Engaging Men in Couples Therapy [Paperback]

This book will help practitioners overcome one of the leading challenges in couples therapy: working effectively with the male partner. Men have unique needs and psychological issues that many clinicians may not recognize or know how to address. This volume presents chapters by the leading practitioners associated with current therapeutic models, including Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, Integrated Behavioral Couple Therapy, and more. Using in-depth case examples, they demonstrate how their approaches can be adapted to be male-sensitive and respond to the ambivalence so many men experience about couples work. Special topics are also addressed, including infidelity, cultural diversity, working with veterans, and fathering issues. This book will enrich therapists work with couples, making treatment a welcoming experience for both partners and the treatment process more gratifying for the therapist.

Shepard, Harway, Introduction: Setting the Stage. Part I: Foundations of Male-sensitive Couples Therapy.Shepard, Harway, The Challenges of Conducting Male-sensitive Couples Therapy: Common Pitfalls and Clinical Recommendations. Rabinowitz, Behind the Mask: A Primer on Understanding the Male Partner in Couples Therapy. Part II: Theoretical Models.Robertson, Khamphakdy-Brown, Early Life Memories: A Male-friendly Approach to Facilitating Couple Collaboration. Englar-Carlson, Carlson, Adlerian Couples Therapy: The Case of the Boxers Daughter and the Mommas Boy. Luquet, Relational Growth in Men Using Imago Relationship Therapy. Greenman, Faller, Johnson, Finding the Words: Working with Men in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples. Baucom, Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy: A Male-sensitive Perspective. Bergenstal, The Gottman Method: lók