Solution-focused premarital counseling: helping couples build a vision for their marriage.

Christine E Murray, Thomas L Murray

Journal: Journal of marital and family therapy 2004;30(3):349-58

PMID: 15293652

Abstract

This article outlines a solution-focused approach to premarital counseling. Solution-focused premarital counseling is a strength-based approach that focuses on a couple's resources to develop a shared vision for the marriage. Background information about premarital counseling and solution-focused therapy provide the framework for the development of intervention strategies that are grounded in the solution-focused approach. Solution-oriented interventions include solution-oriented questions, providing feedback, and the Couple's Resource Map, an original intervention that is described in this article.

Address: Department of Counselor Education, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2004.tb01245.x

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MeSH Terms: Counseling, Couples Therapy, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Life Style, Male, Marriage, Models, Psychological