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COUNSELING VERBATIM Student Counselor’s Name: Client’s Statements Counselor’s Statements Rework Counselor’s Statements Conceptualization, Thoughts, and Comments Grader’s Comments (H) I enjoy spending time on the weekends with my friends by attending football games and this is a big issue in my marriage Why do you think this is an issue in your marriage? You said this is an issue in your marriage. Does it have a negative impact on your marriage? My thought is if this activity is negative, has he thought about stopping it? (H) My wife says I do not spend any “qualify” time with her What is “quality” time to you? Do you know what your wife defines as quality time? Your statement indicates that this is a view your wife has. Is…show more content…
Do you understand why your wife wants you to spend time together? How do you feel about your wife’s statement? My thought is if the husband has paid any attention to his wife’s desires. (W) It is not that I don’t want my husband to spend time with his friends on the weekends. So I am hearing you say that you are “ok” with your husband being away on the weekends? Your statement suggests that you do not mind your husband not spending time with you when you are off on the weekends. My thought is does the wife truly support her husband’s weekend’s activities? (W) I support my husband wanting to spend time with his friends but I value our time together. So, you want your husband to spend more time with you and less time with his friends? My thought is the wife is not as supportive of her husband spending time with his friends as she indicated. (W) Yes because he does not spend a lot of time with me when we have time off. So, what I am hearing you say is that you feel frustrated because the two of you do not spend a lot of time together? Tonya is not in agreement with Jimmy spending time with his friends and could possibly be sending mixed messages to him that she is supportive of him doing so and she is

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