Essentials of Premarital Counseling: Creating Compatible Couples (New Horizons in Therapy) [Paperback]

Sandra L. Ceren (Author)

Book Description

Series: New Horizons in Therapy | Publication Date: June 25, 2008

b>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 Learn more about the author at www.DrSandraLevyCeren.com

Book #7 in the New Horizons in Therapy Series

from Loving Healing Press www.LHPress.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Loving Healing Press (June 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932690662
• ISBN-13: 978-1932690668
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #524,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sandra L. Ceren, Ph.D. was born and educated in New York City, but has spent the last several decades on the California coast.

A practicing clinical psychologist for over forty years, she completed the training program in New York at the American Institute of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. She earned the status of Diplomate from the American Board of Family Psychology, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Family Psychology and a member of the Academy of Psychologists in Marital and Family Therapy. She is a former editor of The Family Psychologist.

Based on her research and long experience with couples of all ages, those contemplating marriage for the first time, or after several relationships, she crafted a unique premarital counseling program. The materials have proven reliable in determining compatibility and emotional readiness for marriage. The personalized program teaches effective communication and conflict resolution skills applicable to daily life.

Apart from direct contact with clients, she has reported on mental health research and responded to queries in a weekly newspaper column, ASK DR. CEREN. This popular column has been published in newspapers over many years. Dr. Ceren is known to the media as an expert in relationships and has appeared on Oprah!, Good Morning America, and BBC World News.

Also, she has a passion for writing fiction. Prescription For Terror, the first in her series of psychological thrillers featuring a psychologist/sleuth was published in 1999, followed by Secrets From The Couch in 2002. Two more in the series is slated for publication in 2011. Many of her short stories have been published in anthologies.

She has first hand experience in marriage, separation, divorce, single parenting, the contentment of a second marriage, and the luxurious role of grandmother.

Learn more about Dr. Sandra L. Ceren, read blog postings, and the latest news at www.DrSandraLevyCeren.com

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Extremely Valuable Reference for Premarital Counseling, October 20, 2009

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Lauri C. Coates (MASCOUTAH, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essentials of Premarital Counseling: Creating Compatible Couples (New Horizons in Therapy) (Paperback)

We all know that a large percentage of American marriages end in divorce. These numbers are even higher for subsequent marriages. No one gets married planning to have it fail. However, many couples put more emphasis on planning the wedding than they do on planning the actual marriage. As a Therapist, you have a wonderful opportunity to assist couples in learning how to make the marriage work after the actual wedding ceremony and honeymoon end. Dr. Sandra Ceren has put together a remarkably easy to follow and understand counseling blueprint for couples considering marriage.

Real life case studies and examples will lead the therapist through a series of ten meetings and discussions with couples. Using her ideas and proven methods, the therapist can assist couples in finding areas of probable conflict, work through them, and emerge a stronger team after counseling sessions.

Dr. Ceren combines education and experence to assist couples in the "art of gracious compromise", lessons that would serve most of us in both our personal and professional relationships. The author writes frankly and honestly about the need to actually know a partner before marriage, and offers quizzes that can help your clients explore each other's personality, personal history and thought processes.

I found the entire book well written, excellently presented and very well organized. It's obvious Dr. Ceren has put much work into this guide. I firmly believe that any therapist hoping to include marital/premarital counseling in their practice should keep a copy of this book close by........it will be referred to again and again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential tools and techniques, August 23, 2008

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Victor R. Volkman "http://www.LovingHealing.com" (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essentials of Premarital Counseling: Creating Compatible Couples (New Horizons in Therapy) (Paperback)

Dr. Ceren shares her interactive quizzes, techniques, and roleplaying scenarios proven to produce results in four decades of counseling premarital couples of all ages. You can't go wrong with the right tools!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Practical Comprehensive Guide to Premarital Counseling, November 9, 2008

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Holly A. Hunt, Ph.D. "Speaker, Author, Psycho... (Del Mar, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essentials of Premarital Counseling: Creating Compatible Couples (New Horizons in Therapy) (Paperback)

Drawing upon 40 years of experience working with couples, Dr. Ceren presents a practical therapy package that clinicians can use "as is" or tailor to their practice needs. Essential tools include personality and relationship quizzes, role-plays and case studies. Successful and toxic marriages are profiled, e.g., the crazy-maker borderline, the paranoid personality. Conflict-provoking situations are described along with recommended solutions. This book is highly recommended and provides an excellent option for anyone who wishes to offer services outside of the insurance system.