drawing on central valuespromoting confession and forgivenessstrengthening communicationaiding conflict resolutionchanging patterns of thinkingdeveloping intimacycementing commitment

AcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionPart One: Theory1. Brief Marital Counseling2. Bird's Eye View of Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling3. Using the Strategy to Promote Hope4. Applying the Strategy to Eight Areas of MarriagePart Two: Interventions5. Precounseling Interventions6. Assessment Interventions7. Interventions for Drawing on Central Values8. Interventions for Revisioning a Core Vision9. Interventions for Promoting Confession Forgiveness10. Interventions for Strengthening Communication11. Interventions for Aiding Conflict Resolution12. Interventions for Changing Cognition13. Interventions for Stimulating More Closeness14. Interventions for Cementing Commitment15. Interventions for Promoting Couple Commencement from Counseling16. Essentials of Hope-Focused Marriage CounselingAppendix: Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling with a Young Professional Couple: A Case Study (Terry L. Hight)NotesAuthor IndexSubject IndexScripture Index