Effective Marriage Counseling: The His Needs, Her Needs Guide to Helping Couples
Dr. Willard F. Harley, Jr. has spent the past thirty-some years developing and fine-tuning a comprehensive marriage counseling program that has helped more than a million couples--through both his private counseling and his books. In this new resource, Dr. Harley walks pastors and counselors through that program, equipping them for the kind of marital coaching he's been doing for decades.
Beginning with an introduction to core concepts such as the Love Bank, and progressing through specific counseling steps, Effective Marriage Counseling offers readers a comprehensive overview of the tools and techniques that have brought Dr. Harley counseling success--and prepares readers to achieve the same kind of success in their own counseling practice. Pastors and counselors will welcome this incredible collection of proven techniques.
From the Back Cover
Finally, the marriage counseling resource you've been waiting for!
For more than thirty years, Dr. Willard F. Harley, Jr., has been using a comprehensive marriage counseling program--through both his private counseling practice and his many books--that has helped millions of couples strengthen and save their marriages. Now his proven methods are available for the first time for students, counselors, pastors, and concerned laypeople in this remarkable new resource.
With Effective Marriage Counseling, Dr. Harley teaches you how to become the effective marriage coach that he's been for decades. Beginning with an introduction to his core concept, the Love Bank, and progressing through applications of that concept, this new resource offers a comprehensive overview of the tools and techniques that have brought Dr. Harley counseling success--and prepares you to achieve the same kind of success in your own counseling practice.
Top Highlights
“emotions interpret the balance found in each account and produce feelings for the person who created the balance” (source)
“Coaching, on the other hand, is assertive and directive. A coach helps clients set goals and sees to it that they are achieved.” (source)
“avoid saying anything that could be interpreted as being disrespectful or argumentative” (source)
Product Details
- Title : Effective Marriage Counseling: The His Needs, Her Needs Guide to Helping Couples
- Author: Harley, Dr. Willard F. Jr.
- Publisher: Revell
- Publication Date: 2010
- ISBN: 9781441212535