ABSTRACT
In this chapter the reader is introduced to the couples that are used to illustrate Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma (DCTCT) throughout the manual. The couples you meet in this chapter reappear in each chapter of the book, and the insights you gain into their unique, true-to-life histories and current relationship circumstances in this chapter create a foundation for the illustrated therapeutic processes that are woven throughout the stages of DCTCT. Worth noting is that while these couples are fictional, they are representative of real-life clinical experiences with couples dealing with the ravaging impacts of complex trauma.
