What Happens in Couple Therapy A Casebook on Effective Practice

by Snyder, Douglas K.; Lebow, Jay L.

• ISBN13: 9781462554751
• ISBN10: 146255475X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-07-25
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Bringing contemporary couple therapy to life, this casebook candidly illustrates the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of leading clinical approaches. Well-known contributors provide a window into their work with couples seeking help for a variety of relationship challenges. Cases depict the moment-by-moment process of therapy, from the initial assessment and case formulation through the beginning, intermediate, and concluding phases. Themes addressed include working across cultural divides; helping couples living with psychological or medical disorders; and treating interfaith couples, military couples, and same-sex and queer couples. Enhancing the book's utility for course use, the expert editors concisely introduce each case and describe how the approach fits into the broader field.

See also Lebow and Snyder's Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Sixth Edition, which provides an authoritative overview of theory and practice.

Author Biography

Douglas K. Snyder, PhD, is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University, where he also served as Director of Clinical Training for 20 years. Dr. Snyder has engaged in clinical practice and training of couple therapists since the 1970s, and is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). He is coauthor or coeditor of several books for mental health professionals and general readers. Dr. Snyder has served as editor of the Clinician’s Research Digest and as associate editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and the Journal of Family Psychology. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Research in Family Therapy Award from AAMFT, the Distinguished Contribution to Family Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 43 (Society for Couple and Family Psychology), and the Distinguished Psychologist Award from APA Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy).
 
Jay L. Lebow, PhD, ABPP, LMFT, is Clinical Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University and Senior Scholar at The Family Institute at Northwestern. He is a past editor-in-chief of the journal Family Process. Dr. Lebow has engaged in clinical practice, supervision, and research on couple and family therapy since the 1970s, and is board certified in family psychology and an approved supervisor and clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). His numerous publications focus on the practice of couple and family therapy, the relationship of research and practice, integrative practice, and intervention strategies with divorcing families. Dr. Lebow served as president of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 43 (Society for Couple and Family Psychology) and on the board of directors of the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA). He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from AFTA and the Family Psychologist of the Year Award from APA Division 43.
 
 
 

Table of Contents

1. Voices in Couple Therapy: Journeys with Master Clinicians, Jay L. Lebow & Douglas K.
Snyder
2. Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples, Serine Warwar & Rhonda N. Goldman
3. Integrative Couple Therapy with a Surprising Twist, Ellen F. Wachtel
4. Integrative Psychodynamic Couple Therapy in the Presence of Enduring Personality Dysfunctions, Arthur C. Nielsen
5. Gottman Method Couple Therapy and Healing from Betrayal, Carrie U. Cole & Donald L. Cole
6. An Integrative Relational–Neurobiological Approach to Transforming Couple Vulnerability Cycles, Mona DeKoven Fishbane
7. Integrating Common Factors in Couple Therapy, Sarah E. Griffes & Adrian Blow
8. Discernment Counseling with a Couple on the Brink, William J. Doherty & Steven M. Harris
9. Therapy with Black Couples: The Intersection of Race and Class, Anthony L. Chambers
10. Addressing Gender, Class, and Racism in a Mexican Transnational Couple, Celia Jaes Falicov
11. Therapy with Intercultural and Interfaith Couples, Reenee Singh
12. Affirmative Therapy for Queer Relationships, Rebecca Harvey
13. Couple Therapy with Older Adults: Navigating Challenges and Building on Opportunities, Douglas K. Snyder
14. Couple Therapy with Young Adults: Navigating the Transition to Parenthood, Erica A. Mitchell
15. Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy with Military and Veteran Couples, Barbara M. Dausch, Shirley M. Glynn, & Andrew Christensen
16. Couple Therapy and Sexuality: Promoting Intimacy and Connection, Tammy Nelson
17. Couple Therapy and Spirituality: Finding Faith in Love, James L. Furrow
18. Working with Couples Encountering Serious Illness: It’s More Than Medical, Donald H. Baucom & Danielle M. Weber
Index