A Roadmap for Couple Therapy: Integrating Systemic, Psychodynamic, and Behavioral Approaches [Hardcover]

A Roadmap for Couple Therapy offers a comprehensive, flexible, and user-friendly template for conducting couple therapy. Grounded in an in-depth review of the clinical and research literature, and drawing on the authors 40-plus years of experience, it describes the three main approaches to conceptualizing couple distress and treatmentsystemic, psychodynamic, and behavioraland shows how they can be integrated into a model that draws on the best of each. Unlike multi-authored texts in which each chapter presents a distinct brand of couple therapy, this book simultaneously engages multiple viewpoints and synthesizes them into a coherent model. Covering fundamentals and advanced techniques, it speaks to both beginning therapists and experienced clinicians. Therapists will find A Roadmap for Couple Therapy an invaluable resource as they help distressed couples repair and revitalize their relationships.Acknowledgements  About the Author  I: Conjoint Couple Therapy and Marital Challenges  1. Introduction  2. Couple Therapy 1.0  3. What Makes Marriage Challenging  II: Systems Upgrades  4. Focusing on the Interpersonal Process  5. Couple Dances Examined More Closely  III: Psychodynamic Upgrades  6. Focusing on Hidden Issues, Fears, and Desires  7. Focusing on Divergent Subjective Experiences  8. Focusing on Transference  9. Focusing on Projective Identification  10. Focusing on Acceptance and Forgiveness  IV: Behavioral/Educational Upgrades  11. Teaching Speaking and Listening Skills  12. Teaching Emotion Regulation  13. Teaching Problem-Solving and Negotiation Skills  14. Encouraging Positive Experiences  V: Sequencing Intervl“$