Helping Couples: Proven Strategies for Coaches, Counselors, and Clergy - Softcover

Parrott, Les; Parrott, Leslie; Olson, David H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 031036356X ISBN 13: 9780310363569

Publisher: Zondervan, 2021

Synopsis

The ultimate guide to marriage mentoring so you can feel confident in offering wisdom, encouragement, and practical help to couples who want to live out a love that lasts! 

Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott and Dr. David Olson--renowned marriage experts and founders of the two largest marriage support organizations, SYMBIS and PREPARE/ENRICH--share what they have learned from decades of research involving more than five million couples. Packed with practical and proven methods, data-driven techniques, and immediately usable strategies, Helping Couples includes: 

• The secrets--and the science--behind couples who thrive with lasting love
• Why romantic love is never enough, and what to do about it
• Strategies to instantly help reduce conflicts and increase intimacy
• The game-changing boost that scientific assessment tools give couples at any age or stage
• Four common myths about marriage and how to debunk them
• The distilled wisdom from hundreds of insightful surveys and studies
• How you can reduce a couple's chances of divorce by 31 percent

 The ultimate guide for coaches, counselors, and clergy who want to know what really works!

About this title

About the Authors

Number-one New York Times bestselling author and psychologist Dr. Les Parrott has been featured on Oprah, CBS This Morning, the Today Show, CNN, and The View, as well as in USA Today and The New York Times. His books, which include Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts and many others, have sold over five million copies. Les and his wife, Leslie, a marriage therapist, are the creators of BetterLove.com, a resource for couples. Les and Leslie live in Seattle, Washington.

 

Dr. Leslie Parrott is a marriage and family therapist and codirector with her husband, Dr. Les Parrott, of the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University. She is the author of First Drop of Rain and God Made You Nose to Toes, and coauthor with her husband of several bestselling books, including the Gold Medallion Award–winner Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. Leslie is a columnist for Today’s Christian Woman and has been featured on Oprah, CBS This Morning, CNN, and The View, and in USA Today and the New York Times. Leslie lives in Seattle with her husband and their two sons. Visit LesandLeslie.com

Dr. David Olson, marriage and family science pioneer, and his wife, Karen Olson, founded PREPARE/ENRICH in 1980 after Dr. Olson connected theory and practice. Dr. Olson is professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, and his groundbreaking methods and framework have become an industry standard for counselors and clergy in helping couples. Visit PREPARE-ENRICH.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031036356X
• ISBN 13: 9780310363569
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160