Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling
Dr. Everett Worthington & Dr. Jennifer Ripley
Presentation by Joni Byrd
Core Components of Hope-Focused Marriage Therapy:
- Promote hope. Hope is the willpower, waypower and waitpower to change in your relationship.
- Have faith in God and your partner and in your relationship.
- Work and pour energy into the relationship.
- Love, which means valuing your partner and not devaluing your partner.
- Form, maintain, strengthen and repair a strong emotional bond.
- Use a variety of methods to do that, not just speaking, but acting in a different way.
References
Ripley, J. S., & Worthington, E. L. (2014). Couple therapy: A new hope-focused approach. InterVarsity Press.
Worthington, E. L. (2019). Making it work: How to build and sustain a hope-filled relationship. (E. Worthington, Narr.) [Audiobook]. Learn25.