ABSTRACT

This classic text is an indispensable resource for beginning couples therapists: a concise, practical guide to moving from theory and content to process and the therapist's use of self.

part |2 pages

PART I: BASIC PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES OF COUPLES THERAPY

chapter 1|17 pages

Assessment and Case Formulation

chapter 2|13 pages

Orienting Couples to Therapy

chapter 3|15 pages

Balanced Intervention

chapter 4|9 pages

Systemic Intervention

chapter 5|13 pages

Moving from Content to Process

chapter 6|15 pages

Building and Managing Intensity

part |2 pages

PART II: BASIC APPROACHES AND TECHNIQUES

chapter 9|18 pages

Enhancing Intimacy in Relationships

chapter 10|9 pages

Reframing

chapter 11|13 pages

Communication Techniques

chapter 12|26 pages

Conflict Resolution

chapter 13|18 pages

Cognitive Techniques

chapter 14|10 pages

Techniques of Marital Contracting

chapter 15|12 pages

Feelings

chapter 17|38 pages

Treating the Extramarital Affair