ABSTRACT
Beth was looking forward to her fifth session with Milt and LaTanya. They had worked hard in previous sessions to understand their problem sequence and had begun to experiment with a solution sequence. Both seemed dedicated to making a change in their relationship, and Milt had been working hard in the intensive outpatient program to deal with his drinking. In addition, they both were bright and articulate and easy to work with. For once, Beth thought, maybe what happened in therapy would actually match the Ȝmiracle cureȝ case vignettes in all the textbooks. But when she met them in the waiting room, Milt looked a little distracted and LaTanya's smile was tense.
