Essentials of Pre-Marital Counseling by Sandra L. Ceren

Expand Your Clinical Practice with this Practical Hands-on Guide Teach conflict resolution skills to your couples Introspective quizzes expose more of couples' inner lives and past history to each other Real-life exercises let couples practice cooperative decision- making and compromise before a crisis happens. Couples will discover and have the opportunity to change bad habits which threaten the viability of the relationship.

Therapists Acclaim for Essentials of Pre-Marital Counseling

"An invaluable ten-week program of specific steps to evaluate a relationship, detect warning signs and avoid disastrous pitfalls before committing to marriage."
--Holly A. Hunt, PhD, author of Essentials of Private Practice

"What I find most rewarding about this book is what Dr. Ceren refers to as 'The art of gracious compromise'-or what may be called-how to get along in your relationship. Therapists take heed, this book is for you and your clients! You will benefit greatly."
--Michael J. Salamon, Ph.D., FICPP, Senior Psychologist/Director, Adult Developmental Center, Author of The Shidduch Crisis

"A remarkable roadmap to a healthy relationship and insight into self, written by a therapist who combines experience and skill in improving the lives of others."
--Rosalee G. Weiss, PhD Diplomate, American Board of Psychological Specialties Book #7 in the New Horizons in Therapy Series