ABSTRACT
Techniques for the Couple Therapist features many of the most prominent psychotherapists today, presenting their most effective couple therapy interventions. This book provides clinicians with a user-friendly quick reference with an array of techniques that can be quickly read and immediately used in session. The book includes over 50 chapters by experts in the field on the fundamental principles and techniques for effective couple therapy. Many of the techniques focus on common couple therapy processes such as enactments, communication, and reframing. Others focus on specific presenting problems, such as trauma, sexual issues, infidelity, intimate partner violence, and high conflict. Students, beginning therapists, and seasoned clinicians will find this pragmatic resource invaluable in their work with couples.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|30 pages
Fundamental Principles for Effective Couple Therapy
section II|230 pages
Techniques and Interventions
part A|14 pages
Enactments
part B|32 pages
Couple Communication
part C|32 pages
Reframing
part D|34 pages
Anger and Conflict
chapter 27|5 pages
Helping Partners Break Free of Adversarial Relationships
part E|68 pages
Intimacy, Growth, and Change
chapter 36|5 pages
Support Talk
part F|26 pages
Health and Wellness
part G|12 pages
Intimate Partner Violence
chapter 51|6 pages
“I Didn't Hurt You, but if I Did I Had a Good Reason!”
part H|12 pages
Addressing Childhood Sexual Abuse in Couple Therapy