Tracks/Family reconciliation track
Marriage counselor
Accompanying couples in counseling sessions to improve communication and resolve conflicts.
Level 1 — First couple intake session
Creating a comfortable atmosphere, understanding the couple's expectations and explaining how sessions work.
You are welcoming a couple to their first marriage counseling session.
Ask the couple what they hope to achieve from the counseling sessions.
Explain to the couple how the counseling sessions will proceed.
Level 2 — Listening to a marital complaint
Listening with empathy, understanding both perspectives and uncovering needs.
You are listening to a wife who feels her efforts at home are not appreciated.
Attempt to understand the other party's perspective on the same situation.
Discover an emotional need hidden behind a superficial complaint.
Level 3 — Improving communication between spouses
Teaching constructive communication and facilitating safe, direct dialogue.
Teaching a wife how to express herself without direct blame.
Moderate a direct conversation between the spouses during the session.
A wife is surprised by her husband's understanding of a point during the session.
Level 4 — Handling thoughts of separation
Handling a life-changing decision neutrally and exploring its reasons in depth.
A husband is seriously considering separating from his partner.
A husband shares the accumulated reasons behind his thoughts on separation.
A spouse asks you directly for your opinion on their decision to separate.