A 45-year-old female presents with a 4-month history of depressive symptoms including insomnia, anhedonia, poor concentration, and a 10-pound weight loss. She attributes her symptoms to ongoing conflict with her husband of 20 years. She states, 'He thinks I should go back to work full-time now that the kids are in college, but I want to go back to school for my master's degree. We argue about it every night, and he says I am being selfish. Sometimes I think he might be right.' The PMHNP initiates Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and identifies the problem area as a role dispute. During the middle phase of treatment, which intervention is MOST consistent with the IPT framework for role disputes?