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Demo of First Session Final Closing Moments With Couple

DC 2025 Demo of First Session Final Closing Moments With Couple

Objective:

To conclude a discernment counseling session by summarizing key insights, acknowledging the couple’s efforts, and scheduling the next meeting.

Key Points:

Acknowledgment of Efforts:

Bill appreciates both partners' contributions to the session, highlighting their willingness to discuss their own contributions to the relationship issues.
Bill appreciates both partners' contributions to the session, highlighting their willingness to discuss their own contributions to the relationship issues.

Recognition of Past Resilience:

Bill emphasizes the couple's history of rallying together as a team during external crises, such as their daughter's health problems and relocations.
This recognition serves to remind the couple of their shared strengths and resilience, which can be applied to their current internal crisis.

Encouragement for Future Sessions:

Bill expresses hope that the couple can bring these same resources to their discernment counseling work, fostering a sense of optimism and collaboration.
Bill praises the couple for their engagement and presence during the first session, setting a positive tone for future meetings.

Scheduling the Next Meeting:

Bill proposes a date and time for the next session, ensuring it works for both partners.
After confirming the availability, the counselor schedules the next session for January 19th at 8:00 PM their time, 2:00 PM the counselor's time.

Outcomes:

Both partners feel acknowledged and appreciated for their efforts and contributions to the session.
The couple gains a renewed sense of their shared strengths and resilience, which can be leveraged in their discernment counseling work.
The next session is scheduled, ensuring continuity and progress in their counseling journey.

Follow-Up:

The couple is encouraged to reflect on their individual contributions and the discernment counselor's insights before the next session.
The discernment counselor will continue to guide the couple towards deeper understanding and potential resolution of their relationship issues, building on the foundations established in the first session.

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