William J. Doherty, PhD, is a professor emeritus in the University of Minnesota's Department of Family Social Science and cofounder of the Doherty Relationship Institute. Dr. Doherty has authored 16 books for professionals and the lay public. He has served as president of the National Council on Family Relations and received the Lifetime Career Award from the American Family Therapy Academy. He also cofounded Braver Angels, a nonprofit working on bridge building in a divided country. Steven M. Harris, PhD, LMFT, is a professor in the University of Minnesota's Department of Family Social Science. He has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over 30 years. He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy and serves as the director of the Minnesota Couples on the Brink Project. He was awarded the Legacy Award by the National Council on Family Relations-Family Therapy Section in 2024. Dr. Harris is the author of over 90 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and is the coauthor of Should I Try to Work It Out?
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An Introduction to Working With Mixed-Agenda Couples Part I. Overview and Foundations of Discernment Counseling Chapter 1. Overview of Discernment Counseling Chapter 2. Theoretical and Research Background Part II. Methods of Discernment Counseling Chapter 3. Intake Procedures Chapter 4. First Session Protocol Chapter 5. Middle Sessions Protocol Chapter 6. Handling Transitions to Couples Therapy (Path 3) Chapter 7. Handling Transitions to Separation/Divorce (Path 2) Chapter 8. Handling Transitions to the Status Quo (Path 1) Chapter 9. Full Case Illustration of Discernment Counseling Part III. Common Scenarios in Discernment Counseling Chapter 10. When Neither Partner Is Leaning In Chapter 11. When One Partner Has an Affair Chapter 12. When the Feelings Are Gone Chapter 13. Shifting from Couple Therapy to Discernment Counseling Part IV. Becoming a Discernment Counselor Chapter 14. Learning Discernment Counseling Chapter 15. Building a Specialty Practice in Discernment Counseling References Index About the Authors