This up-to-date, highly readable, theory-based, and application-oriented book fills a crucial void in literature on couple therapy. Few books in the couple therapy market bridge the gap between theory and practice; texts tend to lean in one direction or the other, either emphasising theory and research with little practical application, or taking a cookbook approach that describes specific techniques and interventions that are divorced from any conceptual or theoretical base. However, couples therapy requires a high degree of abstract/conceptual thinking, as well as ingenuity, inventiveness, and skill on the part of the therapist.
Key Features
- Clinical applications: Blends the best of all worlds with challenging and diverse couples.
- Theoretical integration: Derives concepts from the most influential theories and models in couples and family therapy.
- Diverse case studies: Incorporates a wide variety of couples from different backgrounds and life situations.
- Clear and systematic approach: Links interventions directly to theoretical perspectives.
- Accessible overview: Theoretical sections are clear and easy to follow for students and clinicians alike.
Additional Information
In Case Studies in Couples Therapy, readers will grasp the essentials of major theories and approaches in a few pages and then see how concepts and principles are applied in the work of well-known clinicians. It is simultaneously narrow (including specific processes and interventions applied with real clients) and broad (clearly outlining a broad array of theories and concepts) in scope. Each chapter’s thorough descriptions of effective, practical interventions will give readers a strong sense of the connections between theory and practice.
