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

J Marital Fam Ther. 2004 Jul;30(3):349-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2004.tb01245.x.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Counseling / methods*
  • Couples Therapy* / methods
  • Couples Therapy* / standards
  • Female
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Life Style
  • Male
  • Marriage / psychology*
  • Models, Psychological