References For Discernment Counseling

Doherty, W. J., Harris, S. M., & Wilde, J. L. (2016). Discernment counseling for “mixed-agenda” couples. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Doherty, W. J., Harris, S. M., & Didericksen, K. W. (2016). A typology of attitudes toward proceeding with divorce among parents in the divorce process. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56, 1–11.

Doherty, W. (2015). Reflections on the divorce revolution: Assessing our impact. Psychotherapy Networker, 39 (July/August), 19-25, 42-44.

Doherty, W. J., Willoughby, B. J., & Peterson, B. (2011). Interest in reconciliation among divorcing parents. Family Court Review, 49, 313-321.

Doherty, W. J., Willoughby, B. J., & Peterson, B. (2011). Marital Reconsideration Interest of Divorcing Parents: Research and Implications for Practice. Family Law Forum, 19, 48-52.

Hawkins, A. J., Willoughby, B. J., & Doherty, W. J. (2012). Reasons for divorce and openness to marital reconciliation. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 53, 453–463.

When Therapy is Going Nowhere. Psychotherapy Networker 2013 by Bill Doherty, Ph.D.

Doherty, W. J., & Harris, S. M. (2017). Helping couples on the brink of divorce: Discernment counseling for troubled relationships. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Doherty, W. J., Harris, S. M., & Wilde, J. L. (2016). Discernment counseling for mixed-agenda couples. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 42, 246-255. Available via open access.

Hawkins, A. J., Galovan, A. M., Harris, S. M., Allen, S. E., Allen, S. M., Roberts, K. M., & Schramm, D. G., (2017). What Are They Thinking? A National-Sample Study of Stability and Change in Divorce Ideation. Family Process, 56, 852-868.

Harris, S. M., Crabtree, S. A., Bell, N. K., Allen, S. M., & Roberts, K. M. (2017). Seeking Clarity and Confidence in the Divorce Decision Making Process. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 58, 83-95.

Crabtree, S., Harris, S. M., Bell, N. K., Allen, S., & Roberts, K. M. (2018). The roles of love and happiness in divorce decision making. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, online.

Allen, S., Hawkins, A.J., Harris, S. M., Roberts, K. R., Hubbard, A., & Doman, M. (2021). Day to-day changes and longer-term adjustments to divorce ideation: Marital commitment uncertainty processes over time. Family Relations.

Galovan, A. M., Hawkins, A. J., Harris, S. M., & Simpson, D. (2021). What are They Doing? A National Survey of Relationship-Repair Behavior of Those Thinking About Divorce. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Emerson, A. J., Harris, S. M., & Ahmed, F. (2021). The Impact of Discernment Counseling on Individuals Who Decide to Divorce: Experiences of Post-Divorce Communication and Coparenting. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Crabtree, S. A., & Harris, S. M., (2020). The Lived Experience of Ambiguous Marital Separation: A Phenomenological Study. The Journal of Martial and Family Therapy 46, 385-398.