Chapter one: Introduction Chapter two: Type development and counseling Chapter three: Using the MBTI in counseling Settings Appropriate use of the MBTI Introducing the MBTI to clients MBTI interpretation Interpreting the MBTI to different types Type differences in the counseling process Building a helping relationship by matching clients' preferences Helping clients develop balance for growth and change Multicultural issues in using the MBTI Ethics in using the MBTI Chapter four: eighteen cases Dan - INFJ - two "personalities" , one career decision Geroge - INFP - unemployed minister Carol - INxP - the inability to evaluate Toni - ENFP - playing versus achievement Jesse - ISFJ - a struggle for independence The roommate conflict - ISFJ vs ENFP Jeri - ISTJ - resistance to change Wendel - INTJ - in pursuit of utopia Lorraine - INTP - the need for personal space Billie - ENTP - the unfocused entrepreneur Joy - ESFP - spinning her wheels James - ISTP - freshman panic Dave - ESTP - reluctant student Carmen - ISFP - brief counseling Richard - ESFJ - the need to please Roger - ESTJ - discomfort with the unknown Mara - ENTJ - developing tact and patience Tom - ENFJ - guilt and punishment Chapter five: couples counseling Affirming the legitimacy of each partner Understanding and respecting differences Reframing conflicts Improving basic communications Understanding "fight" styles Identifying needs within the relationship and lifestyle Identifying potential sources of difficulty Appropriate and inappropriate use Extending the process to the family system Counseling various relationship stages Chapter six: type patterns in counseling Types in counseling SSR and gender chemical dependency treatment Client-counselor relationships Therapies Conclusions about type and the counseling relationship Future trends The value of the MBTI