Counseling Couples in Conflict A Relational Restoration Model

includes index and biblioraphy

Introduction ................................ 9 The Preface to Marital Counseling . .............. 13 Marriage at a Crucial Stage of Existence ............... 15 Three Fights in One .......................... 29 Marriage Is an Us ........................... 45 Pastoral and Counseling Boundaries: Invested but not Overinvolved 65 The Process of Conflict and Restoration ........... 81 Pain and Defense ........................... 83 Offense and Injury. .......................... 106 Grace and Justice ........................... 123 Empathy and Trust. .......................... 139 Forgiveness .............................. 156 Marital Counseling Applied................... 173 The Expressive Art of Sexuality. ................... 175 The Product of Art: Children and Parenting .............. 196 Sexual Infidelity ............................ 217 Divorce and Blended Families. .................... 241 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Addictions. ............ 264 A Graceful Conclusion. ........................ 283