Loretta and bart come to you for marriage counseling. in the first session you see them as a couple. loretta says that she can’t keep going on the way they have been for the past several years. she tells you that she would very much like to work out a new relationship with him. he says that he does not want a divorce and is willing to give counseling his "best shot." loretta comes to the following session alone because bart had to work overtime. she tells you that she has been having an affair for two years and hasn’t yet mustered up the courage to leave bart for this other man, who is single and is pressuring her to make a decision. she relates that she feels very discouraged about the possibility of anything changing for the better in her marriage. she would, however, like to come in for some sessions with bart because she doesn’t want to hurt him. which personal characteristics of effective counselors from ch. 2 would be most in this situation (at least 2) and why? which of the issues faced by beginning therapists from ch. 2 might become an issue for you in this specific case (at least 2 issues) and why? what counseling ethical issues from ch. 3 do you need to consider in this specific case (at least 2) and why ?

Solved
Show answers

Ask an AI advisor a question