While reading the text, “Doing Couples Therapy: Integrating Theory with Practice,” there were several ideas that stood out to me. This is a book that is a great tool to be used while learning how to do couples therapy, or if you are looking to have couples therapy. I believe that pastors should be doing their best to be educated on issues like couples counseling, as it is prevalent in ministry. Counseling is something that doesn’t always happen if there is a problem. There is not going to necessarily be a problem while counseling a couple, but this book provides the steps and appropriate measures needed while counseling a couple with issues. Although the book in its entirety was helpful, I would focus on the second and third portions when seeking advice for counseling methods. Part two gives an example case study, so it shows how to structure a counseling session. I found it beneficial that the authors give the reader an example of how to counsel a couple. It was very interesting that the initial phone call between you and the counselee will not always go over smoothly. Even though a person contacts you, what you say to them is not necessarily going to be what they want to hear. I found the, “reframing,” portion really interesting as well. The fact that the author addressed infidelity as relational, rather than individual, says a lot about the type of counselor she is. A lot of people would put a lot of the blame initially on the husband, but that is not the case a lot of the time. Yes, he is the in the wrong, but because of what he did, and because they are still married, it is now an issue in their relationship; therefore, it is a relational issue. The author explains that often couples take a few good steps forward, but then quickly fall into old habits. It is good to know that is the normal, and not to be discouraged as a therapist when that happens. The authors then go on to point out 5 different reasons why sessi