| Summary: | Jon Carlson works with a married couple who are wrestling with issues of trust after the husband lied about losing money gambling. Carlson first listens to the couple describe the history of the presenting issue, being careful to take in each spouse's perspective, then asks about their families of origin, paying attention to birth order and their parents' relationships. Carlson points out that each couple is repeating a relational dynamic that existed in their parents' marriages. He guides the couple as they state their feelings to each other, reflecting back what they each heard the other say, and helps them to see that if they want a healthy marriage they must change the relationship pattern they are perpetuating and begin to see themselves as a unit rather than two separate people.
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