-371; The need for marriage counseling by and for Christians -- Individuals and their coupling -- Principles of marriage within the family -- The marriage throughout the family life cycle -- Overview of counseling : assessment, intervention and termination -- Joining the marriage -- Assessing the marriage -- Setting goals -- Conducting assessment and feedback sessions -- Promoting change through counseling -- Changing intimacy -- Changing communication -- Changing conflict -- Changing hurt, blame and sin -- Consolidating changes -- Termination -- Commitment of the counselor -- Appendix : current theories of marriage counseling ER -