ABSTRACT
A thought provoking, persuasive, challenging, and above all practical guide for beginners and more experienced therapists alike. It shows the demands and complexity of marital work and is an important reminder of the interdependence of theory and practice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|23 pages
The Institutional Context
part Two|72 pages
The Unconscious Contract in the Couple Relationship
part Three|81 pages
The Couple and the Individual
chapter Eight|25 pages
The impenetrable other: ambivalence and the oedipal conflict in work with couples
part Four|39 pages
A Therapeutic Approach to the Couple Relationship
