Counseling Couples in Conflict -- James N. Sells, Mark A. Yarhouse

How do you counsel couples who have a high level of conflict? Utilizing a relational conflict and restoration model, the authors point the way beyond the cycle of pain toward marital healing. Counseling Couples in Conflict is a welcome resource to train counselors and therapists who deal with couples often heading toward divorce by the time they look for help. The major cause of divorce isn't problems with finances, in-laws, parenting or sex. The major cause is that couples don't know how to deal with conflict around those issues. This long-overdue integrative resource is an invaluable tool and should be in the hands of every counselor. Gary J. Oliver, John Brown University